Armenian Americans
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Armenian Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have total or partial Armenian ancestry. They form the second largest community of the Armenian diaspora after Armenians in Russia
An Armenian family in Boston, 1908
Armenian families at a church picnic in Elysian Park in 1927
Mugar family by their cafe in Boston, 1908
Armenian American dancers in New York City in July 1976 during the United States Bicentennial
Serj Tankian
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Serj Tankian is an Armenian-American musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the heavy metal band System of a Down, which was formed in 1994.
Armenian Americans
…career of singer Cher, born Cheryl Sarkisian, spans over 60 years. The metal band System of a Down is composed of four Armenian members of the diaspora: Serj Tankian, Daron Malakian, Shavo Odadjian, and John Dolmayan. Composer Alan Hovhaness, born to an Armenian father and a Scottish-American mother, "wrote more…
Tankian in 2006
Tankian touring with his backing band, Flying Cunts of Chaos, in 2008
Tankian in Armenia, 2011
Tankian performing with System of a Down at the 2012 Soundwave Festival in Perth, Australia