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Category Archives: Immigrants
RANDOM CONNECTIONS…NOT SO RANDOM
“I think my great grandfather was the founder of your church.” I received this message after posting a story about my childhood church on this blog. It wasn’t possible, I was certain. I had studied the original members and the … Continue reading
Posted in Armenians, Church, historical fiction, History, Immigrants
Tagged Armenian Americans, Armenian churches, Armenians
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BIRTH OF AN ARMENIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY
Beginning in the late nineteenth century and continuing into the first three decades of the twentieth century, a community of Protestant Armenians left the horrific persecutions of Armenian Christians in Turkey and arrived and thrived in the city of Troy, … Continue reading
BIRTH OF AN ARMENIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY
I grew up in a community of Armenians. Every block within a 4-5 block diameter contained multiple Armenian families, and at the center of it was the church. The groundbreaking for the first church was celebrated by the entire congregation. … Continue reading
Posted in Armenians, Church, Community, Genocide, Grief and Loss, Immigrants, Resilience
Tagged Armenians, Church, Genocide, Memorials
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ARMENIAN HISTORY AND FOOD
I don’t usually do book reviews on this site. However, in my research for my eventual historical fiction about Armenians and their immigration to America during and following the 1915 genocide in Turkey, I came across a marvelous book that … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Book Reviews, Books, Cookbooks, family, Genocide, Immigrants, Uncategorized
Tagged Armenian cooking, Armenian history, Blog, Books, Research, Reviews
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ARMENIAN FAIRYTALES
Shnor-ha-vor (soorp) dzu-noont! Merry Christmas! During a visit with one of the Armenian women who was kind enough to let me interview her for my historical fiction, she shared a delightful find with me (actually, a few delightful finds, but … Continue reading
Posted in Armenians, Blogs, Books, Fairy Tales, family, historical fiction, Immigrants, Uncategorized
Tagged Armenian Heritage, Armenians, Books, Fairy Tales
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HOW LONG IS TOO LONG FOR HISTORICAL FICTION?
This stained glass window photo is from the church I attended as a child and remained a member until it closed in 2011. Revisiting the church a little over a year ago started me on this journey–to write about the … Continue reading
Posted in Armenians, Books, Church, Fiction, historical fiction, Immigrants, research, survival, Writing
Tagged Armenians, Books, Characters, family, historical fiction, novel, Research, writing
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ARMENIA 100+ YEARS AGO
PA-REV-NER! GREETINGS! It’s a literary gift of gold! Thanks to my friend Roger, I learned of this resource for understanding life in Armenia prior to the 1915 genocide. I have only just begun my study of what it offers. The … Continue reading
WRITING THIS AND THAT
What a whirlwind week this has been! I can’t remember when I’ve been more enthusiastic about writing done and writing planned! In the first six days post release, the copies have flown off my shelf and out of Amazon and … Continue reading
Posted in Armenians, Book Reviews, Book Sales, Books, Contests, family, Genocide, historical fiction, Immigrants, The Eyes Have It
Tagged Armenians, Books, family, family secrets, historical fiction, love, Reviews, The Eyes Have It
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THE ARMENIAN TAPESTRY
A-no’o-nus Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse. Hal’/lee a-me-ree-ga-tsee yem. Hos yem. My name is Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse. I am Armenian American. I am here. It has been a while since I have posted about my Armenian book project. Happily, that is because … Continue reading
Posted in Armenians, family, Genocide, Grief and Loss, Immigrants, Resilience, Strength, survival
Tagged Armenians, families, Immigrants, Relationships, Resilience, Strength
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IN THE BEGINNING…
My grandfather (medz ha’/eer) and grandmother (medz ma’/eer) immigrated from Kharpert (also known as Harpoot) in Armenia. Don’t try to find Kharpert on a map of Armenia–it’s no longer there. Kharpert was one of the casualties of the Armenian genocide, … Continue reading
Posted in Armenians, Church, family, Genocide, Immigrants
Tagged ancestry, Armenians, Immigration, Language
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