Liana Aghajanian is a narrative journalist whose work uncovers overlooked stories at the margins of culture, identity, and place. With an intimate, character-driven approach, she connects the personal to the global, revealing how forces of migration, conflict, and policy shape ordinary lives.
Her reporting has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, BBC, Foreign Policy, Los Angeles Times, Roads & Kingdoms, Marie Claire, and more. She has documented Iranian refugees converting to Christianity in Europe, investigated medical marijuana use in American assisted-living facilities, traveled through unrecognized republics in the South Caucasus, and reported from the world’s only forensics lab that solves crimes against animals.
A winner of the Write A House residency in Detroit, Aghajanian’s work has been supported by numerous fellowships. Her multimedia work has been exhibited in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., New York City, and Yerevan, Armenia.
Her long-term project, Dining in Diaspora, traces the Armenian experience in America through food, examining the intersections of cuisine, agriculture, genocide, and migration. It was recently featured in the anthology We Are All Armenian: Voices From the Diaspora (University of Texas Press).
In addition to her journalism, she brings her narrative sensibility to content strategy, collaborating with leading publications and brands on creative campaigns for both B2B and B2C audiences.
Awards & Fellowships
Write A House Winner
Images of Voices & Hope Restorative Narrative Fellowship
Hrant Dink Foundation Fellowship
International Reporting Project Fellow - Global Religion
International Reporting Project Fellow - Health
Metlife Foundation Journalists in Aging Fellowship
California Health Journalism Fellowship