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Brief Background
The Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) is an Armenian youth movement founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1933 by General Karekin Njdeh. It serves as the youth organization of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF). The five pillars that guide its activities are: Educational, Political, Social, Athletic, and Cultural.     Read Complete History


Aims and Purpose of the AYF
The Armenian Youth Federation - ARF Youth Organization of the Western United States, was founded in order to assist in acheiving the following goals:
  1. The establishment of a Free, Independent, and United Armenia
  2. Armenia must be a democratic and socialist independent republic.
  3. The boundaries of United Armenia must incorporate the territories awarded to Armenia by the Treaty of Sevres as well as the regions of Nakhichevan, Akhalkalak, and Karapagh.
  4. The Armenian people, including its dispersed masses,must assemble on the territory of Independent Armenia.
  5. The still unpunished crime of the Genocide against the Armenian people must be condemned and redressed by the return of the occupied territories and by the just reparation for losses to the Armenian people.
  6. The basic laws of the Republic of Armenia shall be decided by the constitutional assembly of Armenia elected on the basis of universal, equal, direct, secret, and proportional representation.
These primary goals shall be served by accomplishing the other goals of the Armenian Youth Federation, as below:
  1. To guide in the moral, social, and intellectual advancement of Armenian youth in order to gain a better understanding of themselves,
  2. To prevent assimilation of Armenian youth by stimulating interest in and promoting political, cultural, educational, athletic, and social activities within the Armenian community.

Chapters
  1. Burbank "Varak" Chapter
  2. Crescenta Valley "Zartonk" Chapter
  3. East San Fernando Valley "Shahen Meghrian" Chapter
  4. Fresno "Kevork Chavoush" Chapter
  5. Glendale "Roupen" Chapter
  6. Hollywood "Musa Dagh" Chapter
  7. Houston "Dro" Chapter
  8. Montebello "Vahan Cardashian" Chapter
  9. Orange County "Ashod Yergat" Chapter
  10. Pasadena "Nigol Touman" Chapter
  11. Phoenix "Kedashen" Chapter
  12. San Francisco "Rosdom" Chapter
  13. Torrance "Potorig" Chapter
  14. West San Fernando Valley "Sardarabad" Chapter
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