Month: October 2018

Meet Movses Shakarian

“My grandma was like, ‘Oh, okay, so you’re gay, and you’re getting married. Is he Armenian at least?’” Movses Shakarian…

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Meet the Women Behind the Bazaar

   Several feet below the sacred altar of St. Stephen’s Armenian Apostolic Church, there is a kitchen unlike any…

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St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School Celebrates Armenian Cultural Day

WATERTOWN, MA – Students at at St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School recently celebrated Armenian Cultural Day with songs and poems…

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Racing Against the Clock at the AYF Olympics

MEN’S TRACK & FIELD The men’s events saw much diversity with only three double winners. First was Alex Avakian from…

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Sideline Spotlight: Andrew Kzirian, Glenn Papazian Honored with Varadian Spirit Award

A pair of lifelong AYF members with at least 100 years of community service between them were honored during the…

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Greater Boston Edges at Swim Meet

The swimming events were dominated by two triple gold medal winners from Providence and Chicago, but Greater Boston used depth…

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Small Business Investments from ONEArmenia Spur Entrepreneurship on Armenia’s Border

Sporadic sniper fire is a daily reality for villages located on Armenia’s border with Azerbaijan in the northeast Tavush Province.…

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Political Cartoonist Lucine Kasbarian to Speak in Watertown

WATERTOWN, Mass.— St. James Armenian Church Men’s Club is hosting writer, editor, political cartoonist and book publicist Lucine Kasbarian. Kasbarian…

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Philadelphia Emerges Victorious—Again

The last chapter to defend an Olympics Cup was the Philadelphia AYF in 2008. That year in Detroit, they actually…

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2018 AYF Olympics: Coaches’ Comments

Philadelphia, First Place Former Philadelphia track star and past Governing Body member, Dave Papazian, started coaching the Sebouhs several ago.…

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