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Personal Narrative: The Armenian Community
The Armenian community is very tight-knit, traditional and family centered. Participating in events organized by the Armenian Diaspora, for example, AESA Science Fair (Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America,) Homenetmen Navasartian Games & Festival, and the 100th Anniversary Armenian Genocide March demonstrated to me how powerful the Armenian voice is despite being a minority.
Being Armenian is a proud trait in my family. My mother taught me Armenian as my first language at age two and placed me in an Armenian Saturday School until I was old enough to attend preschool at St. Gregory Hovsepian Armenian Private School. Even after I started attending a public school from grades fourth to eighth, she enrolled me in the Armenian Church Saturday
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