By Alina Kouzouian This summer, I had the honor of co-coordinating Paros’ SERVICE Armenia group, leading and working alongside 19 young adults ages 17-23. SERVICE is a three-week service trip that takes participants all around […]
Hundreds, even thousands, of men’s heads sticking out of the ground in the scorching heat. Women bashing their heads on rocks to lose their beauty in hopes of escaping violation. Children forcefully separated from their […]
I grew up attending ARS Armenian Private School in Toronto, where I was deeply immersed in our culture. Though I was involved in non-Armenian activities outside of school, going to university with individuals from diverse […]
It was August 27, 2013. I was five years old, and my older sister Sarine was nine. I looked around at the faces of my family members who came to say goodbye to us at […]
Very few things are more Armenian than establishing our own businesses. No matter the empire we were persecuted under, we as a community have always been able to forge our path by carving ourselves into […]
The journey in the Armenian diaspora is like standing at the crossroads of tradition and assimilation, where each choice colors our identity. I have only grappled with one choice: my name. While fewer children are […]
I am one of more than seven million Armenians living in the diaspora. Growing up, my journey connecting with my Armenian heritage was different from that of most people I’ve spoken to. My mother and […]
Amidst the 2020 Artsakh war, I was hit with the disturbing realization that my generation was the last hope left for Armenia. There was no one we could rely on anymore. The fate of Armenia […]
These powerful words, written by 13-year-old Maral Melkonian for the Armenian Weekly in 1996, have become a rallying cry for new generations of activists. They carry through time, influencing all those who hear them. While […]
As Armenians living in the diaspora, we often hear about the dangers of assimilation. It seems as though we are constantly being forewarned about how challenging it can be to maintain our national identity in […]
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