Prior Years — Armenian American Identity
Ararat in America: Armenian-American Culture and Politics in the Twentieth Century - November 19, 2025
Join Dr. Benjamin F. Alexander at NAASR for a discussion about Ararat in America, which examines the role of community leaders and other key community members who play a role in the sense of Armenian identity.
ARMENIANS IN MASSACHUSETTS, 1870-1924: Establishing a Community, Building Institutions ~ Wednesday, March 20, 2024 ~ In Person: NAASR/OnZoom/YouTube
Since history, Armenian-American history included, is more than just a recitation of organizations and entities, but is also made up of the stories of individuals, this presentation will combine family history with the early history of the Armenian-American community in New England and some of its developing institutions as a means to explore the early period of Armenian-American history and identity building in Massachusetts.
IDENTITY, COMMUNITY, AND LGBTQ+ ARMENIANS ~ Thursday, March 13, 2024 ~ In Person: NAASR
We invite members of the community to join with us for this series of programs exploring various aspects of Armenian-American identities, Exploring Hybrid Identities of Armenian-Americans in Massachusetts, which is supported by Mass Humanities under their Expand Massachusetts Stories Initiative.
ARE ARMENIANS WHITE? Race, Ethnicity, and Armenian-American Identity ~ Thursday, March 7, 2024 ~ In-Person: NAASR
We invite members of the community to join with us for this series of programs exploring various aspects of Armenian-American identities, Exploring Hybrid Identities of Armenian-Americans in Massachusetts, which is supported by Mass Humanities under their Expand Massachusetts Stories Initiative.
WHO IS AN ARMENIAN-AMERICAN? ~ Monday, October 16, 2023 ~ In-Person
We invite members of the community to join with us for the first in a series of programs exploring various aspects of Armenian-American identities, Exploring Hybrid Identities of Armenian-Americans in Mass, which is supported by Mass Humanities under their Expand Massachusetts Stories Initiative.
THE SULTAN of NEW YORK and the INVENTION of ARMENIAN-AMERICAN IDENTITY (1834-1895) ~ Tuesday, February 21, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube
This talk by Nora Lessersohn will introduce the life and work of Christopher Oscanyan (1818-1895), one of the first known Armenian-Americans, and his efforts to connect the U.S. with the Ottoman Empire—especially its Armenian Christian population.