Remain in light : visions of homeland and diaspora /
"This book complements an exhibition of photographs at the Fowler Museum at UCLA (June 11-October 15, 2023) that endeavored to visualize the contemporary Armenian experience in the homeland and in Los Angeles-home to the largest Armenian population in diaspora. The first wave of immigrants came...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles :
Fowler Museum at UCLA,
[2025]
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| Summary: | "This book complements an exhibition of photographs at the Fowler Museum at UCLA (June 11-October 15, 2023) that endeavored to visualize the contemporary Armenian experience in the homeland and in Los Angeles-home to the largest Armenian population in diaspora. The first wave of immigrants came to California in the late 1800s; the second was spurred by the Armenian genocide of 1915; further Armenian migrants-from Soviet Armenia, the Middle East, Iran, and other countries-continue to find solace, pride, and connection in the traditions, customs, religion, language, and memories they brought with them. Sossi Madzounian, Ara Mgrdichian, and Ara Oshagan-three diaspora-born Armenian artists living in Los Angeles-shared their perspectives on the life of their people in the old world and the new, illuminating the evolving social fabric of Armenian life: survival in the homeland, the immigrant experience in diaspora, the rebirth of Armenian Americans on new soil. This book pairs their photographs with poems by Los Angeles-based poets Tina Demirdjian, Arminé Iknadossian, Arthur Kayzakian, Shahé Mankerian, and Raffi Joe Wartanian. The volume is a tribute to all these artists, and to Armenians across the globe"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 115 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780998044538 9780998044545 0998044547 0998044539 |