AUAF announces winners of international fine arts competition
By Joe Snell | Photos by AUAF Chicago, IL – Winners of the second annual Assyrian Universal Alliance Foundation’s (AUAF) fine arts competition were announced on Jan. 27 at a...
Recent News
Azadoota releases new music video ‘Bruni’
Comedic song is set in a mansion in California By Joe Snell | Photos contributed New South Wales, Australia – Contemporary Assyrian band Azadoota has released a new music video...
First annual Assyrian graduation ceremony held in Victoria, Australia
By Joe Snell | Photos contributed Victoria, Australia– The Assyrian Australian Social Development Club Inc. (AASDC) hosted their first annual Assyrian Graduation Ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 13. The program recognized...
The history of the Assyrian American Association of Chicago revealed in new book
By Joe Snell | Photos contributed Chicago – Assyrian author Vasili Shoumanov has released a new book titled “Assyrian American Association of Chicago: 100 years.” The 128-page book provides a historical...
Assyrian Christmas tree joins popular Chicago exhibition
December 2018 | By Joe Snell | Photos by the Teachers and Students of Motwa Assyrian Language School Chicago, IL – An Assyrian Christmas tree has been included in The Museum...
Mar Yosip Khnanisho Parish opens doors in time for Christmas
December 2018 | By Joe Snell | Feature photo by Andrew Aziz Gilbert, AZ  – The Mar Yosip Khnanisho Parish of Gilbert, Arizona is opening doors to its new church this Sunday. ...
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World News
First annual Assyrian graduation ceremony held in Victoria, Australia
By Joe Snell | Photos contributed Victoria, Australia– The Assyrian Australian Social Development Club Inc. (AASDC) hosted their first annual Assyrian Graduation Ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 13. The program recognized over 25 student graduates from several schools and universities in...
Events
Assyrian Christmas tree joins popular Chicago exhibition
December 2018 | By Joe Snell | Photos by the Teachers and Students of Motwa Assyrian Language School Chicago, IL – An Assyrian Christmas tree has been included in The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago’s annual “Christmas Around the World” exhibit. The event, which runs from Nov. 15 through Jan.......
Los Angeles Gala presents Lifetime Achievement Award, honors community leaders
Sold-out AAASC event raises funds for future programs October 2018 | By Joe Snell | Feature photo contributed Los Angeles, CA  – Pierre Toulakany walked through a crowd of roughly 200 guests at the downtown Los Angeles Millennium Biltmore to receive his Walter Shahbaz Lifetime Achievement Award. The award, part of the......
LA Food Festival opens ancient door to Assyrian culture
Tarzan, CA hosts Assyrians, non-Assyrians for music, food, cultural lessons June 2018 | By Atorina Samuel | Cover photo by Polos Shamsabadi Tarzana, CA – Arbella Rasho joined a number of Assyrian youth in Tarzana, California on Sunday, June 10 as she waved an Assyrian flag in front of hundreds......