Varak Ghazarian, Author at The Armenian Weekly

Letter to the Editor: Healing, hope and breaking the cycle

January 16, 2024 Varak Ghazarian 3

What a year it has been. What a chaotic past three years. I feel like I am finally recovering from all the trauma, and, wow, there was a lot of trauma. It has been a […]

What it means to be Armenian

August 9, 2023 Varak Ghazarian 3

Being Armenian no longer simply means having an “IAN” or “YAN” at the end of your last name. Being Armenian no longer means being able to speak or read Armenian. Being Armenian no longer means […]

Letter to the Editor | Helpless

June 8, 2023 Varak Ghazarian 1

Feeling silenced. Feeling like we have no control. It is not a matter of not having control, but rather an issue of not being organized around a united ideology. Of course, we will not have […]

Grateful

May 9, 2023 Varak Ghazarian 2

Dear Armenia, I am grateful. Every day I wake up and think how grateful I am to be living in Armenia. To be living in Armenia during a crucial time of Armenian history. To be […]

Injustice done to those so close to home. An injustice that has allowed further injustices to persist. Injustices done prior, allowing this injustice to take place. Injustices on the grandest level, affecting millions, forever altering […]

I am sorry, Armenia

April 19, 2023 Varak Ghazarian 16

I am sorry, Armenia, that it took 30 years for us to appreciate and care for you. That it took losing such a large portion of who you were throughout history. That it took 30 […]

Do your part.

September 14, 2022 Varak Ghazarian 6

Dear Armenians, What have we learned from the past two years? Take a little introspection to see what has happened within that time frame. It feels like nothing has happened, and our situation keeps getting […]

Dear Armenia…

March 25, 2022 Varak Ghazarian 5

I love you. I love you deeply and intimately. You were always integral to who I was as I grew up learning about your past, learning your language and admiring your beauty from afar. Your […]