30/12/2025
👋🏻 Get to know our latest addition to the board: Arsen!🌟
Q: What is your vision for the armenian community in Sweden?
A: The vast geographical span of our country presents real challenges to maintaining strong physical, mental, and spiritual connections among our diverse Armenian communities. My vision is to overcome these barriers by strengthening ties between towns with significant Armenian populations, fostering a deeper sense of unity and reducing the impact of geographic distance. AGBU YP is uniquely positioned to lead this effort. As a nonpartisan and nonprofit organization that represents the full spectrum of backgrounds and perspectives within our rich diaspora, it provides a powerful platform for meaningful connections, collaboration and collective growth.
Q: What is the most Armenian thing about you?
A: Oof—that’s a tough one. I wasn’t quite prepared for it simply because there are so many things to choose from. But if I had to narrow it down to three they would be my love for the Armenian cuisine, my name >Arsen< which means a noble warrior(Aznvagan razmig) signifying the Armenian spirit which has always been in wars and battles to protect our lands, culture, heritage and faith. ⚔️✝️🇦🇲 And lastly our uniquely expressive sayings woven into everyday life. One of my favorites is saying “Achks lujs” sarcastically when someone seeks my advice in a matter, chooses to disregard it and predictably creates a mess facing the consequences.😌😆
Q: What’s a fun fact about you that most people don’t know?
A: My connection to AGBU is more personal unlike most of the board being born and raised in the AGBU spirit. Some of my strongest childhood memories come from growing up within the Armenian community in Baghdad during the 1990s, through our church, school, and community associations—many of which existed thanks to AGBU. Over the past three years, I closely followed the global expansion of AGBU YP and patiently awaited the opening of a chapter in Sweden. When an acquaintance told me it had finally been launched here, I was genuinely excited and eager to get involved.🚶🏻
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