Lucine Kasbarian

Lucine Kasbarian
Languages	Armenian, English
Ethnicities	Armenian
Dialects	Western Armenian

Journalist and political cartoonist.

Author of ARMENIA: A Rugged Land, An Enduring People (1998, Dillon Press/Simon & Schuster)

ARMENIA: A Rugged Land, An Enduring People offers a comprehensive introduction to the land, history and culture of the Armenian people in a condensed, easy-to-read format designed for both children and adults. Within 11 chapters, ARMENIA explores the origins and history of the Armenians, describes the geographical characteristics of the country, notes the achievements of pioneering Armenians, documents the events and evidence surrounding the Armenian Genocide of 1915, and describes what life is like in the country today. A quick read for adults and a comprehensive overview for children, this book offers all readers a wonderful introduction to the people, land, history and culture of Armenia. Insightful and inspiring, it's a great gift to share with friends to help understand who we are as Armenians...a must-have for reading and reference.

Author of "The Greedy Sparrow: An Armenian Tale" (2011, Marshall Cavendish Publishers)

Selected Articles

• Asking for Your Blessing/ Tser Ohrnoutyunnuh Guh Khuntrenk - April 24, 2012
• Elixir in Exile - Dec 2011
• Der Zor Diary: A Pilgrimage to the Killing Fields of the Armenian Genocide - Sept 2010
• Armenian American Pilgrims Pay Homage in Lebanon, Syria and Der Zor - August 2010
• Is 'Reconciliation' Compatible with Justice? - May 2010
• The Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides: An Inconvenient Truth - March 2010
• Jep Jermag Yeghav Sep Sev - October 2009
• The Servant Who Knows His Master - July 2009
• Armenia: Yesterday, Today and Maybe No Tomorrow - May 2009
• Top 20 Tall Turkish Tales - April 2009
• Letter to the Editor: NAASR Panel Lacked Balance - March 2009
• Hand-Me-Down Genocide: Live in Technicolor - April 2007
• The Case for Conditional Forgiveness - March 2007
• Kasbarian: Letter to the Editor - April 2005
• The Lure of the Levant - October 1987

Selected Political Cartoons

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  Frozen in Time

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  Blind Justice

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  As Aesop Would See It

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  Gunboat Diplomacy

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  Truth & Consequences

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  Animal Ranch

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  Plenty of Room

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  Identity Theft

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  Osmanli Cafe

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  Freedom Fighter

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  Two Faces

• Frozen in Time
• As Aesop Would See It
• Gunboat Diplomacy
• Blind Justice
• Truth & Consequences
• Animal Ranch
• Plenty of Room
• Identity Theft
• Osmanli Cafe
• Outpatient Clinic
• Freedom Fighter
• Two Faces

Interviews conducted with Lucine Kasbarian

• Once There Was and Was Not: Lucine Kasbarian's Tale from Armenia -- December 2011
• Why Global Lit? An Interview with Lucine Kasbarian -- June 2011
• Preserving an Endangered Culture: Lucine Kasbarian and the Greedy Sparrow -- May 2011
• Greedy Sparrow Author Kasbarian Rekindles Armenia's Past -- March 2011
• Straddling Two Worlds: An Interview with Lucine Kasbarian -- May 2000

Articles that mention Lucine Kasbarian

• Gar oo Chgar: Kasbarian Speaks at HMADS -- October 2011
• Folk Dance Icon Hamparian Honored -- April 2011

Selected Book Reviews / Interviews with Authors + Newsmakers

• Book Review: Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak About War and Terror by Susan Galleymore -- May 2012
• Book Review: The Love Relationships by Rev. Dr. Vahan Tootikian -- April 2012
• Book Review: The Literary Ladies’ Guide: A Writer’s Guide to the Writing Life by Nava Atlas -- Nov. 2011
• Book Review/ Author Interview: John Balian's 'Novel Approach' Brings Armenian Saga to the Masses -- Sept 2011
• Book Review: "Fifty American Revolutions You're Not Supposed to Know: Reclaiming American Patriotism" by Mickey Z. -- Feb 2009
• Book Review: "Endgame" by Derrick Jensen -- January 2007
• Interview: Live Wire, Lifeblood: Radio Journalist Tania Ketenjian Enlightens and Nourishes, One Interview at a Time -- June 2007
• Book Review: "Made You Look: How Advertising Works and Why You Should Know" by Shari Graydon -- Summer 2007
• Book Review: "In Your Face: The Culture of Beauty and You" by Shari Graydon -- Summer 2007
• Book Review: "Life in Prison" by Stanley "Tookie" Williams - Spring 2007
• Book Review: "A Little Piece of Ground" by Elizabeth Laird -- Fall 2006
• Book Review: "How We Are Smart" by W. Nikola-Lisa -- Fall 2006
• Book Review: 100 Things Guys Need to Know by Bill Zimmerman -- Summer 2006
• Book Review: "Chew On This: Everything You Don't Want to Know About Fast Food" by Eric Schlosser & Charles Wilson -- Summer 2006
• Book Review: "A People's History of the United States" Edited by Howard Zinn & Anthony Arnove -- 2004
• Profile: Dali's Disciple: Persistence of Childhood Memories and Metaphysical Visions is the Stuff of Onik Sahakian's Surrealism -- July 1992

External links

• The Greedy Sparrow: An Armenian Tale (Marshall Cavendish, 2011)
• University of Rhode Island Group Art Exhibition, "The Armenian Genocide: 95 Years Later" (2010)
• The Armenians, Turkish Denial of the Armenian Genocide, Hrant Dink (IndyKids, May/June 2007)
• The Armenian-Americans (Cobblestone Magazine's Companion Guide for Students and Teachers, May 2000)
• Armenia: A Rugged Land, an Enduring People (Dillon Press/Simon & Schuster, 1998)
• lucinekasbarian.com (Personal website)