LEXINGTON, Mass.—After years of failed attempts, several young members of the Armenian community finally delivered an important message to Turkish Consul General Ceylan Özen Erişen. Erişen had been invited to the Cary Memorial Library in […]
The Armenian Youth Federation, Youth Organization of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (AYF-YOARF) Eastern United States would like to announce the dates of the 2019 Internship in Armenia taking place June 17 to August 23. Interns […]
Late last month, over 40 AYFers gathered at Camp Haiastan in Franklin, Massachusetts for a weekend of lectures, discussions and ընկերութիւն (comradery). The theme for this year’s Senior Seminar was Վերածնունդ (Rebirth). When members arrived, […]
“….I could never give back enough for what I gained from AYF…” That’s what Mike Shamlian said after he was chosen Olympic king along with his longtime close friend Rich Keshgegian. “It is truly special.” […]
The last chapter to defend an Olympics Cup was the Philadelphia AYF in 2008. That year in Detroit, they actually retired a Cup with their third consecutive win. This year the Sebouhs scored 158 points […]
Philadelphia, First Place Former Philadelphia track star and past Governing Body member, Dave Papazian, started coaching the Sebouhs several ago. He gave his thoughts on repeating as champions this year but chose not to comment […]
I really enjoyed my time at Jr. Conferences. We danced and sang in the morning. Then, we had lunch and freetime. Later, we were split up into three different groups and each group made their […]
NEW YORK, NY—Marking a century of Armenian-American political advocacy, the Armenian National Committee of America Eastern Region (ANCA-ER) just celebrated and honored visionaries whose work has significantly impacted the Armenian Cause. Hundreds of community leaders […]
The pentathlon events were won by a four time champion, and a first time champion but Philadelphia scored a total of 33 points to help them seal their Olympics victory. In the women’s competition, Jessica […]
Anyone who checked the weather before heading to Philadelphia for AYF Olympics was a bit concerned. For several days leading up to the weekend, rain was in the forecast every day. Many were concerned that […]
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