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There’s this feeling unlike any other. This immense sense of pride and accomplishment. This swelling feeling of goodness that is just itching to burst out of you. This fiendish need to get on Facebook and […]
Articles by Arev Dinkjian
Literary Corner
Book Review | We Are All Armenian
We Are All Armenian Edited by Aram Mrjoian University of Texas Press, 2023 224 pp. $35 When I was first asked to read and review Aram Mrjoian’s We Are All Armenian: Voices from the Diaspora, […]
Youth
Theresa Jelalian: A Legacy
There’s no doubt that women’s sports don’t get the same recognition and respect as the men’s, and unfortunately this disparity has woven its way through AYF sports: the elimination of the women’s two-mile at AYF […]
Featured
Showered with Love
I’ve had this idea for a while, but I could never quite find the words to articulate it. That is until the weekend of my bridal shower. I woke up early Saturday morning – my […]
Reflections
Grampie’s Thing
My Grampie used to do this thing. Every time we’d leave his house, he would follow us outside. He’d watch as we’d load ourselves into the car along with whatever goodies Grammie was sending home […]
AYF Olympics
AYF Olympics
Fashion Do’s and Don’ts: A Guide for Dressing at Senior Olympics
AYF-YOARF Senior Olympics is back! After an agonizing Labor Day Weekend last year, communities are itching to get back to a good old-fashioned Providence Olympics, and they want the full experience: the crowds, the comradery, […]
Community News
AYF Camp Haiastan coloring books now for sale
Calling all Camp Haiastan lovers! There is now a coloring book inspired by the first Armenian camp in America. Self-published by composer, musician and “camp dad” Ara Dinkjian, the nostalgic offering includes over 40 camp-themed […]
Youth
Spoiled and Uncompromising
During a recent economic cooperation forum, Turkish President Erdogan referred to the Armenian attitude as “spoiled and uncompromising.” Upon hearing this, I was shocked—appalled almost. Not because what he said was hurtful or offensive, but […]
Reflections
Pomegranates
I’ve always appreciated the ancient adage that has tied Armenians so closely to pomegranates. The fruit is in our art, our clothes, our dance, our culture. More and more I consider this idea—that somehow we […]