AGBU's Summer 2009 programs have wrapped up and interns, campers, scouts, volunteers and students have returned from New York, Paris, Yerevan, and all points in between for a new and exciting school year.

In international news, the "Erevan 50" scout troupe of Montevideo is celebration a decade of success, the Melbourne chapter is marking 20 years of bringing local Australian Armenians together, and students from Aleppo's Najarian-Gulbenkian School received top awards as teams from 12 countries competed for medals at the Pan-Armenian Olympiad of Armenian Language and Literature in Yerevan.

We are also pleased to announce that a wide selection of photos from July's dynamic FOCUS 2009 have been posted online and can be viewed here.

Blog Highlights

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>> Southern California's Generation Next Mentorship Program Featured on ArTn Shant TV (video, in Arm.) (8/21)
>> Athens Organizes Lecture on Armenian Art (8/19)
>> London & K Tahta School Join Forces to Educate Students About Armenian Art (8/14)
>> YP Yerevan Donates Computers to Gyumri Orphanage (8/13)
>> FOCUS 2009 in Chicago is a Great Success! (8/6)
>> Performance of AGBU Armenian Youth Assoc.'s Antranik Dance Ensemble (Article from Zartonk) (8/6)
>> Artemis Nazarian Toddler Facility at Manoogian-Demirdjian School (photos) (8/5)
>> Antranik Scout Camp's Second Season Begins (Video, in Arm.) (7/30)
>> NYSIP Interns Visit Connecticut (7/30)

 
Banner photo: Students from the Manoogian Demridjian School in California at the Genocide memorial in Yerevan during their annual trip to Armenia.

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Young Armenian Professionals Take Windy City by Storm at Sold-Out Focus 2009

Weekend Welcomes Close to 400 Guests & Raises Over $35,000 for AGBU Hye Geen Pregnant Women's Project in Armenia

AGBU FOCUS celebrated its fifth biennial affair with 400 participants from 16 countries and dozens of American cities in Chicago, Illinois from July 16-19 with much style and success. The four-day event took place around the Westin Michigan Avenue Hotel, which is situated in the city's exhilarating downtown core and footsteps ... >>

Longtime friend of the New York Summer Intern Program, Dr. Edgar Housepian (center) with his wife, joins this year's medical interns from Syria and New York and a medical supervisor at the Supervisors' Reception, which took place at AGBU Central Office on August 6, 2009.

AGBU Central Board Member Yervant Zorian speaks to the 2009 New York intern group about the newly launched AGBU Armenian Virtual College, an innovative online school that will educate people around the world.

Elizabeth Istanboulli of Italy interns with Interaudi Bank during the 2009 New York Summer Intern Program.

Scouts of Montevideo Celebrate 10 Years of Bringing Youth Together

On June 14, 2009, AGBU's Scout Troop "Erevan 50" celebrated 10 years of activities by hosting an African-themed day of events in Montevideo, Uruguay. The event ... >>

Celebrating 20 Years of AGBU's Presence in Melbourne

On May 16, 2009, over 200 people gathered to celebrate 20 years of AGBU's establishment in Melbourne, Australia. The chapter's 20th-Anniversary Grand Ball was held at The ... >>

AGBU and Hamazkayin's 'Hantiboum' Artistic Evening Attracts 500 to a Celebration of Armenian Culture in the Bay Area

On April 19, 2009, 500 people from the Armenian community of San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area attended a grand ... >>

Los Angeles, USA. Thursday, September 3
YPLA Fall Monthly Mixer
Pasadena, USA. Monday, September 7
Labor Day Picnic
Lyon, France. Friday, September 11
Lyon Cultural Centre's Inauguration Ceremony
New York, USA. Friday, September 11 - Sunday, September 13
YPGNY presents: 4th Annual YP Retreat
Toronto, Canada. Friday, September 18
Toronto Annaul Kef Night
Yerevan, Armenia. Friday, September 18 - Tuesday, September 22
YP UAE trip to Armenia

 
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Armenian Golgotha: A Memoir of the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1918
Grigoris Balakian

Never before in English, Armenian Golgotha is the most dramatic and comprehensive eyewitness account of the first modern genocide.

The Central Board of the United States on the eve of World War II