Month: August 2019

Friday at the Chicago AYF Olympics

It was an awesome Friday at the AYF Olympics jam-packed with athletic and social events. The day began with golf,…

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Garo Berberian’s ‘Taniel’ Honored at LIAFF Arthouse Film Festival

Taniel, directed by Garo Berberian, a beautiful, dramatic and poetic film about the last months of Armenian poet Taniel Varoujan…

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Thursday at the Chicago AYF Olympics

The AYF Olympics have begun. People started to arrive today from all over the US. Some just want to add…

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Pointless Vilification

Since we live, unfortunately, in the golden age of propaganda, it’s worth addressing one technique that practitioners of that black…

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Providence “Varantian” Chapter Hosts Annual Olympics Pep Rally

PROVIDENCE, RI—The Providence Varantian AYF Chapter held its annual pep rally with a packed room full of current AYF juniors,…

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Your Story, Your Photo

My name is Mark Gavoor, and I coordinate the reporting of the AYF Olympics for the Armenian Weekly. I take…

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Tebi Chicago

It is Thursday of AYF Olympics Weekend. It is one of the days many of us look forward to every…

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Things Left Unsaid

Being alone means fear clouding everything My eyes feel heavy like I am heavily medicated Almost like they, as their…

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A Forgotten Armenian History on a Small Greek Island

The island of Corfu, which lies off the west coast of the Greek mainland, is no stranger to foreign influences.…

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Connecting with Our Armenia

For many of us from the diaspora, we have all shared this experience—after months and perhaps years of anticipation, our…

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