You can see a photo of my Armenian handwriting at http://i897.photobucket.com/albums/ac173/MYKESOBE/My%20beautiful%20handwriting/img010.jpg?t=1261826826
By the way, I’ve almost memorized the UDHR in Armenian as if it were a prayer because of the number of times I’ve worked on writing this universal declaration.

As for Kim’s decision, I think she is taking a great step in becoming aware of her culture. Armenia truly is a beautiful place, and she is one of very few Americans of foreign ancestry to take interest in their roots.

And as for Armenia, may Astvats and Kristos always be at your side, to help defend against Moslem Turks and Azeris, both for recognition of the past and of the present. I love Armenia as I do my two ancestral homelands. Almost as if I myself were Armenian. Hayastan forever.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0719078172/ref=pe_5050_11356460_pe_snp_172

Imagining Armenia: Orientalism, Ambiguity and Intervention, 1879-1925 by Joanne Laycock

Imagining Armenia: Orientalism, ambiguity and intervention, 1879-1925″ examines how Armenia and Armenians were portrayed in Britain at a decisive moment in modern history, when diplomats, scholars and humanitarians (here termed Armenophiles) engaged with the past, present and future of Armenia. Joanne Laycock draws on social and cultural theory in order to examine the relationship between representations of Armenia and the political and humanitarian responses to atrocity, genocide and the refugee crisis.This book illustrates how British observers represented the ‘in-between’ position of Armenians and considers the early development of atrocity narratives which related acts of violence and oppression by the Ottomans. It goes on to examine responses to the massacres of the Armenians during the First World War, showing how established images of Armenians were transformed in the wake of this crisis. Laycock then turns to the post-war period when attempts were made to define and establish an independent Armenian nation state in the midst of international efforts to provide for the relief and resettlement of Armenian refugees. The book ends with the long-term implications that British and international ‘abandonment’ of the Armenians had for their subsequent place in public memory. This book will be of interest to scholars of modern British history, Armenian history and wider issues within European studies.
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(Funny to append this to Kim Kardashian, but I guess she “could” actually buy it, and one for every family member as well!)

My wife has been there twice before.

I have been there more than two or 3 dozen times.

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