Bryan Zanisnik’s “Silk Monument” features archival images to honor the contributions of Syrian and Armenian migrants who worked in New Jersey silk mills.
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The Raw DIY Documentaries Transforming Journalism
Jake Hanrahan of Popular Front is part of a new wave of war reporters making their own documentaries and podcasts to offer us a candid look at conflicts around the world.
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A Home of Armenian Relics Becomes a Space to Heal From Trauma
“My Relic” tells stories of Armenian culture through the lens of female Armenian artists living in the diaspora.
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Unique Folk Art Recreates the World Before the Armenian Genocide
The models recreate a world that no longer exists.
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Notable Cinematic Portrayals of the Armenian Genocide
With the 106th anniversary of the genocide approaching, here are some films which can help you better understand the events.
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Art Auction Hopes to Help Relief Efforts in Artsakh
Sixty artists from around the world are participating in this auction to benefit refugees who have fled the takeover of Artsakh, also known as Nagorno-Karabakh, by Azerbaijani forces.
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Google Arts & Culture as an Agent of Ethnic Cleansing
After Azerbaijan declared victory following six weeks of brutal conflict, the state has gained control of the Armenian-governed area of Artsakh, increasing fear of erasure of the millennia-old Armenian monuments in the area.
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“We Are the Rifles Our Ancestors Didn’t Have”: Female Collective Protests for Armenians
Members of the She Loves Collective led a striking procession along the Los Angeles River to raise awareness about the Nagorno-Karabakh war.
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Outfitted With Symbolic Rifles, Female Collective Raises Awareness for a Largely Ignored War
Performers took to the streets of downtown Los Angeles to raise awareness about the escalating war in the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Archeologist Raises Alarms Over Azerbaijan’s Shelling of an Ancient City
An archeological site that was founded in the 1st-century BCE is threatened by the outbreak of violence by Azerbaijan against the Armenian region.
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A Poignant Travelogue From a Mother to Her Daughter
The most important thing Ursula Schulz-Dornburg carried with her as she wandered the streets of Yerevan, Armenia, in search of new wonders, is not this camera or that, but the thought of her daughter.
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An Overlooked Filmmaker’s Monumental Contributions to Diasporic Cinema
Gariné Torossian has much to teach viewers about the experience of dwelling in displacement.