CORPOREAL GENEROSITY
Publication Date
1-1-2025
Document Type
Contribution to a Book
Publication Title
Social Justice Through Sport and Exercise Psychology: Intergenerational Voices and An Embodied Approach
DOI
10.4324/9781003469247-14
First Page
180
Last Page
194
Abstract
As an olive oil-fed Armenian, I spent much of my youth trying to understand American culture. I did not identify as an athlete. Armenian girls did not engage in frivolous activities such as sport-I learned to knit, crochet, cook, and iron; these were the skills I would need as a good Armenian wife. My parents moved from Bolis, or what is now called, Istanbul, Turkey, to the United States (US), hoping to have a life that was free from the oppression that Armenians who had survived the genocide faced daily. We were a family of immigrants, living in a different country. I think it helped us build a sense of empathy. Learning about the political intricacies of my own people, the plurality of experiences across other peoples, the reasons why families emigrate away from their birth countries, and the daily indignities of oppression shaped the teacher and scholar I have become.
Department
Kinesiology
Recommended Citation
Tamar Z. Semerjian. "CORPOREAL GENEROSITY" Social Justice Through Sport and Exercise Psychology: Intergenerational Voices and An Embodied Approach (2025): 180-194. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003469247-14
