“It is incredibly difficult to keep a connection to one’s Armenian heritage without a grasp of the language,” says Joseph Syren, an AVC student from the US.
Until recently, Joseph’s only link to his Armenian roots was the traditional food that his large family enjoyed on festive occasions and the stories his Armenian grandfather used to tell about his childhood. In order to reconnect with his Armenian heritage, Joseph decided to learn the language. But no one in his family spoke Armenian, and there was no Armenian school or language classes in Alaska, where they lived. He searched online, and in January 2018 started a language course at AVC.
“The Armenian Virtual College has been such a blessing to me, because very few resources exist to learn Armenian. AVC has given me the chance to learn Armenian with the help of a native speaker as a teacher,” says Joseph.
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