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Event Videos

Arno Babadjanian: An Armenian Beat in Soviet Time ~ Thursday, March 6, 2025

Arno Babadjanian: An Armenian Beat in Soviet Time ~ Thursday, March 6, 2025

This talk features never-seen-before archival photos, musical analysis of his most notable works, first-hand recollections by his contemporaries, and a full list of his works.

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The Library and the Survivor: Aram Andonian in Paris ~ Saturday, March 1, 2025

The Library and the Survivor: Aram Andonian in Paris ~ Saturday, March 1, 2025

The history of the Nubar Library, founded in Paris in 1927, is inextricably linked to that of its first librarian, Aram Andonian.

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Genetic Insights into the Origins of Armenians ~ Sunday, March 2, 2025

Genetic Insights into the Origins of Armenians ~ Sunday, March 2, 2025

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.

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The United States and the Armenian Genocide: History, Memory, Politics ~ Wednesday, February 19, 2025

The United States and the Armenian Genocide: History, Memory, Politics ~ Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Hybrid book talk by Julien Zarifian, Ph.D, Professor in U.S. History and Civilization at the University of Poitiers, France, and fellow at the Institut Universitaire de France. 

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Literary Lights 2025 Launch: Featuring Wasafiri Armenian Issue Editors and Contributors ~ Saturday, February 15, 2025

Literary Lights 2025 Launch: Featuring Wasafiri Armenian Issue Editors and Contributors ~ Saturday, February 15, 2025

Highlighting the launch of our reading series, Literary Lights 2025, featuring Wasafiri Magazine’s special “Armenia(n)s – Elevation” issue editors and contributors.

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