''The Armenian Mirror-Spectator'' is a weekly newspaper published by the Baikar Association in

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. It was founded in 1931 as ''The Armenian Mirror'', later merging with another Armenian-American newspaper, ''The Spectator'', in 1939. It is the official English-language organ of the Armenian Democratic Liberal (Ramgavar) Party in the United States.

History

The origin of the newspaper goes back to 1931. It was founded as a vehicle to bridge the growing

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within the Armenian-American community, namely the younger generation's poorer knowledge of the Armenian language. Thus, the Armenian Democratic Liberal Party (ADL), commonly known as the Ramgavar Party, determined at its 1931 convention to establish an English-language Armenian weekly as an organ of the party and a sister publication of the Armenian-language daily newspaper and official organ ''

Baikar ''Baikar'' (Պայքար meaning 'Struggle' in Armenian) is an Armenian language weekly published by the Baikar Association Inc., in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1922 and published in Armenian as a daily and w ...

'', founded in 1922. ''The'' ''Armenian Mirror'', based in

, was launched on July 1, 1932, with Elisha B. Chrakian as the founding editor. ''The Armenian Mirror'' was the first English-language Armenian weekly in the United States. ''The Spectator'' was a

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-based English-language Armenian independent newspaper not affiliated with any Armenian political party. Founded in 1933, its editor in chief was John Tashjian. In 1939, ''The Armenian Mirror'' merged with ''The Spectator'' to form ''The Armenian Mirror Spectator''. Among its former editors are Bedros Norehad, Bob Vahan, Varoujan Samuelian, Jack Antreassian, Helene Pilibosian Sarkissian, Barbara Merguerian, and Ara Kalayjian. Edmond Y. Azadian served as a longtime senior editorial columnist. The current editor is Alin K. Gregorian. Aram Arkun serves as managing editor.

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External links

* http://www.mirrorspectator.com/ Armenian-American culture in Massachusetts Newspapers published in Massachusetts Watertown, Massachusetts Armenian Democratic Liberal Party 1939 establishments in Massachusetts {{Massachusetts-newspaper-stub Newspapers established in 1939