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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.