Hyeland Project Announces the Armenian American Forum in Nashville, Tennessee

Cookeville, TN – July 10, 2024 – The Hyeland Project is excited to announce the Armenian American Forum, set to take place at the beginning of 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. This forum is a throw-back event aimed at fostering dialogue and collaboration among Armenian-American organizations and projects. The focus of the event is to provide a venue for the mapping and connection of participants’ activities that impact the Armenian-American community’s political, economic, and cultural well-being.

The Armenian American Forum will feature keynote speeches from prominent Armenian-American leaders, panel discussions on pressing issues facing the community, and networking opportunities designed to strengthen ties within this diaspora. Attendees will have the chance to engage in meaningful conversations about distributed governance, innovative educational and cultural initiatives, and opportunities for collaboration.

This event is an excellent opportunity for Armenian-Americans to come together, share their experiences, and work towards a brighter future for their community.

More details about the event including date, venue, and specific programming shall be forth coming.

For more information and to register interest as a speaker or attendee to the forum, please visit Hyeland Project’s contact form.

About the Hyeland Project

The Hyeland Project is a pioneering initiative dedicated to supporting the goals of the Armenian Diaspora. Our mission is to offer diverse lifestyle opportunities for Armenians in America, maintain strong connections to Armenian culture, and serve as a test bed for innovative governance, educational, and cultural technologies. We do this by facilitating the creation of Armenian communities in opportune areas. Our first implementation of this model is the Tennessee Hyeland Project, encouraging and facilitating Armenian-Americans to relocate to the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee.

Media Contact: Sevan Chorluyan
Email: hyelandproject@gmail.com

Urartu: The Forgotten Kingdom

Although populated mostly by Armenians, Urartu was ruled (at least during the first centuries) by a non-Armenian and non-Indo-European dynasty. In 782 BC, the Urartian king Argishti I founded the fortified city of Erebuni, which is today’s Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Another major city in the Valley of Ararat was Argishti-khinili, also founded by Argishti I in the year 775 BC.

In the late VII century BC, Urartu, weakened by Scythian invasions, fell, but after several decades was revived under the Armenian Yervanduni (the Orontides) dynasty with the capital in Armavir, former Argishti-khinili. The revived kingdom was already called Armenia by its neighbors, but in some languages the older name, Urartu, was still in use. In the famous tri-lingual Behistun inscription of Persian king Darius the Great (522-486) the same country is referred to as ‘Armenia’ in the Persian and Elamite versions, and ‘Urartu’ in the Akkadian version.

“Urartu: The Forgotten Kingdom” was filmed for the 2800th anniversary of Yerevan and is the first documentary drama representing the history of the state of Urartu from the moment of its emergence to its fall. The viewer will see scenes from the ancient history of Armenia come to life, as well as famous historical characters – Kings Menua, Argishti and the beautiful Queen of Assyria, Queen Semiramis.

Urartu: The Forgotten Kingdom

Watch the full-length film here:
https://tubitv.com/movies/608312/urartu-the-forgotten-kingdom

Urartu: The Forgotten Kingdom

Written and Directed by: Vaga Vardanyan

Buy or Rent Urartu: The Forgotten Kingdom

Armenian Food Flourishes in Los Angeles

Renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson explores the variety of Armenian food in Little Armenia and the greater Los Angeles area.

This fantastic video gives you a glimpse of how the Armenian Diaspora, spread around the world in dozens of different countries, has come together not only to preserve traditional Armenian food but to also influence modern Armenian cuisine.

Armenian Food Flourishes in Los Angeles (This episode of No Passport Required was originally aired in 2019.)