Aram Arkun

Sarafyan said her experience was the opposite of that of Markosian, as both her parents came to the US together with Sarafyan, adding, “And Armenia was my home in Los Angeles. So there was no fragmentation. There was just a continuation.” She added, “There’s this question of Armenian identity and I think I was so lucky because it was never something separate or something that I was seeking. It was always just in the kitchen, in the living room.

Armenians only have gone through the first stage in part. The AGLA research project was launched at UCLA with the intention of being part of a broader Armenian Genocide restitution movement.

When asked whether a pivot in Armenia’s political connections was necessary after the 2024 election of President Donald Trump, he declared that these relations are institutional in nature, irrespective of whether Republicans or Democrats are in charge of the US government. Moreover, he and his predecessor as ambassador, Lilit Makunts, maintained good communications with the two American political parties, he said.