Silences:
My Mother's Will to Survive
by
Alice Tashjian
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Appendix
Frances' Story-Ch. 1
Four Sons-Ch. 2
ThreeDaughters-Ch. 3
Missionaries-Ch. 4
Deportation-Ch. 5
To America-Ch. 6
Leon's Story-Ch. 7
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Acknowledgments
I dedicate this book to the memory of my mother, Frances.
I gratefully acknowledge the many friends who helped me with this work:
The Very Reverend Guregh Kapikian who encouraged me to write my mother's story as I promised her;
I especially thank Harry J. Tashjian, my husband, for his patience and sensitive, critical readings of the manuscript;
My children,
Joseph,
Edward,
Francine, and
Christopher,
for their continuous love, support and assistance;
my brothers, Edward and Leon Jr., my Aunt, Satenig Ketchoyian, Dr. Osgan Kechian, Manooshag Seraydarian, and Adell Stone for their invaluable assistance in locating materials;
Aminta Marks, Elzbeth Lewin, Virginia Reynolds, Ellen Zipin, Leigh Sherril, Anne Florey, and Mary Graves for their encouragement and careful editing;
Alice Haig, Gaida Hadidian, Never Adourian, and Vehan Kouyoumdjian for their conscientious translations.
Silences: My Mother's Will to Survive was originally published by:
Blue Pansy Publishing
Princeton, NJ
1995 by Alice A. Tashjian
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical or otherwise without prior written permission of the author.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 95-94522 ISBN 0-9626898-94x Grindstone Press
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