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Lalai Manjikian

Lalai Manjikian

Dr. Lalai Manjikian is a humanities professor at Vanier College in Montreal. Her teaching and research interests are in the areas of immigration and refugee studies, media representations of migration, migrant narratives and diaspora studies. She is the author of Collective Memory and Home in the Diaspora: The Armenian Community in Montreal (2008). Lalai’s articles have been published in a number of newspapers and journals including The Armenian Weekly, Horizon Weekly, 100 Lives (The Aurora Prize), the Montreal Gazette, and Refuge. A former Birthright Armenia participant (2005), over the years, Lalai has been active in volunteering both within the Armenian community in Montreal and the local community at large, namely engaged in immigrant and refugee integration. She previously served as a qualitative researcher on the Armenian Diaspora Survey in Montreal. Lalai also serves as a board member for the Foundation for Genocide Education. She holds a PhD in Communication Studies from McGill University (2013).

7 Comments

  1. Thank you LaLai for this beautiful article on Kessab. We can only hope that the seeds of our hearts will still flourish the land of our ancestors.
    Rouben Simonian

  2. Dear Lalai,
    Thanks for the wonderful article. But now I ask myself, why are the Armenians always overrun by the cruelties that happen to them. Since long you could foresee that Kessab is part of Syria and therefore will not be a paradise forever. Why did the municipal administration not go to the government and ask for weapons to defend the town. If not Arabians but the Armenians at least should have known what could happen in the future. If you are living in a paradise you should know it and be willing to defend it. Just like the people of Musa Ler or the Artsakhis ! Now its to late to mourn.

  3. Dear Lalai,
    Part one, part two. Two beautiful articles with soul, subtle humor,inspiring, this is You. You fill our hearts with Hope, and Faith. I follow you through your memories ,I stay in your path, that unique way you express passion, love, for your people,your roots…and I look forward for your next issues, your stories.
    Thank you Lalai

  4. We had no reason to arm ourselves, who were we going to fight the Syrian government that hosted us took care of us, treated us like their own with dignity we are not hypocrites we are peace loving people .
    The sudden and unexpected attack came via Turkey a rout for a second
    genocide as if the first one was insufficient,and the whole world is watching as if they are watching a comedy show on a TV

  5. Thank you . I was greatly impressed reading your soulful narration of dear Kessab . Hope to be able to share your opsimism .

  6. Thanks for the nice articles. I am a physician, a Kessabtzi decent born in Armenia- but hence feeling deeply connected to Kessab… Since childhood I would hear the unforgettable stories from my Dad and Grandparents about our home near the Church, our gardens… and the dialect that we spoke /Kessbynyk/ is so dear to me… I miss Kessab,I want to go back and visit my family’s house- what can we do-another dictated deportation…We have to never forget that the land is kept through defense and physical presence-let us pray but stay prepared to get back to our sacred lands.

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