Prior Years

March 30: Panel discussion, “Armenia in Transition: Socio-Economic Conditions and Future Prospects,” co-sponsored by NAASR and CYSCA. May 4: Lecture by Dr. Gevork Kherlopian on “Early Christianity in Armenia.” May 11: Lecture by Peter Khanbegian on “History Through a Literary Lens.” June 15: Panel Discussion on “Environmental Crisis in Armenia: Reversing Decades of Pollution and Neglect,” co-sponsored by NAASR and CYSCA. September 21: Lecture by Diane Goshgarian, “True Fiction: Telling the Story of Armenian Survival, 1895-1919.” November 2: Lecture by Robert O. Krikorian on “Crisis in Armenia: Intellectuals and the State.” November 18: 46th Annual NAASR Assembly of Members, with...

April 9-10: Conference on “The Armenians of New England: Celebrating a Culture and Preserving a Heritage,” co-sponsored by NAASR and numerous other Boston-area Armenian groups. January 21: Lecture by Dr. Carolann Najarian on “Missions for Survival in Armenia.” March 18: Lecture by Dr. Bert Vaux on “The Formation of Standard Western Armenian.” April 29: Lecture by Florence Soghoian on “Remembering the Armenian Genocide: Portrait of a Survivor” and video presentation by Roger K. Hagopian, “The Journey of an Armenian Family: The Struggle of a Nation.” September 23: Lecture by Dr. Vahakn N. Dadrian on “Elements in Turko-Armenian Conflict and Its...

January 27: Panel Discussion on “Education in Armenia Today,” with educators from Gyumri, Armenia. Co-sponsored by NAASR and CYSCA. February 5: Lecture by Nancy Kricorian, “From Survival to the New World and Boston.” February 26: Lecture by Dr. James R. Russell on “Armenian Christian Beliefs and Practice,” co-sponsored by NAASR and St. James Armenian Church Cultural Committee. March 6: Illustrated Lecture by Dr. Levon Chookaszian on “The Heraldry of Armenian Princes and Kings.” March 17: Lecture by Dr. Ronald G. Suny, “The Fall of a President: Political Crisis in Armenia?” April 16: Lecture by Dr. Jack Porter, “Impaired Memories/Distorted Genocide:...

February 20: Illustrated Lecture by Dr. Levon Chookaszian on “The Image and Importance of Armenian Women in the Arts.” March 6: Lecture by Dr. Leon Janikian, “Remastering Our Musical Roots: Armenian Folkloric Music in the United States.” March 20: Lecture by Mark Malkasian on “The National Democratic Movement in Armenia.” April 3: Illustrated Lecture by Joseph Dagdigian, “A Journey Through Eastern Turkey to Armenian Villages and Towns.” April 17: Illustrated Lecture by Dr. Armand Bedikian, “Building a Stronger Armenia Through Education.” May 8: Lecture by Dr. Peter Balakian, “An American Son Discovers His Armenian Past.” May 15: Lecture by Bat...

March 25: Lecture by Mark Arax, “In Search of My Roots and My Father’s Murderers.” April 18: Lecture by Dr. Vahakn N. Dadrian on “The Armenian Genocide in Historical Perspective.” May 2: Illustrated lecture by Nancy Kalajian, “Glimpses of Armenia.” May 16: Illustrated lecture by Dr. Levon Chookaszian on “Mongol Influences on Armenian Art.” November 16: 42nd Annual Assembly of Members, with lecture by Dr. Peter Balakian on “Mainstreaming the Armenian Discourse.” December 5: Lecture by Dr. Vahakn N. Dadrian on “Germany’s Role in the Armenian Genocide.”

February 19: Lecture by Dr. Radick Martirossian on “The Situation of Higher Education in Armenia Today.” April 6: “Spotlight on Karabagh”: Lecture by Dr. Levon Chorbajian. April 27: “Spotlight on Karabagh”: Lecture by Jon Auerbach. May 25: Illustrated Lecture by Dr. James R. Russell, "Pilgrimage to Vaspurakan" June 8: Talk by Dr. H. Martin Deranian, translator of Hussenig: The Origin, History, and Destruction of an Armenian Town.” November 3-4: International Conference: “Armenian Studies: Looking Towards the 21st Century” November 5: 40th Anniversary Celebration and Banquet, with a keynote address by Ben Bagdigian. November 7: Illustrated Lecture by Jacqueline Kazarian on...

March 17: Lecture by Dr. Nelly Baratyan, “Overcoming Barriers to Understanding: Compiling an Armenian-English Dictionary.” March 24: Report by Edward Marootian, Jr., on “Socio-Economic Conditions in Armenia.” April 7: Lecture by Edward Alexander on “The Image of the Armenians.” April 21: Illustrated lecture by Anoush Ter Taulian on “Life in Karabagh Today.” May 5: Lecture by Dr. James R. Russell on “Armenia Between East and West.” May 13: Lecture by Dr. Levon Avdoyan on “The History of Taron,” co-sponsored by NAASR and ALMA. May 26: Lecture by Dr. Levon Chookaszian on “Patrons of Armenian Art: Kings, Bishops, and Merchants.” May...

February 26: Video presentation by Armen Aroyan, “Pilgrimage to Historic Armenia: In Search of Our Ancestral Roots.” March 4: Lecture by Dr. Levon Abrahamian on “Armenian Identity: Preserving the Past and Creating the Future.” April 5: Panel Discussion on “Developments in Human Studies and Psychiatry in Armenia as a Consequence of the Earthquake of 1988,” with Dr. Koriun Azizian, Dr. Karina Tsaturian, and Dr. Elsa Ronningstam. June 3: Spotlight on Armenia: “Secondary Education in Armenia—Developments, Innovations, Prospects for the Future,” with Dr. Robert Gabrielyan and Yury A. Gylavian. September 9: Lecture by Dr. Ara Dostourian on “Armenia and the Crusades.”...

February 17: Lecture by Dr. Norair Arakelian and Dr. Raphael Matevossian, Vice-Rector and Rector of Yerevan State University, on “Education in Armenia: Today and in the Future.” March 5: Reception and talk by Henry Morgenthau III. March 19: Lecture by Dr. Robert W. Thomson on “The Relevance of Early Armenian Historians Today.” April 2: Lecture by Dr. Edward V. Malcom on “M. Vartan Malcom: The Man Behind Woodrow Wilson.” May 7: Lecture by Khachig Tololyan on “Whither the Armenian Diaspora?” May 21: Lecture by Michael Manoog Kaprielian on “Armenian Women: The Invisible Strength.” May 29: Farewell Dinner and Reception in...

February 21: Lecture by Dr. Suzanne Moranian, “Witness to the Armenian Genocide: The American Missionary Archives as Evidence.” March 7: Lecture by Phillip Ketchian on “Environmental Crisis in Armenia.” March 21: Lecture by Dr. Melor Sturua on “The Political Situation in the Soviet Union and Armenia at Present.” April 4: Lecture by Dr. Gerard J. Libaridian on “The Present Government of Armenia and Its Operations.” April 16: Forum highlighting “Women Survivors of the Armenian Genocide,” with Dirouhi Highgas, Alice Odian Kasparian, and Naomi Topalian. May 16: Lecture by Dr. DeVallon Bolles on “The Future of Armenia: Turkey as a Strategic...