Armenian Studies Program
News and Events 2015-2016
Monday, April 25 • 7:30PM
"Truth Held Hostage: America and the Armenian Genocide- What Then? What Now?
Ambassador John Evans
Monday, April 25 • 12:00PM
"Armenian Genocide Commemoration"
ASO and ASP
Monday, April 18 • 7:30PM
"Survivors into Minorities: Armenians in Post-Genocide Turkey
Dr. Lerna Ekmekcioglu
Friday, April 1 • 5:30PM
"Our Village"-premiere film showing in Fresno
with Director Yelena Arshakyan-CineCulture
Wednesday, March 30 • 7:30PM
"Armenians on what Matters Most
Dr. Roberta Ervine
Friday, March 18 and Saturday, March 19 • 7:30PM
"An International Conference "Empire, Politics, and War: The Armenian Genocide within the Context of the Ottoman Empire"
Armenian Studies Program
Monday, March 14 • 7:30PM
"Misak Medzarents the Revolutionary: Last and Lost Poems
DR. James Russell
Wednesday, March 9 • 7:30PM
"Pianist Sergei Babayan
Sergei Babayan
Wednesday, March 6 • 7:30PM
"Pianist Sergei Babayan
Sergei Babayan
Sunday, March 6 • 5:00PM
"Armenian Studies Program 28th Annual Banquet
Ft. Washington Country Club
Monday, February 29 • 7:30PM
"In the Harsh Light of Genocide: Insights of Selected Armenian Thinkers
Dr. Roberta Ervine-Kazan Visiting Professor
Wednesday, February 17 • 7:30PM
"Ambassador Morgenthau's Story"
Ara Sarafian
Wednesday, February 10 • 7:30PM
"Why Does Turkey Deny the Armenian Genocide
Ümit Kurt
Thursday, January 28 • 7:30PM
"Iran's Mission of Apology to Russia"
Dr.George Bournoutian
Friday, January 8 • 7:00PM
"Best-selling author Chris Bohjalian presents "The Guest Room"
Chris Bohjalian
Wednesday, November 18 • 7:30PM
"What Comes After Undoing Denial: Reflections on Contemporary Art and Exhibition Practices in the Armenian Diaspora"
Neery Melkonian
Monday, November 14 • 1:00PM
"Near East Relief: Selfless Service to Humanity"
On the opening of the exhibit in the Library
Saturday, November 14 • 3:00PM
"The Fresno premiere of the motion picture 'The Cut'"
with screenwriter Mardig Mardiganiant
Co-sponsored by the Leon S. Peters Foundation.
Friday, November 6 • 7:30PM
"Righteous Turks: One Turkish Official Who Saved the Lives of Armenians"
Ümit Kurt
Co-sponsored by the Leon S. Peters Foundation.
Friday, October 30 • 7:30PM
"Shattered Dreams of Revolution: From Liberty to Violence in the Late Ottoman Empire"
Dr. Bedross Der Matossian
Co-sponsored by the Leon S. Peters Foundation.
Sunday, October 25 • 3:30PM
"Pianist Shahan Arzruni presents Komitas"
Wednesday, October 4 • 7:30PM
"Treasures of Faith: Reflections on Armenian Society and Culture"
Dr. Ron Marchese
Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
Tuesday, September 15 • 7:30PM
"Memory, Memorialization & Bearing Witness: Contested Memories of the Armenian Genocide in Turkey Today"
Dr. Armen T. Marsoobian
Southern Connecticut State University