Change has been in Pakin Literary Periodical over the past year. And, now, the magazine has developed a totally new concept and is edited by Sonia Kiledjian Ajemian.
On this occasion, at 7:30 pm on 8 March 2018, the Hamazkayin Regional Executive Board, in cooperation with Elizabeth Grigorian, Coordinator of the Armenian Department of Art and Culture Office of the Central Library of Glendale organized an event dedicated to Pakin.
Elizabeth Krikorian opened the event, mentioning the importance of the Art and Culture Office within the Armenian Community and announced the dates of events to be held in the Library during the coming days. She welcomed and wished a great success to Sonia Ajemian.
Assistant to Pakin’s former Editor-in-chief, Arpi Hambaryan spoke on behalf of Hamazkayin and mentioned that Pakin that has been published for more than 50 years, has performed now a new start again, staying faithful to the goal of the founders. She wished a great success to Editor Sonia Kiledjian Ajemian saying that "no literary magazine can ever go higher with only the editor's work. The periodical needs to be read, and it needs experienced and young beginner writers as well." Then, she invited Sonia Kiledjian Ajemian to the stage.