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JUNE 27-JULY 1; JULY 4-8, 2018 LOG SHEET #7 SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL AUDIO/VIDEO LOG SHEET LOGGER NAME: Tom Rose RECORDER 1 NAME: Hyurasenyak 1 FILE NAME: 0090.wav ~1:58:00 RECORDER 2 NAME: Hyurasenyak 2 FILE NAME: 04/3.wav ~1:58:00 PRESENTER: Levon DATE/TIME 7/1/2018/5PM PROGRAM: Armenia STAGE: Hyuransenyak GROUP NAME: SESSION TITLE: Armenia & its diasporas: Dialogue & Exchange [[2 Columned Table]] | PARTICIPANTS | INSTRUMENTS/OCCUPATION | | --- | --- | | Levon Abrahamian | Presenter/Scholar | | Vane Levon Keushguerian | Wisemaker | | Lucineh Khazarean | Presenter | Tree project | Karine Van|Armenian newspaper | | Harutuyan Marvutyan | Scholar | Introductions Topic: Stories from diasporas Some context: Multiple diasporas, genocide Vane's story -Grandfather's migration: Within Ottoman Empire Aleppo Born in Homs: Moved to Lebanon grew up there Moved to Italy at age 19: after Italy to America attended university: married: Then moved to Tuscany. Description of first visit to Armenia. Repeated visits: moved to Armenia in 2009. "Typical" of Diaspora story Lucine's Story Born in Armenia. Grandparents story same as Vane: Westerm Armenia, displaced by conflict. Father's Family Moved to Uruguay: Mother's Parents Moved to Armenia in late 1940s, Met at University Born in Armenia, Moved to San Francisco bay area: has since moved back.