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Celebrating Armenian Grandmothers! TheMedzMamas™ is a place to honor and celebrate our beautiful Armenian grandmothers, all across the globe. TheMedzMamas was established in late 2020 in order to celebrate and honor the lives, stories, and perspectives of Armenian grandmothers. TheMedzMamas aims to amplify the voices of Armenian women, with a focus on this particular generation of women. While we are specifically featuring Armenian grandmothers worldwide, the collection of stories can be enj ...
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Hey, beautiful people! Welcome back to The Medz Mamas! I'm your host, Anoush Bargamian! Today, granddaughter Violetta Sagatela honors her paternal grandmother, Amalia Abramyan. "Amalia was born in 1924 in Khtsaberd, a village which was populated by an Armenian ethnic majority before 1989, before the displacement of Armenians from their ancestral la…
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Hey, beautiful people! Welcome back to The Medz Mamas! Host Anoush Bargamian is thrilled to kick off Season 2! Today, granddaughter Colette Zabo honors her maternal grandmother, Nina. From growing up in Iran to picking wild cherries in Central Park, Colette shares her grandmother's adventures. Medz Mama Nina, who Colette calls Nina Mama, grew up in…
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Manning Avedikian Haladjian & Berjouhi Tirikian Koukoudian
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Welcome Medz Mama Manning Haladjian! Granddaughter Berjouhi Tirikian Koukoudian is proud to pay homage to her maternal grandmother, Manning Avedikian Haladjian, as our featured Medz Mama! As a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Berjouhi shares stories about her grandmother, Manning, with love and admiration. This year, Berjouhi celebrated …
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Welcome Medz Mama Seda Ohanyan! Granddaughter Mariam Yeghiarzaryan is proud to pay homage to her paternal grandmother as our featured Medz Mama! In this episode, granddaughter Mariam tenderly describes her first memories of her Medz Mama Seda’s garden. This included eating mulberries which are a favorite in Armenia, as well as in the Armenian diasp…
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Welcome featured Medz Mama, Elmon Piligian Mouradian! Granddaughter Talar Keoseyan is proud to pay homage to her maternal grandmother Elmon Piligian Mouradian. In this episode, Granddaughter Talar beautifully describes her grandmother’s resilient, creative, and humorous nature. Elmon was born in Yenikhan in Sepastia (Sivas, Turkey). She became an o…
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Welcome Medz Mama Anahit Melkonyan! Granddaughter Sona Melkonyan is proud to pay homage to her paternal grandmother as our featured Medz Mama! Our Medz Mama Anahit takes us back to her roots in the village of Khoy, (Iran), then Jermuk City, Vayots Dzor, and Yerevan, Armenia. Her fondest memories are connected with her family and the mountainous lan…
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Welcome featured Medz Mama, Mariam Mikaelian Adajian! Grandson Mike Adajian is proud to pay homage to his paternal grandmother Mary Adajian. Mary was born in Musa Dagh, Musa Leṛ (Armenian), “Moses Mountain” in the mountainous region near the ancient city of Antioch, which is the Hatay Province on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Her father was a …
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Welcome Medz Mama Esgouhi Hajian! In this episode, we hear about Medz Mama Esgouhi's life journey, through an interview between her granddaughter Anoush and great-grandson Sevan! Meet my great-grandmother Anna (Khimatian) Mahdesian Derderian and my grandmother Esgouhi (Mahdesian) Hajian. Anna married Bedros Mahdesian, and they had four children, wi…
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