Comments on: The Half-Armenian Identity: But Your Name Is… http://www.ianyanmag.com/the-half-armenian-identity-but-your-name-is/ an independent Armenian news magazine Mon, 17 Jun 2024 09:50:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: eso gold http://www.ianyanmag.com/the-half-armenian-identity-but-your-name-is/#comment-10968 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 15:59:46 +0000 http://www.ianyanmag.com/?p=1662#comment-10968 . eso gold are really nice!!

]]> By: Hello http://www.ianyanmag.com/the-half-armenian-identity-but-your-name-is/#comment-4479 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:16:05 +0000 http://www.ianyanmag.com/?p=1662#comment-4479 Believe what you want but for Armenians, it is the PATERNAL side that defines the identity of the child. I am not judging this, I am just stating a fact. As you said, for Jews it is the maternal side and I believe so that for muslims it is the paternal one (although being muslim is technically different from being Armenian or Jewish as this is only regarding the religion). Anyway… this might be the reason why the author has been sometimes not always recognised as being a pure Armenian, as in the Armenian culture and mind, it is the father who transfers the “armenianity”. Until today, child with a Jewish mother are almost always considered as being Jewish, the ones with a Jewish father not. And this is also the reason why a Jewish women can more easily marry a “Goy” than a Jewish man and as well for Armenian men with an “Odar”.. I am not saying I agree with this or nor, this is again just a fact.

]]> By: Peter http://www.ianyanmag.com/the-half-armenian-identity-but-your-name-is/#comment-4373 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:11:27 +0000 http://www.ianyanmag.com/?p=1662#comment-4373 I believe the maternal side defines the identity of the child, because mothers take care of the child, rise him and actually spent more time with the kid and the ties with mother are stronger. So actually the mother defines child’s nationality rather than the father(maybe this is the reason the Jewishness is defined through maternal side). And Children with Armenian mothers should be accepted into the community as their real members. This is my point of view.
About the religion, I think the best option is to be of Armenian church but if the person thinks of himself to be Armenian, be a part of what we call Armenian-ness, which we still cannot define, then everything is okay. But we cannot loose our church. Drawing a parallel, this is the same as to say that an Armenian can remain Armenian even if he does not live in Armenia. In the same way, Armenian can remain Armenian even if he is not a member Armenian church. But in this case there are many challenges. Like an Armenian not living in Armenia is exposed to assimilation in the same way an Armenian outside Armenian church is exposed to assimilation. The catholic Armenians of Hungary, Romania, Poland and Netherlands assimilated are a good example.

]]> By: Harry http://www.ianyanmag.com/the-half-armenian-identity-but-your-name-is/#comment-4012 Sat, 09 Jul 2011 03:19:14 +0000 http://www.ianyanmag.com/?p=1662#comment-4012 Interesting article, I laughed real hard at the term
Hyerish! Nice to know I’m not the only half Irish one out there. Was raised by my moms Irish family and am fairly ignorant of most of my Armenian family’s customs an culture, do remember the food though!
It’s funny never gave it much thought but as I’m getting older it has become more of an interest for me.
I’m always surprised when I met other Armenians at the reaction I get from them ( I look real Irish!) Found an Armenian bakery near where I live in NYC and I know the food but when talking to them I mentioned my dad was Armenian they were like huh?
Enjoyed the article and a few of the others, has gotten my curiosity up about my other half.
Take Care.

]]> By: Sonya http://www.ianyanmag.com/the-half-armenian-identity-but-your-name-is/#comment-3930 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:10:37 +0000 http://www.ianyanmag.com/?p=1662#comment-3930 I have the same issue of being referred to as “tainted”.

]]> By: Diana (Bedrosian) Holliday http://www.ianyanmag.com/the-half-armenian-identity-but-your-name-is/#comment-3649 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:45:34 +0000 http://www.ianyanmag.com/?p=1662#comment-3649 Nice to see the flip-side to my situation. I am BEDROSIAN, but no one at our home spoke the language nor spent much time with others of Armenian decent while we were growing up. Thanks for the great read! :)

]]> By: DIANE DICRANIAN http://www.ianyanmag.com/the-half-armenian-identity-but-your-name-is/#comment-3416 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:46:27 +0000 http://www.ianyanmag.com/?p=1662#comment-3416 I THINK IT IS IMPORTENT THAT EVERYONE WHO IS EVEN A LITTLE ARMENIAN LEARN ABOUT THEIR HERITAGE BECAUSE THERE ARE NOT MANY OF US AND TO LET SUCH AN ANCIENT AND BEAUTIFUL CULTURE FADE AWAY WOULD BE AWFUL.

]]> By: [Web Wrap]: The Half-Armenian Identity: But Your Name Is… « FARs Blog http://www.ianyanmag.com/the-half-armenian-identity-but-your-name-is/#comment-3407 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:34:59 +0000 http://www.ianyanmag.com/?p=1662#comment-3407 […] Please continue reading here. […]

]]> By: Mimi Franklin Musso http://www.ianyanmag.com/the-half-armenian-identity-but-your-name-is/#comment-3400 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:22:57 +0000 http://www.ianyanmag.com/?p=1662#comment-3400 I found this through your “Year In Review.” It touched me, as I am 1/4 Armenian. My paternal grandfather came here in 1906. At that time, the family was anxious to Americanize and dropped the “ian” from our surname. I grew up in a home that was atheistic but very in-touch with Armenian heritage and food. I’ve always felt (and I look) very Armenian but even my ex-spouse and children scoff at my strong Hye-dentification. “Give it a break, you’re only a tiny bit Armenian,” they say. But I believe we are what we feel and I hold fast to what I feel is right.

I remain involved in causes that assist children and communities in Armenia. On April 24th I gather my family around for a lamb feast and make sure they know what the date means. I don’t really care if my sons sigh at me because I still hope that one day they will care and I know they never will if I don’t keep my Armenian-ness at the forefront.

PS, I don’t think “clannish” is a harsh concept at all. Klannish, yes, but not clannish. Our clan is what we make it.

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