Category Archives: Armenian

The Promise – Detroit Premiere

Posted on 04/24/2017 by aratopouzian

In many ways, this is a difficult blog for me to put together. So many thoughts and directions I want to take and talk about surrounding the major motion picture, The Promise especially as today marks the 102nd anniversary of … Continue reading →

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Creative Class: Michael Zadoorian

Posted on 03/27/2017 by aratopouzian

Michael Zadoorian is the author of two novels, THE LEISURE SEEKER (William Morrow) and SECOND HAND (W.W. Norton) and a story collection, THE LOST TIKI PALACES OF DETROIT (Wayne State University Press). A motion picture of THE LEISURE SEEKER starring … Continue reading →

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Creative Class: Heidi Kaloustian

Posted on 02/20/2017 by aratopouzian

Heidi Kaloustian is a writer who lives and works in Detroit. She has received numerous awards and honors for her writing, including a 2015 Schulze Fellowship for a debut novel, a 2012 Kresge Fellowship in the Literary Arts, and a … Continue reading →

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Sosy Krikorian Kadian (1928-2016)

Posted on 08/15/2016 by aratopouzian

Far too often whenever we hear that someone has passed away, we automatically look at their age at the time of their death and evaluate their life by how long they actually lived. I think sometimes we do not look at … Continue reading →

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One year later, what’s next?

Posted on 05/01/2016 by aratopouzian

For the Armenians, 2015 was an important year. Notice I didn’t say it was a memorable or a joyous year. It was the year that Armenians from around the world commemorated, remembered, mourned and bonded over the 100th year of … Continue reading →

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