Հայրենիքի վերստեղծումը Սփիւռքում, Լոս-Անճելըսի հայ համայնքի օրինակը
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2022
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In the panoramic picture of efforts to reconstruct the homeland in the Armenian community of Los Angeles, the Soviet Armenians who left during the Soviet period stand out.
The country which they perceived as homeland does not exist anymore; thus they try to reconstruct their past, rebuild social spaces, recreate their homeland environment in a new socio-cultural setting. In this context, the transformation of both ideas and perceptions of homeland is obvious.
The paper discusses how and why homeland is recreated/reconstructed in a foreign environment. It argues that the need to create one's own environment in a new socio-cultural setting as well as to look for a source of cultural nourishment led to the activation and materialization of the past. Through a field survey, the paper brings out the most important factors and main actors for the re-creation of the homeland in the Diaspora.
The paper notes that discerning these factors would enable a better understanding of the main features of a homeland environment, which could be used as tools for reconstructing homelands in the Diaspora.
The data used in the survey are the results of ethno-sociological field work conducted among the Los Angeles Armenian community. The survey included observations, questionnaires and in-depth interviews with representatives of the community.
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Ներսիսեան, Ս., «Հայրենիքի վերստեղծումը Սփիւռքում, Լոս-Անճելըսի հայ համայնքի օրինակը», «Հայկազեան հայագիտական հանդէս», 2022, 42/2, Պէյրութ, էջ 253-266