By Chris Sarkissian One of my biggest insecurities coming into the AYF Youth Corps program was my Armenian identity. Having just graduated from a university
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UN Official Deletes His Tweet on Armenian Genocide, After Pressure from Turkey
By Harut Sassounian,Publisher, The California Courier The Turkish government resorted to its customary bullying tactics last week to force a high-ranking United Nations (UN) official
Armenian Volunteer from Netherlands Banned Entry to Armenia
I Am Disappointed and Hurt that Armenians are Not Allowed to Enter the Homeland YEREVAN, ARMENIA – A few days ago, Syune Abrahamyan, a member
Only two days from the end of our camp in Gyumri.
AYF Corp blog Raffi Karapetian We are only two days from the end of our camp in Gyumri, and I can already feel how much
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I still think my homeland of Armenia is the most beautiful. Sean Sabonjian AYF Youth Corps 2022 participant In my short time on Earth, I
Opposition MP Recalls Pashinyan’s Statements on Turkey
Opposition lawmaker Aram Vardevanyan has reacted to Monday’s phone call between the Armenian and Turkish leaders, accusing Nikol Pashinyan of acting against his statements. The
Starting From Scratch Again: Artsakh War Veteran Yakov Altunyan
By Siranush Sargsyan “We were living peacefully in Hadrut, when everything changed in a second,” Yakov Altunyan begins his story. Altunyan lived through three wars,
AYF Youth Corps 2022 Blogpost – First Days in the Motherland
By Hovig Ohanian – July 4, 2022 Adrenaline pumped through my veins as I drove to LAX on the morning of June 30, 2022. A
Armenia’s Ambassador to UNESCO Raises Issue of Ethnic Cleansing in Hadrut and Shushi
Public Radio of Armenia – Some areas of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), including Hadrut and Shushi, were cleansed of Armenians, Armenia’s Permanent Representative to UNESCO, Ambassador Christian
LA Times Recognizes University of La Verne CFO Avo Kechichian for Exemplary Leadership
By Rod Leveque, University of La Verne LA VERNE, CA – University of La Verne Chief Financial Officer Avo Kechichian has been named 2022 CFO of