Never Want to See…

Recently a stream of Armenian-on-Armenian violence has captured headlines in Southern California. Among the most tragic is the story of Mike Yepremyan, a 19 year old Armenian who was shot to death in a Sears parking lot in North Hollywood by another Armenian after they argued about a text message.

Through the Lens: Culture & Purpose in Today’s Armenian Reality

There are hundreds of young, talented Armenians exploring the bounds of art and identity through countless means including music and film. They interpret culture through their own individual lens. Haytoug sat down with some of these creative individuals to explore their thoughts on culture and identity.

Heroes of the Artsakh Liberation Struggle

Very few people can be said to have had as large an impact on the liberation movement of Artsakh as Arthur Mgrditchyan. He was a model Tashnaktsagan who internalized his ideological oath and served his people with integrity and conviction.

AYF Chapter Spotlight: Phoenix “Kedashen” From the Land of the Rising Sun

Maintaining your heritage and identity is difficult enough when living outside of your Homeland. But the smaller the concentration of Armenians and cultural institutions in your community, the more pronounced this struggle becomes. For the Armenian youth of Phoenix, Arizona—one of the fastest-growing Armenian-American communities in the US—the fight to maintain one’s culture and remain active is an especially challenging one.

Making Our Nest

Each fall the migratory cranes embark on a journey to warmer grounds due to annual seasonality, to escape the winter’s bitter arrival. The crane’s migratory behavior is very much similar to that of the Armenians. When we feel the first cruel chill of winter, when times grow to be difficult, we flee. We fly across the Atlantic to a warmer climate, in hopes of leading a more fruitful life. It is only natural to seek something better, yet there is one significant difference between the cranes and the Armenian people…the cranes eventually fly back to their homes in the spring time, and we do not.

‘Yes We Have’: Stories of Armenian-American Discoveries

Stepan Partamian’s “Yes We Have” is not a single story but a compilation of various stories about the incredible Armenians who changed American history through their inventions, discoveries and talents. Partamian compiled over one hundred stories of influential Armenian-Americans starting from the first Armenian colonists who settled in Jamestown.

Հայ- Թուրք Բանակցութեան Մասին

Աշխարհի տարածքին գոյութիւն ունեցող բարդ եւ առկախ հակամարտութիւնները լուծելու համար հզօր պետութիւնները կը նախընտրեն դիւանագիտութեան ուղիով փոխադարձաբար ընդունելի արդիւնք ձեռք բերել պատերազմի տանող քայլերու դիմելու փոխարէն:

Մաշտոցեան Քաղաքականութիւն

Ամարաս վանքը եղած է Արցախի եւ ինչու չէ՛ հայկական ամենէն պատմական եւ Քրիստոնէական կեդրոններէն մէկը։ Ամարաս կը գտնուի Մարտունի քաղաքէն մօտաւորապէս 10քմ հարաւ-արեւելք, Խազազի եւ Լուսաւորիչի սարերու միջեւ, Սօս գիւղին մօտ։

Some Things Are Not For Sale

The Armenia-Turkey Protocols present a critical juncture in our nation’s history. Through the stroke of a pen, the rights, dignity and interests of the Armenian people threaten to be sacrificed on the altar of political and economic expediency. The dangerous implications of the Protocols for our national interests point, more than ever, to the urgent need to change the undemocratic, unjust, and inequitable conditions in our homeland.

The 2010 Census: It’s In Your Hands

According to the United States Constitution, the Census must count every person living in the United States every ten years. What many people don’t realize is that Census numbers are closely tied with funding and political representation.

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