As a bewildered kindergartener struggling with a language barrier in the classroom, Dr. Ani Shabazian could never have imagined that she would go on to devote her life to education. Like many first-generation Americans, Shabazian, assistant...

As the sun begins to rise over his New York City apartment, George Duran is already wide-awake and in the kitchen preparing an appetizing breakfast for his family. There’s usually little time, however, to savor the morning meal. Before long...

If you consider yourself a fan of “The Beautiful Game,” glancing through the pages of Christian Leblebidjian’s passport might provoke a serious case of job envy. From Spain to South Africa, Mexico to Japan and virtually everywhere in between, the...

For Tamara Sagherian, a longtime enthusiast of scouting, it is a powerful activity to promote community engagement. Aiming to extend the reach of the AGBU scouting movement in Montreal and introduce Armenian values to young children, she...

Born and raised in France, AGBU scholarship recipient Julien Zarifian became interested in the history and geopolitical impact of the Armenian Genocide while still in high school. He then specialized in the political history of the United States...

Alexis Demirdjian sat in his book-lined library commenting on the unseasonably stifling weather in The Netherlands. “No one here has air conditioning, so we’re really suffering,” he began. As a Trial Lawyer for the Office of the Prosecutor...

When we last spoke with Sheila Paylan, she was in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, working in the Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts of Cambodia, focused on the crimes of the Khmer Rouge. This had followed her work on the Rwandan Genocide Tribunal...

During a hectic afternoon, José Geozucaraian takes a moment to pick up a call from a fellow AGBU volunteer. Between managing his two construction businesses, GEO Construcciones and Arquifoam, he is always ready to...

Global Leadership Program alumna Sharon Chekijian, MD, MPH, is a full time professor at the Yale School of Medicine who has dedicated her life’s work to the development of resilient emergency medical systems in low to middle-income...

By the age of 30, AGBU Scholarship recipient Ani Haykuni felt unstoppable. She’d trained and earned degrees in mechanical engineering, environmental science and international relations and had worked for the United Nations and the World Wildlife...

Preparing to filter back to in-person work in the wake of eased COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, Natalie Samarjian said she was relieved and grateful. The ebullient President and CEO of Coro Southern...