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Bob Tutunjian: AYF Olympic Historian and Then Some
This tribute to Bob Tutunjian, as well as other articles penned by special guests, was published in the September 5 Special Edition of the Armenian Weekly honoring the AYF Olympics. As you can see,...
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Tom Vartabedian and AYF Olympics: One Spirit
This tribute to Tom Vartabedian, as well as other articles penned by special guests, was published in the September 5 Special Edition of the Armenian Weekly honoring the AYF Olympics. Tom Vartabedian...
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A Journey Back in Time
This article by Anahid Karentz Varadian was first written in 2009 when she was crowned queen of the Providence Olympics. It was republished in the September 5 Special Edition issue of the Armenian...
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The 1944 AYF Olympics: When a Win Was a Loss
This article by Varoujan Karentz was published in the September 5 Special Edition issue of the Armenian Weekly honoring the AYF Olympics. King Varoujan Karentz (Photo: Mark Gavoor) The period was in...
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Friday Night Zoom Cocktail Hour
I just got off a video call with Ken and Alexan Topalian. They were sitting outside their home in ProvIdence by their firepit, and I was in my home in Chicagoland. We were all hoisting cocktails and...
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Who Knew?
Saturday night FaceTime call with Ara Topouzian, Michael Kazarian, Ross Bagdasarian and Alec Sarafian We are old family friends. That friendship began with our parents through the AYF. Our Dads, both...
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Our AYF Olympic Music
Certainly, the AYF Olympics is about the athletics. But, for many, they are equally interested in the dances and performers. My interest in the music and the dances has equaled and at times surpassed...
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It’s Okay
My mind, like everyone else’s this weekend, is somewhere else. It’s at a field with a clarinet booming in the distance. It’s at a pool reeking of chlorine. It’s at a hotel lobby eagerly awaiting...
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Greater Boston “Nejdeh” Chapter Members Escape on Zoom
Anoush Krafian, Emin Abrahamian, Ani Ourfalian, Arpi Mirzabegian, Maral Abrahamian, Sarine Meguerditchian, Lucine Bahtiarian, William Kevorkian, Elizabeth Krmzian, Alexis Cormier, Knar Krafian, Alina...
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Hundreds Protest Against Azeri Aggression in Boston
Click to view slideshow. BOSTON, Mass.—Unwavering vocal support from Diasporan Armenians was echoing throughout the city of Boston on Friday evening in a demonstration calling for justice and...
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Pomegranates
“I just want to be left in peace” by Masha Keryan, oil on panel, 2020 I’ve always appreciated the ancient adage that has tied Armenians so closely to pomegranates. The fruit is in our art, our clothes,...
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Sincerely, A Heartbroken Armenian
(Photo: Anahid Kaprielian/@anahidddd) Dear non-Armenian, It’s been three weeks. Three weeks of tears. Three weeks of screaming. Three weeks of sleepless nights. Three weeks of death, destruction,...
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Strength in Small Actions: Lessons from Chicago on the Continuing Struggle...
Click to view slideshow. On October 18, as Azerbaijan was launching attacks violating the most recent ceasefire, Chicago Armenians were gathering to support their family, friends and fellow Armenians...
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Armenian Youth Federation: Ready with Resolve
AYF Greater Boston “Nejdeh” Chapter member Emin Abrahamian addressing silent protesters at Faneuil Hall Marketplace, October 24, 2020 (Photo: Knar Bedian) We Armenians are born humanitarians. We know...
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From the Eyes of the Diaspora
Vartiter Vardanyan, AYF “Arev” Chapter member, West Palm Beach, FL at WPTV News Station Editor’s Note: The following was a speech delivered by the author at a rally outside the WPTV news station on...
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Hamilton: An Armenian Musical
I first saw the musical Hamilton at the Providence Performing Arts Center in 2019 and was instantly pulled into the hysteria surrounding the show. The fast raps, the memorable songs and the seemingly...
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It’s Long Past Time to Tell the Truth
Click to view slideshow. It has been one month. One month of sleepless nights. One month of reading death tolls. One month of fundraising. One month of wondering why Armenians are facing another...
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For Arthur
I have sat down to write 11 times now. After every time and after every heartfelt attempt to turn my sadness and anger into words, new graves were dug. More hearts were broken. More lives were lost...
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AYF’s Call to Action: Rally for Artsakh
The Armenian Youth Federation – Youth Organization of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (AYF-YOARF) Eastern Region strongly condemns the current alleged “peace agreement” signed behind closed doors...
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Spoiled and Uncompromising
A khatchkar in Dilijan, 2015 (Photo: Arev Dinkjian) During a recent economic cooperation forum, Turkish President Erdogan referred to the Armenian attitude as “spoiled and uncompromising.” Upon hearing...
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