The New Armenia

The New Armenia was a bi-monthly periodical published in New York City between 1904 and 1929.[1] Its editor was Arshag D. Mahdesian.[1] It was affiliated with the Reformed Hunchakian party, a splinter of the Hunchakian Party [2] Initially named Armenia,[3] the journal best "exemplified the efforts toward the construction of an Armenian-American ideological, cultural coverage."[2] According to the Columbia University Libraries, it "introduced the English-speaking world to Armenian history, culture and national aspirations."[1][4]

The cover page of The New Armenia, 1921

References
  1. "Arshag D. Mahdesian papers, 1895-1929". Columbia University Libraries. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  2. Allon Gal; Athena S. Leoussi; Anthony David Smith (2010). The Call of the Homeland: Diaspora Nationalisms, Past and Present. Leiden: Brill. p. 116. ISBN 9789004182103.
  3. Bakhchinyan, Artsvi (September 2012). "Aworld History of Armenian Printers" (PDF). Armenian Weekly. p. 27. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  4. Խաշմանեան, Յ. Ամերիկահայ հանրագիտակ տարեգիրք 1926 (Armenian Encyclopedia Almanac) (PDF). Boston: Hairenik Press. p. 169.
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