Ayf Junior Olympics in Queens, new york. It was the beginning of many weekend trips to other cities where we met Armenians from all over the country for sports, games, and educational seminars. Queens NY, 1989
Camp haiastan became a sanctuary I would dream about all year. The washington kids would always attend the same two-week session, but my brother and I decided to stay longer one year. As the bus drove off with the washington kids, they all reached out asking for a rock to take with them. Franklin MA, 1988
green hedges School was a foundation for high-culture and education taking us to see all that the nation’s capital had to offer. but it never brought the same nostalgia and longing I had for my Armenian life. Washington DC, 1989
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