Youth
Thank you, AYF
As I reflect back on my years as an AYF-YOARF member, I can undoubtedly say the AYF is the greatest youth organization in the world. What other organization can give you a fraction of what […]
Month: January 2022
Youth
Joining the AYF
If you were to ask me about the AYF over one year ago, I probably wouldn’t have had anything to say. Now, it has become one of the things that I am most grateful for […]
Community News
Waltham resident, Armenian American veteran turns 100
WATERTOWN, Mass. — Harry Keshishian, a member of the Armenian American Veterans of Greater Boston (Amvets), has turned 100 years old. The new centenarian, who was drafted to the US Army in October 1942 at […]
Local Spotlight
Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte elected first female president of Westbrook City Council
In November 2021, Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte was elected for the third time to the Westbrook City Council in Maine, and on December 6, 2021, the seven-member city council (five democrats, one unenrolled, one resigned) elected […]
Research
The Road to Sourp Sdepanos
In May 2014, I was traveling from Van to Kars with my wife and a group of close friends. Not long after passing the northeast-most corner of Lake Van, I was looking up at the […]
Non-Profit
Dreamers help revitalize city of Gyumri with technology
It was over 33 years ago that a devastating earthquake shattered Armenia’s second largest city, Gyumri. Since then, the city has been recovering, albeit very slowly. One of its great advantages has been the creation […]
Tashjian's Take
ARF’s Position on the Armenian-Turkish “Normalization” Process
Often, there are misconceptions or misrepresentations of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation’s (ARF) official position on Armenian-Turkish relations. Western journalists, analysts and even Armenian liberals have labeled the party as “anti-peace,” “aggressive nationalist” and have accused […]
Nonprofit News
The Ararat Association of RI surpasses $500,000 in donations to the RI Armenian community
PROVIDENCE, RI—In August 2021, the Ararat Association of RI hosted its 33rd annual Armenian Invitation Golf Tournament which proved to be the most successful in the organization’s tournament history. From its beginning in 1983, six […]
Literary Corner
New Book | Armenian Communities of Persia/Iran: History, Trade, Culture
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Mazda Publishers has announced the release of Armenian Communities of Persia/Iran: History, Trade, Culture (670 pages, retail $45.00 plus applicable taxes). This is the fifteenth and final volume in the series “Historic Armenian […]
ANCA News
ANCA national campaign urges President Biden, Congress to hold Azerbaijan and Turkey accountable for war crimes and ongoing hostility
WASHINGTON, DC –Armenian Americans and allies across the US are joining the Armenian National Committee of America‘s (ANCA) call on President Biden and Congressional leaders to fundamentally reset US policy toward the South Caucasus, taking […]