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Learning a language is tough. But learning Armenian, as an Armenian? It can be a challenge:
I know the feeling. It's this strange/intense feeling of guilt and grief... a longing for something that is yours, but was taken away. You might be justified to feel some anger too. 1/5 https://twitter.com/Sheeerak/status/1357557220712484864
I know the feeling. It's this strange/intense feeling of guilt and grief... a longing for something that is yours, but was taken away. You might be justified to feel some anger too. 1/5 https://twitter.com/Sheeerak/status/1357557220712484864
Maybe assimilation took its toll on your family,
could be 3 or worse- 4 gens removed from the homeland.
Maybe your parents just didn't put in the time, maybe they didn't push you hard enough... maybe they did, and now you're in your 20s regretting not putting in the time. 2/5
could be 3 or worse- 4 gens removed from the homeland.
Maybe your parents just didn't put in the time, maybe they didn't push you hard enough... maybe they did, and now you're in your 20s regretting not putting in the time. 2/5
You might have gone to an Armenian school but then you graduated and life took some turns. Maybe you have just one Armenian grandparent... but, you feel something, a pull back.
Point is- any/all reasons for not knowing it well enough are justified. Now, you want to learn 3/5
Point is- any/all reasons for not knowing it well enough are justified. Now, you want to learn 3/5
some ideas:
-Community Colleges or Universities offer classes
-there are books available online, ask us
-Local Orgs in the community, the church/ayf/scouts
-Immerse yourself, All Armenian News is on YT- and there are a lot of shows/movies too... ask us
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-Community Colleges or Universities offer classes
-there are books available online, ask us
-Local Orgs in the community, the church/ayf/scouts
-Immerse yourself, All Armenian News is on YT- and there are a lot of shows/movies too... ask us
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Don't be afraid to ask for help. It's not easy- but it's worth it. To hear our music and understand every word? Read our poetry and prose? Just hang out at a beer parlor and mock the big ideas of the world? Save a people from extinction.... Imagine that. Pretty dope, no? 5/5
