A Weymouth based Armenian Genocide survivor, Asdghig “Starrie” Alemian, has celebrated her 102nd birthday, Weymouth.com reported.
At age 21, she had already experienced far more heartache and challenges than most ever imagine. She was a survivor of the 1915 Armenian genocide, after losing both parents. She made a new start in this country when an uncle in Weymouth brought her here from a Syrian orphanage.
Alemian turned 102 on Thursday and as 70 people gathered to honor her long life and her courage, she was in her element.
“She’s in party mode and enjoying every minute of it,” her daughter Claire Alemian said at the home they share.
Armenian News
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