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I knew Armenian, my first language, before I knew anything else. I knew the language before I discovered my hobbies and passions. I knew the language before I knew how to do simple addition and ...

Grace Colarian, far left, Brianna Nishian and Alik Kutumian applaud after hearing a fellow student perform on the piano with nine other children from the Armenian Community School in this 2007 photo.

In a world where much of Armenian history remains locked away in fading family letters, dusty archives and complex ...