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Armenian diaspora


  • Here are entered works on the movement of the Armenian people beyond the Armenian Republic. For works on Armenians who have settled outside Armenia, an additional heading is assigned to designate the place where they have settled, e.g., [Armenians--Foreign countries; Armenians--United States.]

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    • Diaspora, Armenian

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    • found: Work cat.: Manjikian, L. Collective memory and home in the diaspora : the Armenian community in Montréal, 2008:p. 1, etc. (examines the role of Armenian community centers in relation to Montréal, the distant homeland and the rest of the Armenian diaspora)
    • found: Melikʻsetʻyan, H.U. Hayrenikʻ-Spʻyụrkʻ ạrnchʻutʻyunnerě ev hayrenadardzutʻyuně (1920-1980), 1985:p. 1, etc. (discusses how the new Armenian diaspora was formed, in the beginning of the 20th century, and the issues of repatriation to the Soviet Republic of Armenia)
    • found: Armeniadiaspora.com (official Armenia diaspora home page), Aug. 11, 2009Population page (Armenian worldwide population today is estimated at a little more than 10 million)
    • found: Armeniapedia.com, Aug. 11, 2009Armenian diaspora entry (Today about half of the world's Armenians live outside Armenia. In 2008 Armenia created a Diaspora Ministry to strengthen ties with the Armenian Disapora)
    • found: Library of Congress Portals to the World, Aug. 5, 2009Armenia (History: Armenia and the Armenian Diaspora, selective portal page of resources concerning all aspects of Armenian life and culture)

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    • Here are entered works on the movement of the Armenian people beyond the Armenian Republic. For works on Armenians who have settled outside Armenia, an additional heading is assigned to designate the place where they have settled, e.g., [Armenians--Foreign countries; Armenians--United States.]

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    • 2009-11-06: new
    • 2016-01-25: revised

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