The Medz Mamas Podcast

Jun 19 2024 9 ep. 13 mins
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Celebrating Armenian Grandmothers!

TheMedzMamas™ is a place to honor and celebrate our beautiful Armenian grandmothers, all across the globe.

TheMedzMamas was established in late 2020  in order to celebrate and honor the lives, stories, and perspectives of Armenian grandmothers. 

TheMedzMamas aims to amplify the voices of Armenian women, with a focus on this particular generation of women.

While we are specifically featuring Armenian grandmothers worldwide, the collection of stories can be enjoyed by anyone universally.  We serve to be a multi-generational experience that teaches the value of our unique Armenian grandmotherhood experience, within the fabric of our collective humanity.  

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Kenarik Adamian

Jun 19 2024 17 mins  
"My grandmother, Kenarik Adamian, was born in Tehran, Iran, likely in 1929, despite a birth certificate stating 1925. She was one of five children and grew up in an Armenian family, passionate about design and sewing. Taught by a French-Armenian family friend, she pursued her interests despite her education being interrupted in her teens.At around 18 or 19, my grandmother met Vahan

Amalia Abramyan

Mar 28 2024 28 mins  
Hey, beautiful people! Welcome back to The Medz Mamas! I'm your host, Anoush Bargamian! Today, granddaughter Violetta Sagatela honors her paternal grandmother, Amalia Abramyan."Amalia was born in 1924 in Khtsaberd, a village which was populated by an Armenian ethnic majority before 1989, before the displacement of Armenians from their ancestral land by the Azeri government. Since t

Nina Djavad Baghdassar

Nov 22 2023 18 mins  
Hey, beautiful people! Welcome back to The Medz Mamas!Host Anoush Bargamian is thrilled to kick off Season 2!Today, granddaughter Colette Zabo honors her maternal grandmother, Nina. From growing up in Iran to picking wild cherries in Central Park, Colette shares her grandmother's adventures.Medz Mama Nina, who Colette calls Nina Mama, grew up in Mazandaran, Iran, and moved to Glend

Manning Avedikian Haladjian & Berjouhi Tirikian Koukoudian

Jul 07 2023 18 mins  
Welcome Medz Mama Manning Haladjian!Granddaughter Berjouhi Tirikian Koukoudian is proud to pay homage to her maternal grandmother, Manning Avedikian Haladjian, as our featured Medz Mama! As a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Berjouhi shares stories about her grandmother, Manning, with love and admiration.This year, Berjouhi celebrated her 90th birthday. She understands t

Seda Ohanyan

Jun 01 2023 5 mins  
Welcome Medz Mama Seda Ohanyan!Granddaughter Mariam Yeghiarzaryan is proud to pay homage to her paternal grandmother as our featured Medz Mama!In this episode, granddaughter Mariam tenderly describes her first memories of her Medz Mama Seda’s garden. This included eating mulberries which are a favorite in Armenia, as well as in the Armenian diaspora. Seda was born in the village

Elmon Pilgian Mouradian

May 17 2023 11 mins  
Welcome featured Medz Mama, Elmon Piligian Mouradian!Granddaughter Talar Keoseyan is proud to pay homage to her maternal grandmother Elmon Piligian Mouradian.In this episode, Granddaughter Talar beautifully describes her grandmother’s resilient, creative, and humorous nature.Elmon was born in Yenikhan in Sepastia (Sivas, Turkey). She became an orphan at the age of ten, during the

Anahit Melkonyan

May 05 2023 8 mins  
Welcome Medz Mama Anahit Melkonyan!Granddaughter Sona Melkonyan is proud to pay homage to her paternal grandmother as our featured Medz Mama!Our Medz Mama Anahit takes us back to her roots in the village of Khoy, (Iran), then Jermuk City, Vayots Dzor, and Yerevan, Armenia. Her fondest memories are connected with her family and the mountainous landscape of Armenia. Medz Mama Anahit

Mariam Mikaelian Adajian

Apr 26 2023 4 mins  
Welcome featured Medz Mama, Mariam Mikaelian Adajian! Grandson Mike Adajian is proud to pay homage to his paternal grandmother Mary Adajian.Mary was born in Musa Dagh, Musa Leṛ (Armenian), “Moses Mountain” in the mountainous region near the ancient city of Antioch, which is the Hatay Province on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Her father was a mukhtar or the village leader

Esgouhi Hajian

Apr 12 2023 5 mins  
Welcome Medz Mama Esgouhi Hajian!In this episode, we hear about Medz Mama Esgouhi's life journey, through an interview between her granddaughter Anoush and great-grandson Sevan!Meet my great-grandmother Anna (Khimatian) Mahdesian Derderian and my grandmother Esgouhi (Mahdesian) Hajian. Anna married Bedros Mahdesian, and they had four children, with Esgouhi as their second born. My