Gavoor: ‘Roots Run Deep’
What a great theme for the upcoming 81st Annual AYF Olympics in Detroit: “Roots Run Deep.” In 1938-40, a woman named Sydney Robertson Cowell organized and ran a WPA Folk Music Project. She and her […]
What a great theme for the upcoming 81st Annual AYF Olympics in Detroit: “Roots Run Deep.” In 1938-40, a woman named Sydney Robertson Cowell organized and ran a WPA Folk Music Project. She and her […]
Samvel believes in an Armenian Dream..for a very bright future for his country based on creating a knowledge-based economy that will make Armenia the Switzerland of the Caucasus. We could live all over the world, […]
WASHINGTON (A.W.)–On Sunday morning, after the golf, tennis, swimming, and softball competitions, the AYF Olympics had already turned into a two chapter race. Providence had 79 points and had a five point lead over Philadelphia. […]
WASHINGTON (A.W.)–At the AYF Olympics this year, you may have seen fifteen or so people wearing navy blue polo shirts with an Armenian flag logo and the words: Kharpert Country Club. These are all members of the […]
WASHINGTON (A.W.)–There is an advantage to being in our nation’s capital for the AYF Olympics. The city is rich in heritage. Many people came early to tour the Smithsonian, visit all the various memorials, see […]
WASHINGTON (A.W.)–For those that regularly attend Olympics, it is a great fraternal, Armenian, athletic, and social good time. Apart from the occasional lost or late bus or long waits for elevators on Saturday and Sunday […]
WASHINGTON (A.W.)–Thursday is a light day at the AYF Olympics. Most people arrive on Friday. Those who come on Thursday are often the golfers and tennis players and their families. Golf and tennis are the […]
Dear Editor, We just finished watching the movie, “Lost and Found in Armenia.” It stars Jamie Kennedy, and everyone around him is, for the most part, Armenian. It is a slice of Armenia that we […]
Dear Editor, In February, Pope Benedict announced his intention to resign the Papacy. As the month ended, he officially stepped down. The College of Cardinals is convening shortly to choose the next Pope. The intent […]
From AYF Olympics 2012 Special Issue In August, I wrote an article in the Weekly asking for people to send me their Olympics memories—of their first or most memorable time—for this article. I got a […]
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