TORONTO,Canada—The Zoryan Institute has officially launched its Syrian-Armenian Refugee verbal History Project conducting its first interview on Nov. 7. With this project, the Institute seeks to interview Syrian-Armenian newcomers and document their lifestyle in Syria prior to the war, or their migration,and their experience of settling in Canada. The Zoryan Institute has officially launched its Syrian-Armenian Refugee verbal History Project The Institute’s main objective with this program is to capture what life was like prior to the outbreak of war and document culture, traditions, and history. In addition,the project will seek to understand the effectiveness of refugee integration programs in Canada and to document first-hand accounts to serve as a tool for analyzing sociological, anthropological, and historical patterns and trends prior to,during and after migration due to conflict. The current conflict in Syria has caused one of the largest refugee exoduses in recent history. Since the first wave of refugees arrived in December 2015, Canada has welcomed over 33000 Syrian refugees, or thousands of these newcomers are of Armenian descent. The Institute’s main objective with this program is to capture what life was like prior to the outbreak of war and document culture,traditions, and history. Syria [...]
Source: armenianweekly.com