Cummings Foundation Grant Recipient

Prior Years — Carla Garapedian

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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(Re)Connecting with Western Armenia: A Symposium in Honor of Armen Aroyan ~ Sunday, May 19, 2024 ~ In-Person (Ararat-Eskijian Museum) and on Zoom

(Re)Connecting with Western Armenia: A Symposium in Honor of Armen Aroyan ~ Sunday, May 19, 2024 ~ In-Person (Ararat-Eskijian Museum) and on Zoom

We offer this symposium, featuring a distinguished and diverse group of researchers, in recognition of Armen Aroyan’s tireless dedication to (re)connecting the descendants and survivors of the Armenian Genocide as well as other interested individuals to these lands.

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JACKIE IN THE NEAR EAST ~ Wednesday, November 1, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom

JACKIE IN THE NEAR EAST ~ Wednesday, November 1, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom

The world premiere of the recently discovered lost film, “Jackie in the Near East,” a 1924 short film produced by the Near East Relief (NER) and featuring child-star Jackie Coogan, who helped raise millions of dollars in America for orphans of the Armenian Genocide.

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REMEMBRANCES: The Assassination of Talaat Pasha ~ Wednesday, March 15, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

REMEMBRANCES: The Assassination of Talaat Pasha ~ Wednesday, March 15, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

Dr. Carla Garapedian, who wrote the preface to this new edition of Remembrances: The Assassination of Talaat Pasha, will provide a general introduction and Bedo Demirdjian, translator of the memoir, will talk about the challenges of working with this manuscript.

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A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY: Armenian Treasures of Artsakh, New Julfa, and Romania ~ Sunday, November 6, 2022 ~ Hybrid Event

A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY: Armenian Treasures of Artsakh, New Julfa, and Romania ~ Sunday, November 6, 2022 ~ Hybrid Event

Join us for an intimate photographic journey and conversation between Dr. Carla Garapedian of the Armenian Film Foundation and renowned photographer Hrair Hawk Khatcherian on his travels to four major Armenian landmarks.

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