• Title
  File 2: Sarkis Manoukian interview by Lori Youmshajekian
• Level of description
  file
• Date
  
  17 August 2018
• Type of material
  Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories
• Reference code
  9664842
• Physical Description
  1 audio file (37 min.) - digital, WAV, stereo (48 kHz, 24 bit)
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Sarkis Manoukian was born in Syria. He completed secondary school in Armenia and Theological Studies in Milan, Italy. Manoukian migrated to Australia in 1991. He is an educator in the Armenian community and has worked in Sudan, Egypt, Italy, Lebanon, Armenia, Syria and Australia.
  
  Reference:
  Library correspondence file
• Scope and Content
  Sarkis Manoukian speaks about unrest in the middle east and explains his decision to migrate to Australia in 1991. He discusses in detail the culture shock he experienced within the Australian Armenian community, and the impacts of the interaction of Australian and Armenian cultures. Manoukian speaks about his sense of identity, his role as a parent to Armenian Australian children, and his aspirations for himself and his two adult children.
• Language
  English
• Copying Conditions
  In copyright:
  Copyright holder:: State Library of New South Wales
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• General note
  
  Recorded at Neutral Bay, New South Wales on 17 August 2019.
  Due to technical issues, the first two minutes of the interview was not recorded.
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Manoukian, Sarkis
  
• Subject
  Manoukian, Sarkis--Interviews.
  Armenian diaspora.
  Armenian Australians--Ethnic identity.
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE20475383

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