identity

AYF Olympics

Preserving identity, keeping the cause alive

Editor’s note: This speech was delivered on behalf of the ARF Eastern U.S. Central Committee during the opening ceremony of…

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Opinion

Can the Armenian Diaspora survive success?

For much of the twentieth century, the central question confronting the Armenian diaspora was relatively clear: how could a dispersed…

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Opinion

Globalism, communism and Armenian national identity

Introduction The relationship between globalization and national identity has become one of the defining political questions of the 21st century.…

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Reviews

“Déjà Vu” and the fragile boundaries of identity

If you are tired of the usual “girl meets boy” tropes, Astrid Davtian’s recently published novel, “Déjà Vu,” will subvert…

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Reflections

Vignettes on continuity and change in Yerevan

“Assalamu alaykum.” Nobody had ever approached me in Yerevan and greeted me that way before. Quite instinctively, I responded, “Wa…

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Youth

Why I love being an AYF-YOARF Junior

What makes someone love being an AYF-YOARF Junior?  Is it the friendships? The educationals? The dances, Junior Athletic Games, Junior…

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Culture

Five ways to identify Armenian carpets

At international auctions and museums, carpets with intricate geometric patterns, dragon motifs and stylized crosses are frequently mislabeled as “Anatolian,”…

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AYF

Junior Seminar 2026 unites youth under “Our Identity, One Mission”

LIGONIER, Pa. — This year’s 54th annual Armenian Youth Federation-Youth Organization of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Eastern Region Junior Seminar…

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Culture

Arthur Elbakyan’s identity, sculpted in color and silence

Every journalist, when preparing for an interview, must study the person they are about to present to readers: looking through…

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Poetry

Petals from exiled roots

They ask me where I’m from like it’s a checkbox, a drop-down menu, a language I should select without hesitation,…

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