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    TUMO x h-pem | 'A story written by the earthquake' by Arus Melkonyan
    TUMO x h-pem | 'A story written by the earthquake' by Arus Melkonyan Arus Armen Melkonyan is a girl with endless energy and dreams. She loves to write, draw, sing, and listen to stories from old times. Her biggest goal is to become a human rights activist and lawyer and make the world just a little bit better...  
    TUMO x h-pem | 'The unforeseen revival' by Naneh Harutyunyan
    TUMO x h-pem | 'The unforeseen revival' by Naneh Harutyunyan Naneh Harutyunyan is a ninth-grade student who loves fiction and poetry. She’s mostly inspired to write while playing basketball.  
    TUMO x h-pem | 'Dreaming in colors' by Ellen Petrosyan
    TUMO x h-pem | 'Dreaming in colors' by Ellen Petrosyan Ellen Petrosyan was born in 1997. She lives in Yerevan but dreams of New York. She is passionate about writing and filmmaking.
    TUMO x h-pem | 'The Prime-­minister/դը փրայմ ﬕնիսթը' by Hayk Sarsgyan
    TUMO x h-pem | 'The Prime-­minister/դը փրայմ ﬕնիսթը' by Hayk Sarsgyan   Hayk Sargsyan is a programmer-­writer, musician-­writer, and painter-­writer...because a writer is often more than just a writer.
    TUMO x h-pem | 'NaOCl solution' by Artavazd Ganjalyan
    TUMO x h-pem | 'NaOCl solution' by Artavazd Ganjalyan Artavazd Ganjalyan is a teenage writer, who experiments with literature. Inspired by post-­ modernism, paganism, anarchism, and writers like Kafka and Dostoevsky, he creates his own style of writing and tries to break free of formal rules.
    ANCA x h-pem | ArmAs: Celebrating 'something old, something new, something inspiring'
    ANCA x h-pem | ArmAs: Celebrating 'something old, something new, something inspiring' Ancient Armenians were known to like a good drink. Today, several Armenian companies are trying to bring back this ancient winemaking tradition. ArmAs Winery is one such example. Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) intern, Megan Vandre, spoke with their CEO, Victoria Aslanian, at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival about Armenia’s recent “wine renaissance” and what ArmAs is doing to propel Armenian winemaking into the 21st century.
    ANCA x h-pem | Wood carving: Make your mark
    ANCA x h-pem | Wood carving: Make your mark At a little woodcarving booth at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington D.C., Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) intern, Lilit Bazikyan, felt a renewed sense of pride for her culture, traditions, and people.
    ANCA x h-pem | My Armenia: Creating a brighter future
    ANCA x h-pem | My Armenia: Creating a brighter future Thousands flocked to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival this year to take in all that Armenian art and culture has to offer. However, not many were aware that the Smithsonian Institution itself has been involved in boosting Armenia’s tourism for many years before the festival. Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) intern, Antranig Kechejian, spoke with a representative of this amazing project and shared some thoughts of his own.
    ANCA x h-pem | Bringing Armenia’s religious heritage to the American capital
    ANCA x h-pem | Bringing Armenia’s religious heritage to the American capital From vishapakars (dragon stones) to khachkars (cross-stones), the Armenian people’s fascination with carving beautifully intricate designs in stone is one of our most defining cultural and artistic legacies. Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) intern, Christopher Khachadour, takes a stroll around sculptor Bogdan Hovhannisyan’s booth at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, to learn more about this ancient craft and the importance of safeguarding it for future generations.