armenians

"Everyone in Mariam's family is busy preparing for the Easter celebration. Mariam wants to help, but she is too little, or is she? See how she surprises everyone in her village. This book is a celebration of Armenian culture and the traditions associated with Easter. Margaret Wasielewski's pastel drawings beautifully depict the Armenians of the Ottoman Empire in the early 1900s. At Easter, they dressed in colorful costumes and paraded through their villages. They visited with friends and neighbors, feasted on elaborate dishes such as pilaf, shish kebab, cheoreg, and paklavah. Competition rallied in egg-fighting contests. The winner was the person holding an uncracked egg at the end of the day. Learn how to dye Armenian Easter eggs and play the egg-fighting game. Instructions provided on the last page"--Jacket.

Discusses the history of the Armenian people and the numerous contributions made by Armenian immigrants and their descendants to the history and culture of the United States.

"Around 1915, the Young Turks viewed Turkish Armenians as dangerous conspirators, so it endeavored to force thousands of them from their homes. They were massacred or marched to death. When all was said and done, between 600,000 and 1,500,000 Armenians died. This informative book offers a historical backdrop on the events that transpired to result in the Armenian genocide. Readers will learn about what happened during the genocide and in its aftermath, as well as get a closer look at how this period in Armenian history is viewed from a modern-day perspective"--Amazon.com.

Presents parallel stories of a woman who falls in love with an Armenian soldier during the Armenian Genocide of World War I and a modern-day New Yorker prompted to rediscover her Armenian past.

Inspired by a true story, this relates the tale of siblings Sosi, Shahen, and Mariam who survive the Armenian genocide of 1915 by escaping from Turkey alone over the mountains.

A novel about two young women and the link between their families. Armanoush is an Armenian American who wants to travel to Turkey and Asya lives in Istanbul while developing interests in Johnny Cash and the French existentialists.

Aram Haigaz was fifteen when he lost most of his family due to the Ottoman Turkish government's attack on Armenia. He and his mother were put on a forced march toward the Syrian desert without food, water, or shelter, as part of the systematic plan to annihilate the Christian Armenian population of Turkey in 1915. In order to survive, he converted to Islam and spent four years living as a Muslim servant and shepherd among Kurdish tribes in the rugged mountains. He ultimately escaped and came to the United States in 1921.

Covers the systematic extermination and deportation of Armenians from their homeland.

Inspired by a true story, this relates the tale of siblings Sosi, Shahen, and Mariam who survive the Armenian genocide of 1915 by escaping from Turkey alone over the mountains.

Inspired by a true story, this relates the tale of siblings Sosi, Shahen, and Mariam who survive the Armenian genocide of 1915 by escaping from Turkey alone over the mountains.