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- 1. Keeping the Painting on the Easel
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Asbarez June 4, 2026 Massis June 5, 2026 Armenian Weekly June 8, 2026
Keeping the Painting on the Easel
Reflections on Life, Career, and the Art of Continually BecomingBy Hratch Tchilingirian
Life is not a finished painting hung upon the wall to be admired as a static artifact of who we are. It is not something we frame and declare, “Here it is; this is my life."
2026-06-07 - 2. Western Diocese’s Public Lecture Series
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Western Diocese's Public Lecture Series Explore Christian Faith and Armenian Heritage
Massis Post, March 30, 20267, March 30, 20267
...“The lecture series are designed to engage both timeless questions of faith and urgent modern concerns,” explained Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian, Director of Institutional Innovation, adding that “the program accords the public meaningful conversations on Armenian Christian tradition, theology, spirituality, culture, and contemporary realities.”
2026-03-31 - 3. New Tools and Strategies for the Future of Western Armenian
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Colloquium Explores New Tools and Strategies for the Future of Western Armenian
BURBANK (March 3, 2026) — A colloquium examining the future of Western Armenian and innovative approaches to language education brought together scholars, teachers, educators, and community leaders for a discussion on language vitality, pedagogy, and institutional collaboration. ...Moderator Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian, Director of Institutional Innovation at the Western Diocese...
2026-03-10 - 4. A Critical Review of Khachkar Studios
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Data or Dogma? A Critical Review of Khachkar Studios’ ‘U.S. Armenian Christian Ecosystem’
By Hratch Tchilingirian | Asbarez, February 20, 2026
In recent months, Khachkar Studios—a media outlet affiliated with billionaire Paul B. Kazarian’s Charles & Agnes Kazarian Foundation—has flooded Armenian news cycles with claims of a “historically unprecedented” $100 million investment to revitalize the “The Failing U.S. Armenian Christian
2026-02-21 - 5. Syria’s forgotten Armenian community
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Between Political Uncertainty and Military Threats: Syria’s Forgotten Armenian Community
Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian
Armenian Weekly, 26 January 2026 MassisPost, 26 January 2026 Aravot 26 January 2026
Syria today remains a politically and militarily fragmented country, defined not only by the legacy of a devastating civil war, but also by unresolved tensions between the country’s central authorities and the Kurdish forces operating in the northern and northeastern regions. Periodic clashes, shifting alliances, and contested systems of governance continue to generate instability and uncertainty, particularly for minorities caught between competing centers of
2026-01-27 - 6. Welcome to the Armenian Church
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Welcome to the Armenian Church. Essentials about the Armenian Church Faith, Religious Culture and Traditions from Ancient times to Present. Edited by Michael Kermian and Arpie Nakashian McQueen. Burbank: Western Diocese of the Armenian Church.
2025-12-12 - 7. USC Mapping Language and Identity
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Mapping Language and Identity: Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian and the Armenian Diaspora Survey
""Language Therapy with Dr. K"
University of Southern California, Armenian Studies Institute, 7 May 2025
2025-10-20 - 8. Transformation Rooted in Legacy
- ... of the Armenian Apostolic Church of North America has served as a spiritual and cultural anchor for Armenians across the Western United States. In the second half of last year, the Western Diocese—under ...
- 9. Language: The Condition of Mrs. Arev Mudian
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Western Armenian: The Condition of Mrs. Arev Mudian
By Dr. HRATCH TCHILINGIRIAN | MassisPost, Ocotober 15, 2025
In the last decade or so, the challenges surrounding the preservation and vitality of Western Armenian have grown increasingly urgent. Concerned community leader
2025-10-19 - 10. Hratch Tchilingirian (short biography)
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Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian is a sociologist, author and innovation executive. He is the Director of Institutional Innovation at the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church. He has taught at and held academic positions at the universities of Oxford (2012-2024) and Cambridge (2002-2012) in Britain and, since 2021, is Associate Professor of Armenian Studies (IMAS), INALCO university in Paris. His research, teaching and publications focus on sociology of identity, culture, and religion; Diaspora studies and inter-ethnic conflicts in the Caucasus and Eurasia region. Dr. Tchilingirian is the author of numerous studies and publications and has lectured internationally, in recent years drawing attention to the plight of minorities and Christian communities in the Middle East, especially in academic and policy-making circles. He was the Director of the Armenian Diaspora Survey (2019-2024), which conducted research in over 50 communities in 10 countries, with the participation of over 13,000 diasporans. Dr. Tchilingirian has held executive positions in charitable organizations and has served communities in various leadership positions in the United States and the United Kingdom. He remains deeply engaged in academic and community life and takes active part in civic and professional projects. His television, radio and newspaper interviews and expert comments have appeared in international media outlets, and have been quoted in BBC News, Al-Jazeera, The New York Times, Financial Times, Fox News, Asia Times, RFE/RL, Radio Vaticana, Armenia Public TV, AM H1, Armenian Public Radio, and a host of other media outlets.
