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In Search of Miadoun

After two failed attempts to travel to my paternal family's village Miadoun in 2008 and 2013, a third opportunity arose when Khatchig Mouradian asked me if I wanted to join his group on a research trip in 2017. This time, I was only given two days to decide… A nine year research project into the hist

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Ani Boghikian Kasparian

Ani Boghikian Kasparian is an active member of the Detroit Armenian community. From 2004 until the pandemic, she taught Western Armenian language at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and is affiliated with university 's Armenian Research Center. Boghikian Kasparian is a member of the Armenian Genocide Education Committee of Michigan and president of Houshamadyan Educational Association, the US executive board of the Houshamadyan Project (Houshamadyan.org). She received a bachelor of arts degree double-majoring in sociology and psychology and a master of arts degree in teaching, both from the University of Michigan-Dearborn, and a master of arts in counseling from Oakland University-Rochester.

5 Comments

  1. Very interesting, Ani. I’m glad you found what you were looking for… And that you added your “graffiti.”

  2. Please forward this email to Ani Boghikian Kasparian.
    Dear Ani I was born in Cairo Egypt.
    I was told by my father Michael Torikian and Boghikians that we are cousins from Miadoun. They added. there were 5 families with the names, Torikian, Boghikian, Soghikian, Norikian, Shoghikian that were born from one father (sorry no first name) who was a fisherman from Miadoun. (Miadountsis)
    So wish I had the luck to visit Miadoun and see my ancestral land

    1. Je m’appelle Azadouhie Torikian.mon grand pere s’appelait Hovannes Torikian.mon pere Vahan Torikian.Mlckael Torikian,son fils Varoudjan
      Etaient mes cousins.j’ai pleure en lisant votre article.Mille merci.

      notre famille etait originaire de Miadoum.J’ai pleure en lisant votre article.Merci

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