How the Internet and Modern Technology Revealed the Story of my Genocide-Surviving Ancestors

Everything about my grandmother’s strength, explained.

My family is Armenian.

My grandma was raised in Aleppo, Syria.

I don’t know if I was ever curious as to why she was raised there. I don’t even think I have asked her much about her upbringing or her family until recently.

Fast-forward to when I did 23andme, the website results told me that I was most likely

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UC Berkeley, mathematics. Los Angeles. Long-time runner. Top writer on Quora, 100M+ total content views. New to Medium. Inquiries: Moumj@berkeley.edu

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Anthony Andranik Moumjian

UC Berkeley, mathematics. Los Angeles. Long-time runner. Top writer on Quora, 100M+ total content views. New to Medium. Inquiries: Moumj@berkeley.edu