The book is a compilation of various field studies, surveys, research articles and presentations, on second generation Lebanese and American-Armenians and those of mixed parenthood. It discusses various aspects and features of issues of identity of these subgroups, language learning, culture preservation and heritage awareness, biculturalism and bicultural identity, stereotyping, disengagement from the group, correlations of livelihood dependencies and attachment/detachment from the in-group, identity and religion. The book uncovers the ongoing processes, transformation and trends of the above-mentioned concepts.
As was the case in Beirut, likewise, in the USA Dr. Der-Karabetian combined his efforts and collaborated with Armenian and non-Armenian scholars and researchers and generated original material on Armenian Diaspora sociocultural preoccupations. Moreover, Dr. Der-Karabetian’s research studies in the USA followed and reflected the changes in Armenian identity, which is naturally not static and, like any ethnic identity, reshapes itself over time according to sociopolitical transformations and context.
This book reflects the academic path of Dr. Der-Karabetian. It is a significant contribution, particularly to Armenian Diaspora Studies.