Finding a Home in the AYF

For a long time, I felt within and without in my identity as an Armenian. I grew up in Los Angeles where I never needed to put in effort to feel Armenian. I just was. We have not one, but several Armenian grocery stores in the San Fernando Valley where I grew up: not one, but several Armenian bakeries; not one, but several Armenian churches; not one, but several Armenian schools. Our landlord was Armenian, our mechanic is Armenian, our plumber, our electrician, the talented woman who does my