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Karine's story: Half-Armenian.
Tells family story.
-Diaspora as an opportunity for Soviets to populate its countries/calls for repatriation.
-Dialects of Armenians
-Armenian newspaper in Boston: '8th oldest ethnic newspaper'
-Grew up in D.C. area as part of diaspora
-Role of political parties in diaspora life
-Armenian summer camps;
-Pushed aside' Armenian identity as child until after college...
-Birthright Armenia experience changed life
-Descriptions of various projects worked on
-Just returned to U.S. to live in Boston

Comments on 'Problems of identity' Also East/West again

Harutuyah's story
Mother tells family story: Van. Tblisi. Comments on Van history.
Moved to Siberia due to Soviet oppression. Born in Georgia.
Father: Regions of Armenia from more historical context.

Comments about Homeland/Repatriation. Changing dialogue between Diaspora & Armenia over time. Currently looking for Diaspora to come & invest.

Vahe comments on history of wine in Armenia. 'Crazy' to plant vineyards in Armenia, but he did in 1998. Spurred a revitalization of the wine industry.
Comments on wine quality.
Talk about 'idea' investment, not just finances.

Lucine talks about 'cultural investment.'
Combination of art/technology. Innovation.
Talk about film/animation/reanimania.
Civil society project: anti-plastic bags, women's empowerment.

? Diaspora as door/window rather than crossroad.
Karine talks about internet impact. Journalism and its quality in Armenia vs. America. 'Existential crisis' faced by Armenian newspapers & diaspora members.

Harutuyan sums up trends in session.
Repatriation movements in Soviet, post-Soviet, & current eras.

? Political parties in newspapers? 'Too long to answer'

? Do you forsee a peaceful resolution to territorial disputes between Armenia and Azerbaijan?
-Response from Vahe