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Antranig Dereyan

Antranig Dereyan

Born and raised in New Jersey, Antranig Dereyan graduated from Rowan University with a bachelor’s in journalism. He contributes frequently to the Armenian Weekly with sports pieces. He also freelances for other online sites and newspapers.

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  1. Great player and a great game. I played DIII Lacrosse during my college years and 4 of my cousins played DI. There are enough Armenian-American lacrosse players  from NY, Mass, NJ to help get a team going in Armenia.

  2. I’d like to congratulate you, Mr. Dereyan, for this interview and story. I am glad to see young writers make their mark in the Weekly!

  3. Im sure our boy Dodi Gago in Yerevan can get these guys together and have ourself our own national lacross team. Thats what happen with our Rugby team. A bunch of Armenians from France grouped together and created the Armenian national rugby team and have been very successful. Armenian team is currently not yet officially ranked by IRB but soon will be. We are one of the best teams and can be ranked top 20 easily. Going back to Lacrosse, Armenians have great potential and are talented people. It would be a positive factor in contributing to Armenian sports.

  4. “other nations, such as the United States, don’t allow their citizens to carry another passport if they’re American first. The only way a person can be a dual-citizen in America is if their American passport is their secondary passport.”

    Patently untrue.
     
    An Armenian born in America who becomes a naturalized citizen of Armenia does not have to do anything to maintain U.S. citizenship. The bottom line in losing US citizenship is to renouce it before a US consular official or become a policy level official in Armenia.  Heck you could even be  in the Armenian Army as long as you are not part of the government making policy.
    If you are an American Armenian and you are very good in a certain sport you could participate in European competitions at your own expense naturally.
    Does a US citizen have to tell anyone about the Armenian citizenship? NO
    Do you lose US citizenship? NO
    On the US side of the equation nothing is required. absolutely nothing. All you have to do is get citizenship from Armenia.

    • Yes this is perfectly accurate. I for example I am a US citizen and as far as the United States is concerned this is my only citizenship that they recognize. The fact that I also have Canadian citizenship is of no concern to anyone else. I could very likely also apply and receive Armenian citizenship Without any consequence to my existing citizenship in either of those other countries. Every sovereign country congrats citizenship on their own terms and according to their own laws. The fact that one particular country may not recognize the citizenship of another is besides the point. Again thank you for clarifying this for everyone I was wondering. It’s funny I just had this discussion with someone the other day who disagreed with me.

  5. Amazing lacrosse player, coach, exec and with so much passion. Great job ol friend Johny

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