Sabrina Papazian

Sabrina Papazian

Sabrina Papazian is a research associate with the Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH) and a visiting scholar at the Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies.

This past October, Ruben Ghazarayan (above left with his brother Karen at the 2018 Smithsonian Folklife Festival) fought on the frontlines of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, his brother is selling their Armenian cross-stones to support their families during the conflict.

In Times of Conflict, How Can We Support the People Who Keep Culture Alive?

A Smithsonian research fellow weighs in on the ways culture proves both vital and resilient

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