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NAASR Awarded Mass Cultural Council/MassDevelopment Grants
The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) is deeply grateful to the Mass Cultural Council Cultural Facilities Fund, MassDevelopment and Governor Charlie Baker for supporting cultural institutions so generously to benefit the entire state.
BUILDING FOR ETERNITY: NAASR's Virtual Gala ~ Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Please join us for NAASR'sBuilding for Eternity
Virtual Gala
Wednesday, June 16, 7pm-EDT (4pm-PDT)
Artsakh
The 44-day war launched against Artsakh in September 2020 and the alarming developments since then underscore the urgent need for accurate information. Here are links to credible sources, including reports, articles, statements, legal petitions, and other materials complied by NGOs, educational institutions, news media, religious organizations, and others.
NAASR Receives Mass Humanities Grant for Programming on Derounian Archive
The grant for “The Avedis Derounian Archive at NAASR: A Vital Resource on US-Based Extremism,” is part of a new round of Mass Humanities grant-making, totaling more than $250,000 to 59 cultural organizations to reach their audiences digitally due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with funding provided through the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
NAASR Statement on Armenian Genocide Recognition by President Joseph Biden
We applaud President Biden’s willingness to speak the truth about the Armenian Genocide and to strike a blow against the denial of historical facts. This recognition is a long time in coming from a U.S. President. Historians, scholars, eye-witnesses and survivors, religious figures, and even the U.S. Congress have already recognized the Armenian Genocide as an established fact.