Politics

Meaningful World UN International Day of Peace

Thursday, Sep 22 Arts and Culture Politics

Annual Celebration of the UN International Day of Peace. 2016 IDP awardees: Ambassador Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, International Peace Institute, Ashley Tobias.

Forum: Armenian Migration to the USA: The fascinating saga of ANCHA

Thursday, Nov 17 Arts and Culture Science and Education Politics

Armenian Assembly Director Bryan Ardouny joins Professor Hratch Zadoian, author of "Our brother's keepers," to speak on Armenian migration and the fascinating saga of ANCHA.

Documentary film "Havresc: Stand On Courage" (Dec. 2)

Friday, Dec 2 Politics Other

Havresc: Stand on courage is a documentary on the struggles of Armenian and Assyrian Christian Iraqis and the village of Havresc they have formed on the edge of ISIS controlled territory. Standing in the face of adversity, bigotry, hatred and oppression they have protected themselves from the Islamic state (drove out ISIS) and created a community that is a home to all Christians facing persecution.

Documentary film "Havresc: Stand On Courage" (Dec. 8)

Thursday, Dec 8 Politics Other

The Diaspora-Armenia Reset

Thursday, Jan 19 Politics

Join us for an evening of exploration and discovery as we contemplate a new era in Diaspora-Armenia relations. One that is less about projects and more about principles. That builds more social and civic institutions than capital improvements. That's more inclusive, collaborative, and direct.

Panel Discussion: The State of Armenia's Health Care 25 Years After Independence

Friday, Feb 3 Science and Education Politics Health

A Panel Discussion Featuring: Dr Varduhi Petrosyan, School of Public Health, American University of Armenia, Dr. John Bilezikian, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, Dr. Lucy Tovmasian, co-organizer AAHPO Medical Mission, and Dr. Shant Shekherdimian, UCLA.

Celebratory Concert

Saturday, Sep 23 Arts and Culture Politics

Concert is dedicated to the 26th annivarsary of the Independence of Armenia.

Shnorhali Choir & Hamazkayin Arekag Chorus with special guest appearance of the talented Sibil.

Satire as a Weapon: Armenians & Political Cartoons

Sunday, Nov 12 Arts and Culture Politics

A PowerPoint presentation in English and Armenian by Cartoonist & Journalist Lusin Kasbarian. Using illustrated examples, Lusin will discuss the origins of political cartoons; using humor/sarcasm to diffuse difficult topics.

Forgotten Defiance: The Karabagh Movement and Armenian National Identity

Wednesday, Feb 28 Politics

Presentation and discussion with Hayk Demoyan PH.D.

The Year 1918: Sardarapat and the Battle for the Armenian Republic

Tuesday, May 22 Politics

Important collaboration between the AGBU Asbeds & His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian & the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church hosting of an Illustrative lecture by Dr. Hayk Demoyan on the year 1918, Sardarapat and the Battle for the Armenian Republic.

Armenian Assembly of America National Advocacy Conference

Monday, Sep 24 Politics Armenian Genocide

Armenian Assembly of America’s National Advocacy Conference will take place in Washington, D.C. on September 24-25, 2018. Join us on Monday for the conference and welcome reception, and on Tuesday for the advocacy day on Capitol Hill, cocktail reception, and gala honoring Annie Simonian Totah.

Lecture and Presentation

Friday, Oct 19 Arts and Culture Politics

Lecture by Professor George Bournoutian "The Emergence of Present-Day Armenian State",
Armenian Republic 1918-1920, Russian Armenia 1828-1917, Soviet Armenia 1921-1989.

A Farewell to Arms: Heroism and Betrayal in Aintab

Friday, Oct 19 Politics

Join Ümit Kurt as he explores the war based on eyewitness accounts chronicled by activist Kevork Baboian in The Heroic Battle of Aintab. Dr. Kurt will present his English translation of this unique work that portrays the struggle for survival of returning genocide survivors as they tried to negotiate a path between their former executioners and an invading French army.