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In Racine, an Armenian café revives the spirit of the ‘srjaran’
A new Armenian coffee shop opened on Feb. 21 this year. Is it in Los Angeles? Watertown? Detroit, Philly, New York? Providence, Chicago, New Jersey?
Hye Ground Café opened in historic downtown Racine. Yes, Racine, Wisconsin—which may make it even more newsworthy than any of the aforementioned locales. While Racine may not have the numbers of Los Angeles or New York, its Armenian community is every bit as proud of its heritage and unique blend of Armenian-American diasporan culture.
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Thank you Mark fir this beautiful supportive explanation, yes my friends did a very good job of thinking to have an Armenian Srjaran in this away from Armenia a coffee shop ,im very happy fir them.
And if you were here in town why didn’t you holler? So we can meet???
Stepan
I was on a mission, with limited time, on my first visit.
Next time, I will call you well ahead and we can play tavlu.
Mark
Congratulations on the opening of Hye Ground Cafe!
Last July, I spent a wonderful week in Armenia. The Armenian people were so generous and kind to me, and the food was plentiful and delicious. Armenia is beautiful, and I got to see Mount Ararat! I visited museums, old churches, and a lot of the great nightlife. I had so much fun. I hope to visit Armenia again soon.
I will be visiting the Hye Ground Cafe soon. I drank a lot of Armenian coffee and pomegranate juice while in Armenia. I am happy to know I will be able to enjoy that good, strong Armenian coffee again in my home state of Wisconsin!
Julie
Small towns rule
:-)
Wonderful! I love Racine, my father was from there. Armenia is deep in my heart. Please take a look at my book about Dr. Mabel Elliott, who treated and saved thousands of Armenian orphans after the Armenian Genocide in 1919 to 1923. The book is titled Unbreakable Healer. Dr. Elliott practiced across Lake Michigan in Benton Harbor, Michigan.