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ANCA-ER to honor human rights attorney Siranush Sahakyan with Freedom Award...
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Armenian National Committee of America Eastern Region (ANCA-ER) is set to honor human rights attorney Siranush Sahakyan, president of Yerevan’s International Comparative Law...
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ANC of Michigan activist Karyn Chopjian kicks off Novi City Council campaign
Pictured left to right: Hayg Oshagan, Toros Chopjian, Karyn Chopjian, ANC of Michigan chair Dzovinar Hatsakordzian and ARF Eastern Region Central Committee member Sebouh Hatsakordzian NORTHVILLE,...
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AYF-YOARF Eastern Region condemns Alen Simonyan’s remarks regarding POWs
President of the National Assembly of Armenia, Alen Simonyan (Photo: National Assembly, September 13, 2021) The AYF-YOARF Eastern Region staunchly disavows the treasonous betrayal of Armenian POWs by...
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In Memory of Mary Nalbandian
Mary Nalbandian (1938 -2021) Mary Nalbandian was born in Qamishli, Syria on December 15, 1938. She was the eldest daughter of Dikran and Bedoor Nalbandian and the eldest sister of Zaven, Hratch...
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Hail to the Third Republic of Armenia on its 30th anniversary
Republic Square, Yerevan, April 2010 (Photo: Tony Bowden/Flickr) September 21, 2021 is the 30th anniversary of the Third Republic of Armenia. The present state of Armenia is the resumption of the...
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24th Arpa International Film Festival to be virtual
This year marks the 24th anniversary of the Arpa International Film Festival, the signature event of the Arpa Foundation for Film, Music and Art (AFFMA). The virtual festival is scheduled for November...
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The Feast of Ruining the Independence
Yerablur Military Memorial Cemetery, December 19, 2020 (Photo: Karapet Sahakyan) Armenians all over the world should have spent the past days in tremendous joy celebrating the 30th anniversary of their...
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AYF chapters invite tri-state community to march, honor Armenian martyrs
NEW YORK, NY—The Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) New York “Hyortik,” Manhattan “Moush” and New Jersey “Arsen” chapters will be hosting a candlelight vigil to honor the lives lost during the 2020...
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BREAKING: US House set to vote on measure demanding Baku release Armenian...
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. House Rules Committee cleared the path for full House consideration of an ANCA-backed amendment led by Representatives Tony Cardenas (D-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Brad...
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Turkish-American groups contributed $2.2m to politicians since 2007
10,000 Turks Campaign avatar via Twitter I came across a Turkish-American website for the “Ten Thousand Turks Campaign.” The website includes the combined information of five separate Turkish-American...
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Armenian Conversation Hour at the AYF Olympics
Members of the Central Language Council and other AYF members participating in «Միտքս Փոխէ», September 4, 2021 (Photo: Leeza Arakelian) This year, the AYF Eastern Region brought a new committee into...
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The ANCA at the Olympics
Left to right: Mari Bijimenian, Anais Boyajian, ANCA executive director Aram Hamparian, Armen K. Hovannisian The Armenian National Committee of America- Eastern Region (ANCA-ER) was proud to be at AYF...
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‘Most Improved’ Chapter wins AYF Olympics basketball tournament
EAST GREENWICH, RI—The game of basketball is gaining momentum in its sophomore year at the AYF Olympics. Fourteen men’s teams had registered to play in the all-day tournament at the gymnasium of East...
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Arman Tsarukyan earns “Performance of the Night” after dominant UFC victory
Coming into Saturday night, Arman Tsarukyan knew he needed a knockout or a dominant finish in order to put himself in the conversation among the top UFC lightweight contenders. And that’s exactly what...
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Pashinyan seeks meeting with Erdogan through Georgia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Office of the President, September 19) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has informed the press that Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan sought a meeting with him...
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AYF Olympics: The Place to Be
2021 AYF DC “Ani” softball team “Are you going to Seniors this year?” “Do you have your dresses picked out for Seniors?” “Am I going to see you at Olympics?” I first had to learn what “Seniors” was and...
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A Unique Approach to Church Unity: Sharing
The Armenian community in North America has been hampered by an unnecessary and tragic division since 1933. For the first 23 years after the schism, many of the parishes were organized under the...
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Together
Well, that’s it, I think to myself. It’s Sunday night of Labor Day weekend, and I’m stuffed into a too crowded hotel room. Surrounding me is the rest of the New Jersey Arsen—the ones with more years...
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Krafian, Tcholakian win penthathlons
Sasoun Tcholakian and Anoush Krafian (Photo: Sona Gevorkian) The pentathlon events were won by a woman who has never lost an event in six AYF Olympics and a former college football player who had not...
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MSU Libraries will host talk with author Dr. Khatchig Mouradian
By Cindy Hunter Morgan More than 100 years after the Armenian Genocide, an event at MSU Libraries will offer the campus community an opportunity to learn about a little-known aspect of that history:...
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