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HAMAZKAYIN ARMENIA FORUM 2012: CALLING ALL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
BY LALAI MANJIKIAN
asbarez
Monday, June 11th, 2012
The Hamazkayin Forum poster (click to enlarge)
If you have never been to Armenia or have visited before and are
looking for a trip that is centered around our centuries-old riches
and cultural gems, then look no further. For the past 17 years,
the Hamazkayin Student Cultural Forum has created the opportunity
for hundreds of young Armenian university students from all over
the world to converge, discover, and share their Armenian heritage
directly from the source. Students from North and South America,
Australia, Europe, Armenia, and Artsakh (Karabakh) have traveled to
Yerevan for an intense two-week journey through the immensely rich
cultural landscape of Armenia.
This summer program, specifically tailored for university students of
Armenian descent, entails complete cultural immersion and exposes the
participants to the crème de la crème of Armenian art and culture,
both classic and contemporary. Guided visits include trips to
various monasteries dating from medieval times and museums such as
the National Gallery of Armenia, National History Museum, Genocide
Museum, Aram Khachaturian Museum, Parajanov Museum, and Martiros Saryan
House-Museum. The Forum even offers special access to performances by
the National Opera or by such ensembles as the Sayat Nova folkoric
music ensemble. Such unique events are followed with a question and
discussion session, allowing participants to further learn about
traditional Armenian culture and express their thoughts and emotions.
Forum participants from different parts of the diaspora, as well as
from Armenia and Artsakh, bring their individual perspectives and
cultural backgrounds to various issues, while new friendships and
bonds are created~Wall in a memorable and dynamic social atmosphere.
The sheer amount of local cultural and artistic talent found in Armenia
is as mind-boggling as it is inspiring. And the Hamazkayin Forum
succeeds in exposing these treasures to the youth, who undoubtedly
leave with a renewed sense of their cultural identity, ready to
broaden their own interest and commitment towards Armenian culture
throughout the world.
Official visits to both the American University of Armenia and Yerevan
State University are also included in the program, allowing students
to discover the college scene in the homeland. Daily lectures by
prominent Armenian scholars from the diaspora and Armenia create
opportunities to engage with such topics as our identity, language,
religion, and history. A visit to the country~Rs army battalions
grants participants a rare glimpse into the country~Rs military and
a chance to meet the young men serving our country, while excursions
outside of Yerevan introduce them to some of the realities in the
non-urban regions of Armenia. After catching a play or concert, they
are bound to have a good time at one of Yerevan~Rs many restaurants,
where live Armenian music and dancing make the night complete.
This summer, from July 14-28, come join the Hamazkayin family~Walong
with fellow Armenian university students from all over the Armenian
Diaspora~Win Yerevan for the 2012 Hamazkayin Forum.
For more information or to register, visit www.hamazkayin.com.
Lalai Manjikian is a Ph.D. candidate in communication studies at
McGill University. She is the author of Collective Memory and Home
in the Diaspora: The Armenian Community in Montreal, published in 2008.
Her current research is on the social exclusion and inclusion of
refugees from different parts of the world seeking asylum in Montreal.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
BY LALAI MANJIKIAN
asbarez
Monday, June 11th, 2012
The Hamazkayin Forum poster (click to enlarge)
If you have never been to Armenia or have visited before and are
looking for a trip that is centered around our centuries-old riches
and cultural gems, then look no further. For the past 17 years,
the Hamazkayin Student Cultural Forum has created the opportunity
for hundreds of young Armenian university students from all over
the world to converge, discover, and share their Armenian heritage
directly from the source. Students from North and South America,
Australia, Europe, Armenia, and Artsakh (Karabakh) have traveled to
Yerevan for an intense two-week journey through the immensely rich
cultural landscape of Armenia.
This summer program, specifically tailored for university students of
Armenian descent, entails complete cultural immersion and exposes the
participants to the crème de la crème of Armenian art and culture,
both classic and contemporary. Guided visits include trips to
various monasteries dating from medieval times and museums such as
the National Gallery of Armenia, National History Museum, Genocide
Museum, Aram Khachaturian Museum, Parajanov Museum, and Martiros Saryan
House-Museum. The Forum even offers special access to performances by
the National Opera or by such ensembles as the Sayat Nova folkoric
music ensemble. Such unique events are followed with a question and
discussion session, allowing participants to further learn about
traditional Armenian culture and express their thoughts and emotions.
Forum participants from different parts of the diaspora, as well as
from Armenia and Artsakh, bring their individual perspectives and
cultural backgrounds to various issues, while new friendships and
bonds are created~Wall in a memorable and dynamic social atmosphere.
The sheer amount of local cultural and artistic talent found in Armenia
is as mind-boggling as it is inspiring. And the Hamazkayin Forum
succeeds in exposing these treasures to the youth, who undoubtedly
leave with a renewed sense of their cultural identity, ready to
broaden their own interest and commitment towards Armenian culture
throughout the world.
Official visits to both the American University of Armenia and Yerevan
State University are also included in the program, allowing students
to discover the college scene in the homeland. Daily lectures by
prominent Armenian scholars from the diaspora and Armenia create
opportunities to engage with such topics as our identity, language,
religion, and history. A visit to the country~Rs army battalions
grants participants a rare glimpse into the country~Rs military and
a chance to meet the young men serving our country, while excursions
outside of Yerevan introduce them to some of the realities in the
non-urban regions of Armenia. After catching a play or concert, they
are bound to have a good time at one of Yerevan~Rs many restaurants,
where live Armenian music and dancing make the night complete.
This summer, from July 14-28, come join the Hamazkayin family~Walong
with fellow Armenian university students from all over the Armenian
Diaspora~Win Yerevan for the 2012 Hamazkayin Forum.
For more information or to register, visit www.hamazkayin.com.
Lalai Manjikian is a Ph.D. candidate in communication studies at
McGill University. She is the author of Collective Memory and Home
in the Diaspora: The Armenian Community in Montreal, published in 2008.
Her current research is on the social exclusion and inclusion of
refugees from different parts of the world seeking asylum in Montreal.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress