Liana Aghajanian

Liana Aghajanian is a journalist whose work has been published in the New York Times, BBC, Newsweek and The Guardian, among others. She participated as a food interpreter at the 2018 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Her project Dining in Diaspora traces the culinary legacy of Armenians in America.

Food and Longing in the Armenian Diaspora

Armenians both borrowed from and contributed to the culinary lexicons of the regions they inhabit

Liana Aghajanian

March 23, 2021

Latest

When Escaping Reality Helps Define Identity: Expression and Empowerment in the Cosplay Community

---

A Man of Peace: Grand Master Kim’s Vision for Chicago and the World

Categories

• Animals (1)
• Artist Profile (11)
• Celebrations (13)
• Community (9)
• cultural heritage (30)
• Dress (3)
• Education (3)
• Environment (7)
• Festivals (4)
• Folklore (1)
• Folkways (1)
• Foodways (12)
• Games (1)
• History (5)
• Immigration & Migration (6)
• Language (2)
• Material World (4)
• Music (9)
• Occupational Culture (1)
• Pride (1)
• Religion and Spirituality (2)
• Social Justice (10)
• Sports (1)
• Storytelling (2)
• Work Life (3)

Archive

• December 2020 (1)
• January 2021 (3)
• February 2021 (5)
• March 2021 (7)
• April 2021 (4)
• May 2021 (3)
• June 2021 (6)
• July 2021 (2)
• August 2021 (1)
• September 2021 (2)
• October 2021 (5)
• November 2021 (3)
• December 2021 (4)
• January 2022 (2)
• March 2022 (1)
• April 2022 (1)
• May 2022 (2)
• June 2022 (2)
• August 2022 (1)
• September 2022 (1)
• October 2022 (3)
• November 2022 (1)
• December 2022 (5)
• April 2023 (2)
• May 2023 (2)
• June 2023 (1)
• October 2023 (2)