WASHINGTON—The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Leo Sarkisian Internship and Maral Melkonian Avetisyan Fellowship participants have returned to their hometowns across the U.S. and Canada, inspired by a summer spent in Washington, D.C. rallying for Artsakh justice and supporting Armenia security and sovereignty, all the while making friendships that will last a lifetime. ANCA…
On Thursday, June 20, a group of young Armenians from across the United States and Canada arrived at St. Mary’s Abbey in Morristown, New Jersey for Hamazkayin ArtLinks weekend. The beautiful abbey campus features tons of greenery and a collection of ancient statues. We all stayed in the retreat center, which used to be a…
By Liana Bdewi, ArtLinks participant 2019-2023 This year’s Hamazkayin ArtLinks retreat was held in June at Camp Arev in sunny California, located in Frazier Park about an hour north of downtown Los Angeles. We had many attendees from the greater Los Angeles area, from the east coast of the U.S. and a few Canadians sprinkled in for…