What's Happening in Tavush and How to Help Women Resisting the Violence
An overview of the recent attacks in Tavush, the history of the conflict, and how to help women resisting the violence.
Are Armenians White? Exploring Our Relationship to Race
Exploring the history of Armenians and race in the United States, and the consequences of our liminal whiteness.
A Diaspora Collage
Reflections on The Color of Pomegranates, finding belonging in Armenia, and coming out to yourself.
Our Land
Reflections on ancestral land, memory, and finding my family's village.
The Women Fighting for Armenia's Environment
Interview on Amulsar and more with Ani Khachatryan, leader of the Armenian environmental movement.
Good Friday
A short story about growing up, cultural belonging, and the Armenian Genocide.
Inside Armenia's Up and Coming Wine Industry
A conversation with one of the winemakers creating a rebirth in the world's oldest wine country.
Hye Kin
The untold story of Armenian women's nonviolent resistance to state-sponsored violence.
The Dream Revolution
Imagining possibilities for change through in an alternate world.
Female Fedayeen
The story of one of the first female soldiers in the Artsakh War.
Mascots and Flags
Thoughts on sacred sites and inter-generational trauma from a genocide amusement park.
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Defenders Print Book
A book of short pieces inspired by the stories told to me during three years of meeting people living under fire and participating in everyday resistance in Armenia's border villages.
$5
Defenders Ebook
A book of short pieces inspired by the stories told to me during three years of meeting people living under fire and participating in everyday resistance in Armenia's border villages.
(Ebook version)
$3
A Guidebook for Wandering Ebook
A collection of reflections on wandering inspired by Jewish literature, my love for travel, family history, and my Jewish-Armenian heritage.
$2