YP Stories

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YP Profiles

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Communicating for a Cause

Creating social impact through public relations with Kim Bardakian

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The Storyteller

It’s all about the buzz for restaurant marketer Alexis Halejian

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Man on a Mission

Raphaël Der Agopian organizes service-based communities for generations to come

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Community is a Way of Life

Lousin Balmanian found her footing in a new city thanks to AGBU

Fulfilling her Destiny

Volunteering is a family calling for Natacha Keuchguerian

Fright Fighter

How lifelong stutterer Joze Piranian talked his way onto the world stage

Initiating a New YP Toronto

How Haigo Derian unified peers to launch a new network in Canada

Sao Paulo Immersion

For Haig Apovian, AGBU Brazil is a global platform

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Philanthropist at Heart

Learning from the older generation, Will Nazarian sets an example for the next one

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Adventures at Pixar Animation Studios

Katherine Sarafian, producer of the Academy Award-winning film Brave, reflects on her 20 years in film production

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Cultivating Unity

María Sol Torosian motivates her YP Buenos Aires team with a singular motto

The Bigger Picture

How Carin Kellzi and YPLA work to contribute to the greater mission of AGBU

Working Hard and with Transparency

Ignacio Balassanian makes giving back to Buenos Aires youth a priority

The Ripple Effect

AGBU Milan’s Gayane Khodaveerdi takes small actions to make a big impact

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Armenian Queen of Cuisine

Aline Kamakian rules the Armenian restaurant space with a not-so-secret mission

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Entertainment Revolution

How Google’s Serge Kassardjian is transforming the way we consume entertainment and media

Reviving and Thriving

Sarine Karajerjian helped reignite and mobilize YPs in Lebanon

Game On

Michael Agbabian’s original approach to the TV game show pays off with critics and fans

Future Forward

We are all committed to giving back, especially to AGBU. You could say that my father’s legacy lives...

Latest News and Stories

APRI Conference in session at Sciences Po, Paris.

AGBU Marks 110 Years in France with an Emphasis on Current Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh)

In 110 years' time, AGBU will still exist, with future generations who will carry the torch in pursuit of its mission. Today, the future of Armenia and Artsakh is in front of us. It is up to us to conquer it.

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Small World

Exploring identity with the author of the Little Armenias guidebook

AGBU Honorary President Berge Setrakian addresses the 93rd General Assembly.

Transition, Tribute, and Togetherness

The AGBU 93rd General Assembly in New York makes living history

Sam Simonian is welcomed at the 50th anniversary of AGBU’s Instituto Marie Manoogian (IMM) in Buenos Aires.

The Touchpoints Tour

New AGBU President Sam Simonian pays a visit to South America

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AGBU 92nd General Assembly Held in Armenia in a Show of Unity and Resilience

Recognizing the sensitive issues at stake and the divisive climate both internally and externally, AGBU leadership repeatedly called for unity and resilience as key to a sustainable independent Armenia.