The New Armenia was a bi-monthly periodical published in New York City between 1904 and 1929.[1] Its editor was Arshag D. Mahdesian.[1] It was affiliated with the Reformed Hunchakian party, a splinter of the Hunchakian Party [2] Initially named Armenia,[3] the journal best "exemplified the efforts toward the construction of an Armenian-American ideological, cultural coverage."[2] According to the Columbia University Libraries, it "introduced the English-speaking world to Armenian history, culture and national aspirations."[1][4]

The cover page of The New Armenia, 1921

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  1. 1 2 3 "Arshag D. Mahdesian papers, 1895-1929". Columbia University Libraries. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Allon Gal; Athena S. Leoussi; Anthony David Smith (2010). The Call of the Homeland: Diaspora Nationalisms, Past and Present. Leiden: Brill. p. 116. ISBN 9789004182103.
  3. Bakhchinyan, Artsvi (September 2012). "Aworld History of Armenian Printers" (PDF). Armenian Weekly. p. 27. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  4. Խաշմանեան, Յ. Ամերիկահայ հանրագիտակ տարեգիրք 1926 (Armenian Encyclopedia Almanac) (PDF). Boston: Hairenik Press. p. 169.