10 years on from the start of the Syrian Revolution and subsequent civil war, and more than 20,000 Syrian Armenians have moved to the Republic of Armenia. Described as “repatriation”, this term hides as much as it captures about the real lived experience of arriving in an often entirely new “homeland”, with different cultural references and variants of the language. At the same time, Syrian Armenians have transformed culture in Hayastan itself, bringing a new prominence to Western Armenian, and a fresh influx of influences from the wider region. At this event we’ll hear from three young Syrian Armenians about their experiences, and, as ever in our Diaspora Forums, bring a grassroots perspective on everyday life which doesn’t shy away from challenging but important conversations.

Participants:
Avedis Aposhian
Hovsep Markarian
Houry Pilibbossian

Chaired by
Tatevik Ayvazyan, Director of the Armenian Institute

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