De la Turquie à la région lyonnaise : lettre d’un immigré arménien sur les mûriers et le ver à soie (1938)
When the Decines artificial silk factory opened after First World War in the Lyon suburb, a big wave of immigrants came to France after a chaotic journey to take up unskilled industrial jobs. Among them were an important number of Armenians survivors from the genocide committed under the former Otto...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Presses Universitaires du Midi
2013-03-01
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| Series: | Diasporas: Circulations, Migrations, Histoire |
| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/diasporas/256 |
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| Summary: | When the Decines artificial silk factory opened after First World War in the Lyon suburb, a big wave of immigrants came to France after a chaotic journey to take up unskilled industrial jobs. Among them were an important number of Armenians survivors from the genocide committed under the former Ottoman Empire. Arriving in a foreign country they brought with them a rural culture with some surprises: for instance a worker knowledgeable about natural silk and mulberry bushes and an admirer of Louis Pasteur. |
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| ISSN: | 1637-5823 2431-1472 |