Recognizing Ethiopian-Armenians during Black History Month
What started with an invitation to attend a Black Doll Power Workshop from my friend and fellow doll collector, Debbie Hall, resulted in...
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EVIL EYE -Superstition or Super Trendy?
At least three generations of women in my family were devout Christians; yet they deeply believed in Superstition as if it were a cult...
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Quirky Street Names +Triple-Deckers + Pilaf + Alice Stone Blackwell = Worcester Armenian Fun Facts
It’s not every day a city turns 300 years old! To commemorate the Worcester Tercentennial this month, I’ve gathered a few fun facts about...
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Beloved Armenian Rituals Play Important Role on World Doll Day
Published in The Armenian Mirror-Spectator 5/26/22 By Victoria Atamian Waterman Well-known doll collector and entrepreneur, Mildred...
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Solving the Mystery of Who Left the Flowers
It has been 7 years since that significant Memorial Day when I found flowers at my great-aunt’s grave. Worn silk flowers thoughtfully...
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My grandfather made up this saying.....
.... or so I thought … until I found this pillow in a pricey gift shop in Newport, Rhode Island. At first, I was stunned and incredulous...
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“Wake up, Nuri! It’s Palm Sunday - your special day!”
While this was exclaimed by Armenian girls all across the land who loved their dolls, it was one of several rituals that Armenians...
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We Must Continue Telling HERstory, which is Our Story
"As I See It" Editorial Published 9:03 p.m. ET March 3, 2022 It never occurred to me that being a female author, writing a historic...
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Dolls Play Important Role in Celebrating Women's History Month
Most people who know me and my passion for reading also know of my love of historical fiction novels. It occurred to me recently that...
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Rare Needlework Discovered
Little did I know that asking for help to identify the embroidery made by my grandmother, Lucy (Karadelian) Kasparian, would lead to a...
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27, 2022
Imagine..... Had the nations taken punitive action against the Turkish perpetrators of the 1915 Armenian Genocide, would Hitler have...
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START THE NEW YEAR FRESH WITH CLEAN LAUNDRY… AND OTHER TRADITIONS
Growing up in my Armenian-American home, New Year’s eve had one theme – getting the laundry done and the house cleaned! You see, the...
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Wrapping Up the Holidays with BOOKS
I am starting to get that child-like magical feeling now that we're in the holiday season. Sure, its about getting together with family &...
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FORGET-ME-NOT FLOWER
The forget-me-not flower expresses the theme of eternal remembrance, and is also meant to symbolically evoke the past, present, and...
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THIS LITTLE GIRL...
THIS LITTLE GIRL grew up in a bilingual (Armenian/ English), multi-generation, single parent home in the suburbs of Rhode Island, USA. ...
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