What We Carry: An Armenian Journey through Memory, Place, and Belonging

WHAT WE CARRY: AN ARMENIAN JOURNEY THROUGH MEMORY, PLACE, AND BELONGING What do Armenians carry when home is partly a place, partly a memory and partly something lost? Dr. Hakem Al-Rustom traces how his own life and travels led him to study Armenians whose lives connect Turkey, France and the wider diaspora. The talk moves through family histories, research encounters and photographs of churches, neighborhoods and cemeteries, telling the stories of people who kept a relationship to places their families left behind. DATE Tuesday, September 15, 2026 TIME 7:00 PM VENUE AGBU Alex & Marie Manoogian School 22001 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, MI 48075