First published 2015
Armenian history spans three millennia of constant movement. Families fled their original territories in Eastern Turkey and Northern Syria, driven by revolutions, civil wars, and massacres. They traveled ancient trade routes and pilgrimage paths, seeking safety wherever they could find it. Today eight million Armenians live in more than 85 countries worldwide. Scout Tufankjian captures this global community through nearly 200 full-color photographs and brief conversations with Armenians from around the world. Her lens reveals how these scattered communities rebuilt themselves, how families stayed connected across continents, and how Armenian identity survived despite pressure to assimilate into new cultures. The book shows a diaspora that refused to disappear.
Genres: history, non-fiction, biography-memoir, 21st-century, photography, cultural-studies
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, global-perspective
Setting: Eastern Turkey, Northern Syria
Period: 3 Millennia
224 pages · Hardcover · Melcher Media