On my train ride to Gyumri, where I was planning to stay for a week to look back to the devastating earthquake of thirty years ago, I sat next to a young mother with her two small kids
Our Lost Homeland: A Visit to Kilikia (Cilicia) Through Western Armenia
If you’ve been following my trips, you may know that last year I had a chance to travel to Western Armenia. It was my first visit to our ancestral lands.
A Look Back to Gyumri and the Devastating Earthquake
On Wednesday morning, on December 7, 1988, Armenians around the world woke up to the horrific news of the earthquake that hit and ravaged the two cities of Gyumri and Spitak
A Visit to a Khorovatz Festival in Gyumri
As part of my exploration of different communities, I decided to travel to Gyumri and stay there for a week and write about the city 30 years after the earthquake.
A Delightful Visit to a Preschool at a Village in Armenia
FCN (Focus on Children Now) is one of the many organizations formed by the Armenian Diaspora to provide basic necessities of life to the widespread poverty that exists in Armenia, especially in the villages.
Armenians in Poland: From the Middle Ages to the Modern Day
While visiting Poland, Catherine Yesayan discovers the rich and important roles that Armenians have played in the country’s history for over 600 years.
An Overdue Letter to my Dad
My earliest memory of my dad goes back to when I was two or three years old in Tehran. That specific moment is engraved in my mind.
St. Valentine vs. St. Sarkis
Valentine’s Day is around the corner and wherever we turn we see pink hearts, red hearts, roses, jewelry and the list goes on.
The Rose Float—A Tribute to Armenian Woman
I have been envious of some of my friends who, for the last four years, have decorated the Armenian float for Pasadena’s Rose Parade
A Pilgrimage to Our Ancestral Land
The morning we were going to start our trip, I woke up to a phone call.