They came from everywhere, mostly as immigrant orphans who lived
through the modern world's first ghastly genocide, convinced they
were the very few left who must save their heritage. Mitchnapert
tells how Armenian churches, schools and organizations became
established in Rhode Island and about the most difficult political
crisis that split the community for fifty years, caused by the
assassination of an Archbishop in another state. Mitchnapert
follows the Armenians as they assimilate into the American
mainstream, providing the reader a lucid and rare historical
examination of what Armenians in Rhode Island accomplished and how
they gained such notoriety in their Diaspora.The street stories and
historical essays of past events provide much factual evidence and
familiarity to those who lived through the more recent periods. The
early business scene and descriptions of neighborhoods where
Armenians lived are recounted. Complex issues of how they are
surviving the ethnic melting pot syndrome, both present and in the
future are examined as second and third generation Armenian
Americans become the community's new decision makers. state and
those who moved elsewhere but still retain their Rhode Island
roots.
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