The California Courier

4 days ago | thecaliforniacourier.com | Harut Sassounian |Gohar Grigoryan

By Harut SassounianArmenians often lament that they are a divided nation, believing mistakenly that other people are far more united. This perception mirrors families who argue behind closed doors, while assuming that their neighbors live in harmony. It’s a classic case of “the grass is greener on the other side of the fence.”However, internal divisions exist everywhere, including in Azerbaijan and Turkey. Azerbaijan’s jails are filled with protesters and dissidents who oppose the Aliyev regime.

1 week ago | thecaliforniacourier.com | Harut Sassounian

By Harut SassounianIn a rare move, the Republic of Armenia recently hired an American lobbying firm to promote Armenia’s interests in the United States. Several years ago, the Armenian government hired another Washington lobbying firm, but only for a short period. Due to a lack of appreciation or understanding of the value of such firms, Armenia’s leaders have been unwilling to invest the necessary funds in retaining one.

1 week ago | thecaliforniacourier.com | Brett Hershman |Gohar Grigoryan

“My parents did everything for me to get a high-quality education, and they always wanted me to get an education abroad,” Khach told me. He started college at American University of Armenia, in the capital city of Yerevan, where he earned a BA in business before enrolling in a program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Draper University, in San Mateo, Calif. After graduation, he landed an internship at Facebook. But he passed on the offer. Silicon Valley life was not for him.

2 weeks ago | thecaliforniacourier.com | Harut Sassounian

By Harut SassounianPres. Donald Trump’s message on April 24, 2025, in which he avoided referring to the Armenian Genocide as genocide, is a shameful reversal of decades of U.S. acknowledgements. Turkish and Azeri circles quickly capitalized on Trump’s statement.

3 weeks ago | thecaliforniacourier.com | Arun Venugopal

Members of New York’s Armenian community called on Mayor Eric Adams to break his silence on the Armenian genocide and give it official recognition as mayor on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. The allegation that Adams agreed to a Turkish government official’s request not to make any statements about the Armenian genocide in 2022 was part of a series of charges against the mayor, which were dropped after the Trump administration asked a federal judge to dismiss the corruption case.