It was not a particular concern until after the Genocide. The idea of losing identity with one’s Armenian heritage was foreign until 1915. After all, most Armenians lived as an indigenous people on their ancestral lands in the western highlands. When you live as an ethnic group in densely populated villages and cities, retaining your identity is essentially taken for granted. You were born into Armenian families, educated at Armenian schools, taught the Christian faith of our people and embrac
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Armenians who emigrate from Armenia today must understand the risks. They will eventually become Armenians by name only who dont speak their language much like the many people with Jewish, Irish, Italian, German, French heritage who dont know how to speak their mother tongue. Eventually, through marriage, they will even cease to become Armenians by name. So if you value your roots, you’ll stay in Armenia, grow your family there and not subject your people to the white genocide.
Furthermore, know that western society is becoming sick and unhealthy. Theres rising crime and mental disorders and high immigration rates will make you feel like you dont belong anywhere because you have nothing in common with all the diversity.
In the end it comes down to this, if you value material wealth over spiritual wealth.
You are absolutely correct but it seems they prefer welfare system and drinking coffee at starbucks, a brighter spot, sadly.
As part of the proud Armenian Diaspora, I hate it when I hear this. Why would I stay in Armenia? Why would I raise my family in Armenia? Working hard in the Western Countries you can get ahead and help Armenia much more. Whereas in Armenia there is no hope for upward economic mobility. It is my homeland and until things get better, I’m not going to move there. I’ll continue to visit but I have no desire to move. I’m sure many of us think this, but are unwilling to say it. I’m just being honest
Your logic sounds disturbingly in favor of segregation. Armenian and Armenians need to embrace diversity, learn from it and still maintain our core principles. Not by putting up social walls and hiding behind the old backward way of thinking.
This is where the senior generation must, instead of lamenting, be allowed or invited to share the beauty of Armenian Identity and community. Senior who have learned the intricacies of life, believe in sharing heritage, values and culture….. There must be a greater awareness of who we are if we want to really benefit from our God given purpose in his precious name.
I agree with you Bekhod. As an armenian women (30) that married a non-armenian at a younger age, I have come to learn only after having child, how much I want my child to speak my language and know our true culture values and history. It is extremely challenging when your spouse of course does not have the same desires. It is truly sad to me thinking that our culture (me no different) makes choices to settle for a non Armenian. Slowly overtime there will be less and less true pure Armenians. Our culture, language, everything slow fading to something of the past. I have heard from so many relatives and acquaintances, how hard it is to find an Armenian in Los Angeles for example, that have good Armenian values any more. I heard so many Armenians saying how it is easier to just go be with another race whose standards and expectations are held lower. God willing I can guide my son to live a rightous live and embrace our cultures true values, instead of getting sucking into my husbands (all things are ok, no shame, no rules) kind of thinking. How right or wrong this maybe for others, I don’t know.. but this is truly my battle everyday. 🙏🏼