Conversations on: diaspora Cypriot identity - Tatiana Der Avedissian - Cypriot Wine Festival
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Tatiana tells me of her experience growing up in the UK and Cyprus as a 'hybrid' Armenian/Greek Cypriot and feelings of being othered as a minority within a minority, the important role of the Armenian Institute in bringing all parts of the Armenian community together to celebrate Armenian lived experience, and why we need to change misconceptions that Armenian history begins and ends with the Genocide. We also discuss the importance of grassroots organising, particularly via education and the arts, in bringing all of the communities of Cyprus together.
As well as being a Trustee of the Armenian Institute, Tatiana is a business development manager at The Economist Group, responsible for the commercial development of the World Ocean Initiative. Tatiana currently sits on the Committee for Alkionides UK, a charity that supports low-income families from Cyprus undergoing medical treatment in UK hospitals.
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