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Strangers in a Promised Land ~ Friday, November 15, 2024 ~ In-Person (UCLA James Bridges Theater)

Strangers in a Promised Land ~ Friday, November 15, 2024 ~ In-Person (UCLA James Bridges Theater)

A screening of the remastered 1984 documentary about the struggles of Armenian immigrants arriving in California in the early 1900s, followed by a discussion with prominent member of the Fresno Armenian community Mr. Bryan Bedrosian, and Carla Garapedian, Ph.D. of the Armenian Film Foundation.

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Recreating Home in Exile: The Armenian Memory Book (Houshamadean) as Artifact and Road Map ~ Thursday, November 14, 2024 ~ In-Person (NAASR Vartan Gregorian Building), on YouTube, and on Zoom

Recreating Home in Exile: The Armenian Memory Book (Houshamadean) as Artifact and Road Map ~ 	Thursday, November 14, 2024 ~ In-Person (NAASR Vartan Gregorian Building), on YouTube, and on Zoom

In this illustrated talk, Dr. Khatchig Mouradian will explore the memorial book as a literary genre, art, and artifact.

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Ottoman Passports: Security and Geographic Mobility, 1876-1908 ~ Monday, November 4, 2024 ~ In-Person (UCLA Bunche Hall) and on Zoom

Ottoman Passports: Security and Geographic Mobility, 1876-1908 ~ Monday, November 4, 2024 ~ In-Person (UCLA Bunche Hall) and on Zoom

İlkay Yılmaz reconsiders the history of two political issues, the Armenian and Macedonian questions, approaching both through the lens of mobility restrictions during the late Ottoman Empire from 1876 to 1908 in her book Ottoman Passports.

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Artsakh Uprooted: Aftermaths of Displacement ~ Saturday, November 2, 2024 ~ In-Person (USC Dornsife)

Artsakh Uprooted: Aftermaths of Displacement ~ Saturday, November 2, 2024 ~ In-Person (USC Dornsife)

In light of the ethnic cleansing of the Armenian population of the Artsakh, the USC Dornsife Institute of Armenian Studies is hosting a daylong symposium featuring prominent figures from academia, the arts, and civil society, who will share their firsthand experiences of conflict, life under blockade, and dispossession.

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Conversations on Photography: Images of Global Armenian Life ~ Tuesday, October 29, 2024 ~ In-Person (Project Save)

Conversations on Photography: Images of Global Armenian Life ~ Tuesday, October 29, 2024 ~ In-Person (Project Save)

Erhan Arik will discuss his work from 'Gayan', a book featuring images of modern Armenian life around the world. 

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