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Current Year — Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA

Jerusalem and the Armenians Until the Ottoman Conquest (1516) and A Brief History of Karabagh (Artsakh) ~ In Person / On Zoom

Jerusalem and the Armenians Until the Ottoman Conquest (1516) and A Brief History of Karabagh (Artsakh) ~ In Person / On Zoom

In this special presentation Dr. Claude Mutafian will cover both topics. There will also be a musical presentation by acclaimed composer and pianist Vatche Mankerian.

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THAT TROUBLESOME WORD, GENOCIDE: How Should We Understand It? ~ Friday, April 21, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom/YouTube

THAT TROUBLESOME WORD, GENOCIDE: How Should We Understand It? ~ Friday, April 21, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom/YouTube

Professor Ron Suny, emeritus of the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan -- and author of a major study of the massacres and deportations committed by the Ottoman Turks in 1915, "They Can Live in the Desert But Nowhere Else": A History of the Armenian Genocide (Princeton University Press, 2015) -- uses the insights of Moses' work to take a fresh look at the Armenian tragedy and how it provides another lens to look at the concept of genocide.

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A HOUSE IN THE HOMELAND: Armenian Pilgrimages to Places of Ancestral Memory ~ Friday, April 22, 2022 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

A HOUSE IN THE HOMELAND: Armenian Pilgrimages to Places of Ancestral Memory ~ Friday, April 22, 2022 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

Between 2007 and 2015, Carel Bertram traveled with many self-described pilgrims on dozens of homecoming trips led by Armen Aroyan, and A House in the Homeland chronicles what she saw.

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THE END OF ARMENIAN SIVAS: The Extermination of Deportees ~ Monday, April 18, 2022 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

THE END OF ARMENIAN SIVAS: The Extermination of Deportees ~ Monday, April 18, 2022 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

The deportation stations of Kötü Hanand Hasançelebi will form the focus of the presentation.

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The Tensions and Complexities of Diasporic Experiences ~ Saturday, February 27, 2021 ~ Live on Zoom

The Tensions and Complexities of Diasporic Experiences ~ Saturday, February 27, 2021 ~ Live on Zoom

Panel 4 of the 2021 UCLA Armenian Studies Graduate Student Colloquium ~ The Tensions and Complexities of Diasporic Experiences

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