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Kristi Rendahl

Kristi Rendahl

Kristi Rendahl is associate professor and director of the nonprofit leadership program at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Prior to starting with MSU in 2017, she worked for over 20 years with nongovernmental organizations on several continents, including living in Armenia from 1997-2002. She speaks Armenian and Spanish.
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  1. Hye, Kristi, you have come to know Armenia and her people even better than some who are Armenian yet are scattered the world over since the Turkish Genocide of the Armenian nation – ongoing/unending.  My daughter led me to your words… You have understood the real nature of the Armenians and our advanced and ancient culture, adopting Christianity (301AD to 307AD the Romans)  Too, my husband’s favorite line is: Only when the rest of the civilized world recognizes a Turkey for that which it has been and is still today, only then will a Turkey be forced to face their own guilt for torturing, slaughtering and worse of innocents during the Turkish Genocide of the ancient Christian Armenian nation…too, the Greeks, Syrians, Assyrians and more. Today, our fledgling 20 year nation of today joins with the civilized nations of the world all their endeavors and advances in the Sciences and more. Too, history of Armenia, past into today, brings it to the fore as a people worthy of belonging to the civilized nations of the world.  A Turkey offers much that ‘glitters’- pursues endless PLOYS and too, sadly, now destruction of the Woodrow Wilson memorial site in Washington DC currently and it appears even Smithsonian Museum.  Thus a Turkey has invaded the USA capital, Washington DC.  Actions of/by their Ottoman mentality – unending since the 19th, 20th, and today – still into the 21st century the abuses by the Turk of the Armenians (others)  is agenda of Turk leaderships… Still, across the world Armenians are united in seeking justice for the Turkish Genocide of the Armenans… Persistently…  Manooshag
     
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  2. Kristi.. I got goosebumps when I read your article… I emerged myself into the lifestyle I know very well and left behind 20 years ago.. your words brought the Armenian existance to life and showed the true meaning of what it means to be an ARmenian…

    It is people like you who devote their lives to appreciate finer things in life, aka learning about an ancient culture and sharing their thoughts and views in such a way that not only the Armenian would appreciate and understand but also a Non-Armenian.. I thank you for your dedication to Armenians/Armenia and looking forward to reading more of your articles…

    God Bless you

    Gayane

  3. Hi Kristi
    I like your words
    “A nation filled with passion”
    I like to add,
    “A nation filled with Art, Dignity, Passion…”
    This what my beloved feels and he is none-Armenian.
     
    Dear Kristi
    Did you forget our pomegranate?
    We are like that fruit…
    Full of love
    Full of care.
    If you lance our Hart* (Heart)
    You can see and feel our eternal passion…
    Bursts from every seed.
    I feel you are harty* and clever
    You knew how to lance our Harts…!
    Reaching our seeds
    To view the glare.
    Wishing you and every one
    Happy Healthy New Year
    Sylva
    ———————–
    *Hart: heart—Heart in one syllable in my glossary of terms (Lance my Hart at a Glance)

  4. Dear kristi,
    This is an excellent article. Sometimes we get tired of ourselves. You give us hope. God bless you.

    Shnorhavor Nor Dari yev sourp Dsenount!

  5. George,
    It gives me infinite pleasure to know that something I write or say or do might be useful to someone else. Thank you.
    Kristi

  6. kRISTI:  Your observations were not only accurate, you described them
    interestingly. Yes, should I meet you in the future (preferably in Yerevan),
    I too will raise my glass in “genats” to Kristi!

  7. Hello Kristi, as a second generation Armenian American who has never visited Armenia (but would love to), I enjoyed reading your lively descriptions of the current population and culture of Armenia. So many times, the only articles and books that are written are from the view of the genocide. We hardly ever get a glimpse of what life is like now in Armenia. Time cannot change what happened, and the heartache will always remain, but it is refreshing and encouraging to know that there is an Armenia out there with vibrant passionate people that have a future to live for, not only a past to weep over. Armenians must have hope and optimism for their future.

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