AMERICAN ARMENIAN POETESS ASYA ASATRIAN ASSISTS INHABITANTS OF GYUMRI OLD PEOPLE’S HOME

Noyan Tapan
Jun 20 2006

GYUMRI, JUNE 20, NOYAN TAPAN. American Armenian poetess Asya Asatrian
visited recently the Gyumri invalids’ and old people’s home, taking
small presents.

As the poetess mentioned in the interview to the Noyan Tapan
correspondent, when visiting Armenia, she considered weigh upon
her sole to meet with inhabitants of the Gyumri old people’s home,
to organize a party to make their everyday life interesting.

It is already the second time that Asya Asatrian visits the Gyumri
old people’s home and assists the local inhabitants. Attaching
importance to similar meetings, the poetess noticed that every
Diasporan Armenian’s obligation is to visit such an institution
when visiting the Fatherland, as, according to her, even a short
meeting and conversation is very important for inhabitants of the
old people’s home.