Gyumri

Open Letters

Nor Luyce: Enlightening and Empowering the Young Women of Gyumri

Now that the gyms are closed as part of the effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, I’ve been forced…

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Announcements

Comedian Kev Orkian to Star in SOAR Virtual Fundraiser

RADNOR, Pa.—Keeping up with the times, the Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief (SOAR) has announced its next virtual fundraiser showcasing…

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Op-Eds

Let’s talk domestic violence

As Armenia celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8, 13 year-old Nazeli lay in a hospital bed in Yerevan fighting…

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Literary Corner

Book Review: A Place Called Gyumri

A Place Called Gyumri: Life in the Armenian Mountains By Knarik O. Meneshian Hairenik Press, 2020 276 pp. $35 Knarik…

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Open Letters

Counting our Blessings at Nor Luyce Mentoring Center for Youth

Amidst all the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, this time of year tends to remind us of our…

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Featured

Light and Momentary Troubles

When I think about it now, it’s fitting that I first met Raya near a railroad. I didn’t know it…

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Notes from the Pink City

HDIF aims to turn Armenia into fair trade crocheting nation

With Christmas only three weeks away, crocheted gifts from Armenia are flying off the shelves from Yerevan to Los Angeles.…

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News

KIDO: Cultivating Gyumri’s Most Important Resource

I noticed Gor when I first entered the classroom of energetic three and four-year-olds at Gyumri’s new KIDO preschool. Unlike…

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Nonprofit News

Lowell ARS Chapter Delivers Blankets to Mother and Child Clinic

Late last month, Joseph Dagdigian and Vladimir Tchagharyan delivered six large bundles of hand woven blankets for newborns at the…

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Featured

My friend Hovo

The minute you catch Hovo’s attention, his cheeks wrinkle, his eyes crinkle and his teeth flash into a huge grin.…

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