{"id":3989,"date":"2024-06-19T01:33:59","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T01:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/?page_id=3989"},"modified":"2025-04-28T14:59:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T14:59:30","slug":"my-armenian-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/initiatives\/oral-history-projects\/my-armenian-story\/","title":{"rendered":"My Armenian Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n                \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--modal-image-gallery \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--modal-image-gallery\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n      <div class=\"text-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          About the Project \n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My Armenian Story is an oral history project that collects Armenian life stories through crowd-sourced interviews. Community members are encouraged to interview their family and friends using a smartphone and submit those interviews to the collection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The planning stage was supported by a grant from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation of Lisbon, Portugal. The purpose of the project is to record, gather, and document individual stories and reconstitute them as part of the national story. #MyArmenianStory serves as a resource base that reflects the scope and depth of the Armenian experience for researchers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since its launch, the Institute has worked tirelessly to expand the program\u2019s reach to include Armenian stories from all over the world, integrate the program in educational and community contexts, and facilitate access to materials.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-10.00.49-AM-768x432.png\"\n          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(min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Medium shot of My Armenian Story interview with Sylvia Dakessian.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"swiper captions\">\n        <div class=\"controls-container\">\n          <button class=\"button-prev\" aria-label=\"Previous Image\">\n            <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"\n            x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n            <polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FFF\" points=\"15.7,27.5 5.7,17.5 \n            15.7,7.5 18.7,10.4 13.6,15.4 28.3,15.4 28.3,19.6 13.6,19.6 18.7,24.6 \"\/>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/button>\n          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                     <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--home-sequence-full-width-video-and-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--home-sequence-full-width-video-and-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n          <div class=\"video-container\">\n\n              <div class=\"image-container\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/06\/PXL_20220419_183341869-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/06\/PXL_20220419_183341869-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/06\/PXL_20220419_183341869-1280x720.jpg 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              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Guide for Teachers\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Oral history provides students of all ages with meaningful opportunities to engage with their family and community and to learn about the experiences worldwide. Oral history brings the Social Studies and Armenian Studies curricula to life as students realize that they are surrounded by, and are part of, the creation of history. <\/p>\n<p>Bring oral history to your classroom. Check out this easy-to-use instructional guide for middle school, high school, and college students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    \n      <div class=\"links-container\">\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/09\/IAS-My_Armenian_Story_Lesson_Plan-5-7.pdf\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Guide for Teachers\"  \n>\n    Guide for Teachers \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FC0\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n  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Institute of Armenian Studies\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                                  <div class=\"f--video\">\n                    <video\n                      preload=\"auto\"\n                      aria-hidden=\"true\"\n                      tabindex=\"-1\"\n                      loop\n                      playsinline\n                      muted\n                    >\n                      <source src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/07\/MASPart1\u2013Ambient.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n                    <\/video>\n                  <\/div>\n                \n                                  <a href=\"#card-858002645\" aria-label=\"Play video in lightbox\" class=\"play-video\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 75 75\" 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data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/06\/Image-6-11-24-at-5.03\u202fPM-768x432.jpeg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/06\/Image-6-11-24-at-5.03\u202fPM-1920x1080.jpeg 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/06\/Image-6-11-24-at-5.03\u202fPM-1280x720.jpeg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/06\/Image-6-11-24-at-5.03\u202fPM-768x432.jpeg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Brandon Balayan in front of books at the Institute of Armenian Studies\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                                  <div class=\"f--video\">\n                    <video\n                      preload=\"auto\"\n   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