AYF Olympics
Not an Angel Over the Olympics
This is the article I always leave to the last to pen. It is a reflection from a social and fraternal perspective on this year’s AYF Olympics and how this ‘stone’ adds to the 85 […]
Month: October 2018
AYF Olympics
Unofficial Fun at AYF Olympics
Softball is not an official AYF Olympic sport. That means no points are awarded to the final chapter totals. While this may be the case, no one seems to be worried about this little detail. […]
AYF Olympics
Above Par: What You Missed on the Golf Course at AYF Olympics
Typically in Olympics past, I would venture to golf, snap a few photos of the players during warm-up and tee-off, and then race over to tennis. This year, I stayed at the golf course, and […]
ANCA News
ANCA Supporters in New Jersey Back U.S. Senator Robert Menendez
MAHWAH, NJ—The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has been actively supporting U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) in his bid for re-election this fall. A longtime legislative leader on Armenian issues, Senator Menendez has consistently […]
History
Before ‘Ravished Armenia’…
When the American-made motion picture Ravished Armenia was released in 1919, it became the first film to tell the story of the World War I Armenian Genocide through the eyes of a survivor, Aurora Mardiganian. […]
Community News
Belmont Native Awarded 2018 Hosharian Music Scholarship
BELMONT, Mass. — Classical violinist and Belmont native Haig Hovsepian has been awarded a highly regarded $5,000 scholarship from the Edward Hosharian Foundation (EHF). Hovsepian is the son of Armenian immigrants from Russia and Romania. He […]
Notes from the Pink City
Trudeau Revisited
Two weeks ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau landed in Yerevan for what turned out to be the second time in his life. This first official visit by a Canadian Prime Minister took place on the […]
My Turn
Another Major Erdogan Corruption Scandal; This Time on US Soil
Not a week passes without the disclosure of another major scandal in Azerbaijan or Turkey. The latest such scandal was exposed by the Stockholm Center for Freedom in an article written by exiled Turkish writer […]
News
Pashinyan Calls Loss in Kapan A ‘Win for Democracy’
YEREVAN (RFE/RL) Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party recently won mayoral elections in at least two major Armenian towns but was defeated in another. Voters in nearly 50 communities across Armenia went to the […]
Garen Mouths Off
Making Turkey Look Good
Turkey’s usual good luck is kicking in again. In the last week, there have been at least three developments that have started neutralizing the damage to Turkey caused by Erdoğan’s arrogance and presumptuousness on the […]