Arev Dinkjian

Arev Dinkjian grew up in an Armenian household in Fort Lee, NJ. She was always surrounded by art, sourced by her musical father and grandfather, Ara and Onnik, or her creative mother Margo. Arev graduated from Providence College with a degree in elementary and special education. She enjoys teaching language arts to her students and takes great pride in instilling an appreciation for literature in her classroom. She is a former member of the New Jersey AYF “Arsen" Chapter and a member of both the Bergen County ARS and the Sts. Vartanantz Ladies’ Guild. She also dedicated many summers to AYF Camp Haiastan, which she says remains her favorite topic to write about.
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…

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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…

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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…

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Obituaries

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…

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AYF Olympics

Together

Well, that’s it, I think to myself. It’s Sunday night of Labor Day weekend, and I’m stuffed into a too…

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Youth

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…

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Youth

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…

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Youth

Spoiled and Uncompromising

During a recent economic cooperation forum, Turkish President Erdogan referred to the Armenian attitude as “spoiled and uncompromising.” Upon hearing…

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Reflections

Pomegranates

I’ve always appreciated the ancient adage that has tied Armenians so closely to pomegranates. The fruit is in our art,…

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Youth

It’s Okay

My mind, like everyone else’s this weekend, is somewhere else. It’s at a field with a clarinet booming in the…

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