Haiganoush Krikorian Preisler was born in Beirut, Lebanon, soon after the Nakba. With a degree from the American University of Beirut (1972) and a PhD from UC Berkeley (1977), she worked as a statistical scientist with the USDA Forest Service. She lives in Berkeley, California, with her husband and tells her children and grandchildren about their Palestinian-Armenian roots every chance she has, even when the grandchildren are not ready to focus on the past – yet!