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Never Again
Five years ago, my husband and I moved out of our tiny one-bedroom apartment in Philadelphia to a single-family home in the suburbs. We had nothing but an old couch, a bed, a set of IKEA MALM dressers, and a dilapidated dining room table to take with us. The table was basically a pile of firewood sitting in my parents’ basement, but my mom had the idea of refinishing it so I could use it in my new home. There was something about it. Maybe it was the intricate woodwork on the legs or the fact
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I know exactly what Arshaloyus and Victoria would say about this article! Efferim achigus! Proud of you!
Erika, so proud of you!!! Brought tears to my eyes!!
Aunt Liz
Erika has very aptly described my life experience as a {second}generation Armenian American, and eloquently expressed how I and millions of Armenians here in the U.S. and all over the world feel. Bravo to her. I have no doubt that her great-grandparents/grandparents are beaming with pride and smiling down on her from Heaven.
Excellent job Erica!! Great read!!
Excellent article Erika. Thank you for writing it and explaining it so well. Very heartfelt. Abris!
Beautiful and heartwarming. Armenian Strong! Never again.
Arax, Vahan, Mari, Ardashes, Arshalouys, Krikor, Thomas, Badaskhan and the rest of your family are very proud of you. Thank you, Erika!
Beautiful and heartwarming I can relate to your writings Good Job❣
Erica, I have been reading about this for over a month or so now, I try to get your message to my Family and friends and beyond to their Families and friends. We’ve been keeping in touch. I see your Mom often, we discuss it all the time W other friends, too
It is so great to see, your sister’s and your brother and families all involved… I, for one, am so proud of you all and support you wholly
In your efforts‼️🇺🇸🙏🤦‍♀️🤯🇺🇸🤷‍♂️🗽🤯love you you all
Wow, Erika … I got the chills. You captured the essence of what it’s like to feel and be an Armenian-American. Our history may be darkened by the Genocide, but with Armenian spirit like yours (and others in Philly and around the world), our future promises to be bright. Thank you for writing this… your family including your grand- and great-grandparents must be filled with pride. I am.:)
Beautifully written Erika! Thank you for writing this!
ABRIS, Erika. 🙏🏻✝️
Wonderful article. A lot of us can identify with what you’ve written.