LVassilian

Good... I was really starting to worry... ;-)

Hi again... I am quite surprised about your e-mail - and a little sad because I think your sceptical reply may prevent some helpful Armenians from answering the questions. This forum is only one of the ways I´ve been using to get in touch with Armenians from Glendale and so far more than 80 people helped me in a week, so I guess there are a lot of helpful Armenians out there who I can count on, other than you predicted... As to your referral of the statistics class: My thesis is not based on these questions, they are only a very small part of the 120 pages I am writing. The rest is based on literature, books, magazines etc. I did research in Stanford, Berkeley, UCSD, UCLA and USC and am now back in Munich. My professor is of course German so you wouldn´t know him, but he studied and taught in Harvard. And my exact topic in American Cultural History is "History of assimilation of Armenians in America". The questions I am asking you guys won´t ever be made a statistic: They just help me see things clearer and from a more personal perspective, not only theoretical like in the books. And so far the things I´ve read from Armenians in Glendale have been very interesting. As to the personal information I am asking: Nobody has to participate in this, nobody has to tell me their name, and as nearly everybody has an e-mail address that doesn´t include their real name the information can be given anonymously, if desired. One of the things I´m trying to prove is that Armenians usually stick together and help each other. But maybe the Hyeforum is an exception to that rule...

Hi there! I am an German-Armenian student doing research for my masters-thesis... I need help from Armenians living in and around Glendale, CA. If you live in the area, please answer the following questions (or at least some of them) and also tell other people from Glendale about this poll. Thank you! 1. What´s your name? 2. Where and when were you born? 3. Who are your parents - are they Armenian? 4. What´s your profession? If you were born outside the US: 5. When and why did you come to the US? 6. Why did you choose Glendale? 7. Did you come alone? 8. Did you ever think of going back? 9. What languages do you speak? 10. Do you read and write Armenian fluently? 11. Are you engaged in Armenian cultural life? If yes: What do you do? 12. What´s your level of education? 13. Are most of your friends Armenian or American? 14. Are you married? If yes: To an Armenian? If no: Could you imagine marrying a non-Armenian? 15. How would you characterize the Armenian population in Glendale? 16. Who is Armenian? What´s your personal definition? Thank you very, very much! Of course all the answers will only be read by me and my professor, if you don´t want me to mention your name, just tell me. I also won´t give your e-mail-addresses to anybody else. Larissa Vassilian

Hi there! I am an German-Armenian student doing research for my masters-thesis... I need help from Armenians living in and around Glendale, CA. If you live in the area, please answer the following questions (or at least some of them) and also tell other people from Glendale about this poll. Thank you! 1. What´s your name? 2. Where and when were you born? 3. Who are your parents - are they Armenian? 4. What´s your profession? If you were born outside the US: 5. When and why did you come to the US? 6. Why did you choose Glendale? 7. Did you come alone? 8. Did you ever think of going back? 9. What languages do you speak? 10. Do you read and write Armenian fluently? 11. Are you engaged in Armenian cultural life? If yes: What do you do? 12. What´s your level of education? 13. Are most of your friends Armenian or American? 14. Are you married? If yes: To an Armenian? If no: Could you imagine marrying a non-Armenian? 15. How would you characterize the Armenian population in Glendale? 16. Who is Armenian? What´s your personal definition? Thank you very, very much! Of course all the answers will only be read by me and my professor, if you don´t want me to mention your name, just tell me. I also won´t give your e-mail-addresses to anybody else. Larissa Vassilian