2025-10-12 - 11. Սփիւռքի կառոյցները միայն բեմ չեն կրնար ըլլալ
- ... հեղինակ եւ գործադիր է: _______ (1) «Հայկական Սփիւռքի Հարցախոյզ», Armenian Diaspora Survey, 2019, 2021, 2022. www.armeniandiasporasurvey.com. (2) «Ազդակ», 14 Ապրիլ 2025. https://www.aztagdaily.com/archives/646001. ...
- 12. Mapping Language and Identity
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Mapping Language and Identity: Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian and the Armenian Diaspora Survey
""Language Therapy with Dr. K"
University of Southern California, Armenian Studies Institute, 7 May 2025
2025-05-20 - 13. The Last Liturgy
- ... Vardapet began composing a version of the Armenian Divine Liturgy (Badarak) for a male choir. Due to military exemptions for some educators and church servants, including a few from the Armenian Church ...
- 14. Սփիւռքի Մեծ Բացական՝ Ղեկավարութիւն
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«Հայրենիք» «Զարթօնք» «Ազգ21» «Արարատ»Սփիւռքի Մեծ Բացական՝ Ղեկավարութիւն
Հրաչ Չիլինկիրեան | 6 Մարտ 2025
Վերջին տարիներուն, սփիւռքի կառոյցներու եւ ղեկավարութեան հարցը դարձած է աճող եւ մտահոգիչ երեւոյթ մը։ Ապագան մշուշոտ է, իսկ ներկայ վիճակը՝ յուսախաբեցնող։ Մեծի Տանն Կիլիկիոյ Արամ Ա. Կաթողիկոսի բնորոշումով՝ «Կը գտնուինք անդունդի եզրին...
2025-03-10 - 15. Religious Pluralism in the Modern Middle East
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Paper: "Minority within Minorities: Armenian communities in the Middle East between imposed realities and uncertain future", CME International Workshop, Athens, Greece, 21 October 2022. Christianity and Religious Pluralism in the Modern Middle East: International Politics and Religion at the turn of the 20th and 21st century, funded by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation
2025-02-05 - 16. Azerbaijan’s International Image-Making Strategies and Challenges
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Azerbaijan's International Image-Making Strategies and Challenges
EVN Report, 14 January 2025 [Armenian version]
The Azerbaijani state has embarked on a concerted effort to enhance its international image following the Second Karabakh War in 2020 and especially since the subsequent ethnic cleansing of Armenians orchestrated by
2025-01-24 - 17. Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian Appointed Director of Institutional Innovation
- ... Asbsarez, 24 October 2024 BURBANK — The Western Diocese of the Armenian Church has launched a visionary long-term institutional innovation initiative under the leadership of the Primate, Archbishop Hovnan ...
- 18. Diaspora Studies
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Paper: "Diaspora Studies: Future Directions", Society for Armenian Studies 50th Anniversary Conference, "Armenian Studies: Evolving Connections and Conversations." 13-15 September 2024, Harvard University & NAASR.
2024-09-16 - 19. Հաւասարում Նորոգ
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«Հաւասարում Նորոգ Սերունդներու Զրոյց Մը»
... Օրը սկսաւ Հրաչ Չիլինկիրեանի «Հայկական Սփիւռքի Հարցախոյզ»ով։ Չիլինկիրեան մանրամասնօրէն բացատրեց իր աշխատանքին արդիւնքը։ Անշուշտ իրմէ առաջ մտաւորական շրջանակներու մէջ յստակ էր ինքնութեան տարբաղադրումին համատարածութիւնը, գաղափարական տրամադրութիւններուն նուաղումը եւ ընդհանուր վիճակը, կազմակերպութիւններուն վայելած վարկին տկարացումը եւ նսեմացումը։ Իրը թիւերով ցոյց տալ էր վիճակը...
2024-08-06 - 20. What is *Armenian* in Armenian Identity
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Hratch Tchilingirian (2021) "What is 'Armenian' in Armenian Identity?" in Altuğ Yılmaz (ed.) Critical Approaches to Armenian Identity in the 21st Century: Vulnerability, Resilience and Transformation. Istanbul: Hrant Dink Foundation. pp. 31-40.2024-07-13