Moira
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Love this story. My mother used to say “Armenians are everywhere. Look hard enough and you’ll find us.”
And as a half-Armenian from the Philly area who chose to study Latin America, it REALLY spoke to me.
And as a half-Armenian from the Philly area who chose to study Latin America, it REALLY spoke to me.
The story of melonpan, a ubiquitous and beloved Japanese sweet bread invented by an Armenian immigrant to Japan, is a tale that I chased for two decades, and which brings together his story and my own.
https://unseen-japan.com/melonpan-armenian-history/
https://unseen-japan.com/melonpan-armenian-history/
Melonpan: The Japan Sweet Bread's Armenian History - Unseen Japan
Melonpan, the beloved sweet bread, was the creation of one Armenian man who made Japan his home. This is his - and his diaspora's - story.
unseen-japan.com
July 26, 2023 at 2:23 AM
Love this story. My mother used to say “Armenians are everywhere. Look hard enough and you’ll find us.”
And as a half-Armenian from the Philly area who chose to study Latin America, it REALLY spoke to me.
And as a half-Armenian from the Philly area who chose to study Latin America, it REALLY spoke to me.