Current Year
Armenian Refugees in French Mandate Syria
Dr. Victoria Abrahamian explores how the Armenian refugee community responded to the rise of Arab nationalism in Syria, complicating simplistic sectarian interpretations of their place and reception in interwar Syria.
From Rescue to Resettlement
A hybrid lecture by Dr. Edita Gzoyan, lecturer at the American University of Armenia and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Armenian Genocide Studies, followed by a discussion with Dr. Taner Akcam, director of the Armenian Genocide Research Program of the PAI.
The Making of Armenian America
The international conference The Making of Armenian America will take place at Columbia University, October 9-11.
Purist Pursuits: Language, Global Ideas, and the Creation of Western Armenian in the Ottoman Empire.”
This lecture follows Armenians in the Ottoman Empire through a dramatic linguistic transformation, the aftershocks of which are still being felt today throughout the Armenian diaspora.
After the Genocide: Armenian Refugees and Survivors in the Interwar Years
In this special dual presentation, Dr. Edita Gzoyan will explore interwar efforts to find permanent resettlement solutions for Armenian refugees who remained displaced in the aftermath of the Armenian Genocide. Dr. Regina Galustyan will examine admission records compiled by the Norwegian missionary Bodil Biørn for 108 Armenian children in Aleppo between 1927 and 1934.
Literary Lights: Before I Forget
Join us for the sixth installment of Literary Lights 2026 featuring Aram Saroyan, author of the critically acclaimed memoir Before I Forget, in conversation with Shahé Mankerian
Armenian Folktale Puppet Show
Free of charge. Children ages 3 and up are welcome accompanied by an adult. For more information, please contact hq@naasr.org.
An Island of Armenian Chanters
Haig Utidjian will trace the evolution of the chants over time and provide a coherent framework for analysis, reconstruction and interpretation—raising substantial challenges that transcend the milieu of the island.
Literary Lights: The Kaleidoscope of Destiny
Literary Lights 2026 resumes this fall with an event featuring Sarah Ignatius, author of the critically acclaimed novel The Kaleidoscope of Destiny, in conversation with award-winning writer and multidisciplinary artist Dana Mashoian Walrath.
Deconstructing “Western Azerbaijan”
Delivered on the third anniversary of Azerbaijan’s capture of Stepanakert, this lecture investigates Baku’s ongoing construction of “Western Azerbaijan” through archival research and Frederick Barghoorn’s largely forgotten concept of “synthetic memory.”