Scout Tufankjian to Speak at Youth Connect Program at NYU

NEW YORK (A.W.)—Photojournalist Scout Tufankjian will speak about her experience documenting Armenian communities for the Armenian Diaspora Project at the 2015 Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Youth Connect Program (YCP), to be held at New York University (NYU) on Feb. 28 and March 1.

Photographer Scout Tufankjian photographs President Barack Obama during the last presidential campaign.

Tufankjian is a photojournalist based in Brooklyn, N.Y. Her work has been featured in Newsweek, US News & World Report, Le Monde, Newsday, and the New York Times. Her book featuring a selection of the photographs from Obama’s presidential campaign, Yes We Can: Barack Obama’s History-Making Presidential Campaign in December 2008, sold out its initial 55,000 copy run a month before it was released. Tufankjian’s photo of Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama hugging each other, released in Nov. 2012, became the most-liked photo on Facebook and most retweeted Tweet in history.

The program will also feature a talk by scholar Khatchig Mouradian, the director of the ARS Youth Connect Program. Other speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.

The theme of the two-day program will be “Looking Beyond the Centennial.” University students are encouraged to apply.

The program will be held on Sat., Feb. 28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at NYU. A brunch featuring a discussion on volunteering in Armenia will be held on Sun., March 1 at 10 a.m. The program will conclude at noon.

Registration is required. The $25 registration fee includes meals and the evening dinner.

Overnight accommodation will be offered for out-of-town students. To register, visit http://arseastusa.org/programs/#youthconnect. For more information, contact the ARS Eastern USA office by calling (617) 926-3801 or e-mailing arseastus@gmail.com.