Vartabedian: My ‘Menz’ Was a Big Grandmother
Her name was Vartouhi. Most Armenians called her Vart while those outside the clan simply named her Rose. I knew her as Menz. She was my grandmother and although she was short on size, she […]
Her name was Vartouhi. Most Armenians called her Vart while those outside the clan simply named her Rose. I knew her as Menz. She was my grandmother and although she was short on size, she […]
FARMINGTON, Mich.—Don’t call Seran Tcholakian a bionic mother, not unless you wish to get a look of consternation. Ultimate, perhaps. Dedicated, most assuredly. But not bionic. But how else would you go about describing a […]
LOWELL, Mass.—Long a hotbed for Armenian activity, the City of Lowell will show its appreciation by honoring a special request. A genocide memorial will soon be erected right by Municipal Hall on land donated by […]
Another AYF Olympics has come and gone, making us another year older, wiser, and a bit more nostalgic. I don’t know what it is about Labor Day Weekend that fuels my jets and makes me […]
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.—What comes first, the cross or the Badarak? Armenian School students at St. Gregory Church of North Andover were posed the question that has rocked the Armenian community both here and abroad. And […]
PELHAM, N.H.—For someone who knew little about her Armenian heritage, Julie Loosigian has come a long way. All this after spending this past summer as a volunteer worker in the village of Yeghvart, right by […]
I thought 50 was devastating, until I reached 60. Now that I just turned 70, I’ve begun a new cycle in my life. It seems we measure our existence by decades. I thought 40 was […]
It’s not always the people you know that make an AYF Olympics. Sometimes it’s about those you don’t know. As the saying goes, there are no strangers here, only friends waiting to meet. Just when […]
MERRIMACK VALLEY, Mass.—Efforts to intensify Armenian Genocide education in area high schools have taken a quantum leap forward. In addition to the public school sector, the Armenian Genocide Curriculum Committee of Merrimack Valley will make […]
My vote for the consummate Armenian American journalist would go to John Krikorian. You may know John through his 7 children or his 22 grandchildren—all with Armenian names. Or you may know him through his […]
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