“Anglo-Saxons of the East”: Redefining Armenians in Early Twentieth Century America

This thesis focuses on an important work of Armenian American identity––The Armenians in America by M. Vartan Malcom. While previously known as a source of statistical and quantitative information on early Armenian American history, the text also provided a voice to Armenian Americans in an era where the American public knew them only through paternalistic aid campaigns and fundraiser slogans in the aftermath of the Armenian Genocide. To analyze The Armenians in America as a work to redefine the Armenian American identity, this paper turns to Jewish studies for inspiration. Jewish studies historiography boasts a highly developed framework for understanding how Jewish Americans redefined themselves in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, offering a useful tool for studying Armenian Americans as well.

Author dc:creator

• Daglian, Ara

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Halperin, Liora

• Armenian Americans
• Armenians
• Jewish Americans
• Jews
• Middle Eastern history
• History
• American history

Statement dc:rights

• CC BY

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1773/50654

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digital.lib.washington.edu:1773/50654