Born in Midair

Douglas Kalajian, author of Stories My Father Never Finished Telling Me, shares thoughts about writing and about tumbling through life with the unbearable weight of Armenian history.

Saturday, July 31, 2021

I should worry less about what will happen to Armenia. I just wish the people of Armenia had the same choice.

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My wife says I should stop thinking so much about things I have no control over, such as the fate of Armenia. She repeated this insistently ...
Tuesday, January 19, 2021

The world won't act but Armenia can: Indict anyone who commits crimes against the Armenian people

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Adolf Eichmann's trial may   suggest a path to justice   More than two months after the ceasefire, families still wait for Azerbaijan t...
Thursday, November 19, 2020

Armenia has lost, but we must not lose Armenia

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The siege of Artsakh  is over, while the siege of Yerevan proceeds. Little that has occurred in Armenia during the past week or so is clea...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

The assault on Artsakh is an assault on all Armenians

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 Note:  A version of this post appeared on TheArmenianKitchen.com Most Americans are probably only vaguely aware of the war in Artsakh, a re...
Tuesday, January 17, 2017

My daughter got married last year. And the year before—and once again in between. Lucky for her husband, she chose him every time.

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I’ve been too busy with weddings to write anything for months. Believe me, it is a lot of work being father of the bride, and it does not g...
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Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Do you ever feel Uprooted? Armenians around the world know what it's like, and we're still learning to deal with the consequences

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Hagop Goudsouzian’s first trip to Armenia was clearly a homecoming, even though he had never been there before. His great-grandparent...
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Sunday, April 24, 2016

The saddest day of the year for Armenians feels even sadder this year than it did last year

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My wife and I flew to Armenia last year to participate in the 100-year commemoration of the Genocide, including the canonization of our 1...
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