My family got out mid 1890s. From what I have read, there were not many Armenians left in their province come the 1920s. Most had either fled or were killed.
As a kid, my mom would always tell me to eat my peas “Just think of all those poor Armenians that would love to have your peas.” It was only a few years ago that I looked into that.
I’m guessing that is what her mother told her when she was a little child. Minnesota had a large influx of Armenian refugees from 1918 - 1924 - mom was born in 1918.