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This lecture will introduce the content and context of letters sent from Istanbul in the fall of 1922 by Sourpik (Surpouhi) Tekian to her daughter Tacouhi in the United States. Originally from Angora, the Catholic Armenian Tekian family had been exiled to Istanbul as a result of the Armenian Genocide. Sourpik Tekian’s letters were written… Continue reading “Unwittingly Preserved for Over 100 Years: Letters of Survival” by Dr. Talin Suciyan
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Talar Chahinian's new book, Stateless: The Politics of the Armenian Language in Exile, focuses on two key moments and places of Western Armenian literary history, post-WWI Paris and post-WW II Beirut, to examine how a stateless language sustained itself in a diasporic setting. In it, by analyzing the public debates, critical writings, and the creative… Continue reading “Language Politics and Literary Creation in the Armenian Diaspora’s Formative Years” by Dr. Talar Chahinian
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Full-day conference organized by the UCLA Promise Armenian Institute that brings together a diverse group of experts to delve into the rich Armenian cultural heritage of the South Caucasus and Eastern Turkey. The event will feature discussions on the current state of these heritage sites, their preservation efforts, and initiatives to monitor, document, and protect… Continue reading Armenian Cultural Heritage: Past, Present, and Future |
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TASHTAKERANK (Burnt Ends) is a collection of short stories that echo Khoren Aramanu's memories from his early childhood to the present day (Iran, Armenia and the USA), imbued with subtle humor. Khoren Aramouni Keshishyan is a writer, playwright, and translator. He was born in 1948 in Iran. Aramouni studied in the Armenian Studies department at… Continue reading Tashtakerank (Burnt Ends) |
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The Ladies Auxiliary of the Western Diocese presents the 48th Debutante Ball, where seventeen young women will be presented in an evening filled with grace, heritage and family tradition.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Western Diocese presents the 48th Debutante Ball, where seventeen young women will be presented in an evening filled with grace, heritage and family tradition. |
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The Ladies Auxiliary of the Western Diocese presents the 48th Debutante Ball, where seventeen young women will be presented in an evening filled with grace, heritage and family tradition. |
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Since 2000, the AGBU Young Professionals of Northern California have been proud to host the annual AGBU SF Winter Gala weekend! Initially a regional gathering, it has since become the biggest yearly gathering for young professionals on the West Coast, attracting guests from North America, Europe, and beyond. Join us and explore all that our… Continue reading AGBU SF Winter Gala 2025 – 25th Anniversary
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The Fresno State Armenian Studies Program, AGBU, and CineCulture welcome you to "Armenians in Film" 6 short films by Armenian filmmakers. The film screening will begin at 5:30 PM followed by a virtual discussion with the directors at 6:45 PM. The following link gives more information about the films being screened that evening and about… Continue reading “Armenians in Film” 6 short films by Armenian filmmakers
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Համազգայինի Շրջանային Վարչութեան Գրական Միաւորը սիրով կը ներկայացնէ՝ “Սիրոյ Մեղեդի’’ Քնարական բանաստեղծութիւններու եւ երգերու երեկոյ Hamazkayin Western Region Literary Unit presents “Love Melody,” an evening of lyrical poems and songs. Սիրով միացէ՛ք մեզի - Join us 📆 Sunday, February 23, 2025 ⏰ 4:30 PM (Social Time), 5:00 PM (Program) 📍 Hamazkayin Aris Stambolian… Continue reading Hamazkayin W.R. Presents Love Melody
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Համազգայինի Շրջանային Վարչութեան Գրական Միաւորը սիրով կը ներկայացնէ՝ “Սիրոյ Մեղեդի’’ Քնարական բանաստեղծութիւններու եւ երգերու երեկոյ Hamazkayin Western Region Literary Unit presents “Love Melody,” an evening of lyrical poems and songs. Սիրով միացէ՛ք մեզի - Join us 📆 Sunday, February 23, 2025 ⏰ 4:30 PM (Social Time), 5:00 PM (Program) 📍 Hamazkayin Aris Stambolian… Continue reading Hamazkayin W.R. Presents Love Melody
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During the first World War, over a million Armenians were killed as Ottoman Turks embarked on a bloody campaign of ethnic cleansing. Scholars have long described these massacres as genocide, one of Hitler’s prime inspirations for the Holocaust, yet the United States did not officially recognize the Armenian Genocide until 2021. The United States and… Continue reading “The United States and the Armenian Genocide: History, Memory, Politics” by Dr. Julien Zarifian
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Join Aperture and The Center for Armenian Arts for a conversation between photographer Diana Markosian and artist Ara Oshagan. They will discuss Markosian’s most recent publication, Father (Aperture, 2024), an intimate and engrossing diaristic portrayal of estrangement and reconnection, recounted through documentary photographs, family snapshots, text, and visual ephemera. Diana Markosian: Father presents the Armenian photographer’s… Continue reading Diana Markosian’s FATHER |
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Join the Center for Armenian Arts for an evening of documentary and experimental short films that straddle the layered and overlapping spaces between image, identity and language. The five filmmaker/artists—Carla Kekejian, Mariam Meliksetyan, Ara Oshagan, Gazelle Samizay and Anahid Yahjian—tackle diverse themes from multiple perspectives as they meditate on what is a name, return to… Continue reading Voices Unheard: Stories of Identity and Language |
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This talk will present one of the largest known collections of postcards of Ottoman Armenian villages and towns, dated both before and after 1915. In the absence of visual material from the old country, this collection provides a vivid picture of the towns and villages, architectural monuments and social environment of the time. They belong… Continue reading “Preserved with Compassion: Collections of Hope” by Dr. Talin Suciyan
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The history of the Nubar Library, founded in Paris in 1927, is inextricably linked to that of its first librarian, Aram Andonian. A former Armenian journalist and writer from Constantinople and a survivor of the Armenian Genocide, Andonian became the linchpin of this new institution which, in the inter-war period, worked to ensure the cultural… Continue reading THE LIBRARY AND THE SURVIVOR: ARAM ANDONIAN IN PARIS |
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This talk will cover a recent study published in the American Journal of Human Genetics (“Demographic history and Genetic Variation of the Armenian Population”), of which the two speakers are among the co-authors, that conducted the first whole-genome analysis of Armenians to explore their genetic history and variation. It revealed that Armenians across different… Continue reading Genetic Insights into the Origins of Armenians
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