Obituaries
In Memoriam: Van M. Aroian
On July 14, NAASR announced with sadness the passing of Van M. Aroian of Worcester, MA, the senior member of its Board of Directors. He was 94 years old. Aroian was a Charter Member of […]
Articles by NAASR
Announcements
NAASR to honor Edward Avedisian and remember Vartan Gregorian at “Building For Eternity” virtual gala
BELMONT, Mass.—The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) invites the public to join its first-ever virtual gala, “Building for Eternity,” on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at 7:00 pm-Eastern/ 4:00 pm-Pacific, honoring Edward Avedisian, […]
Announcements
Panel Discussion: “Back to the Ballot Box: The June Election in Armenia and the Stakes for Statehood”
The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) / Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Series on Contemporary Armenian Issues will present an online panel entitled “Back to the Ballot Box: The June Elections in Armenia and […]
Statements
NAASR issues statement on US recognition of Armenian Genocide
This recognition is a long time in coming from a US President. Historians, scholars, eye-witnesses and survivors, religious figures, and even the US Congress have already recognized the Armenian Genocide as an established fact. But […]
Community News
NAASR receives Mass Humanities grant for programming on Derounian archive
BELMONT, Mass.—The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research in early April received a Massachusetts Humanities grant for programming centered around one of NAASR’s most significant archives—that of Avedis Derounian, aka John Roy Carlson, who […]
Announcements
Prof. Harry Harootunian to give inaugural UCLA Raymond H. Kévorkian Armenian Genocide Commemoration Lecture
Prof. Harry Harootunian will give the inaugural Raymond H. Kévorkian Armenian Genocide Commemoration Lecture organized by the UCLA Richard Hovannisian Chair of Modern Armenian History on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at 2:00 pm Eastern/11:00 am […]
Announcements
Univ. of Minnesota professor to discuss new book “Knowing about Genocide: Armenian Suffering and Epistemic Struggles”
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) and the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) will present a webinar with Prof. Joachim Savelsberg discussing his newly published book Knowing About Genocide: Armenian Suffering and Epistemic Struggles (Univ. […]
Announcements
Ümit Kurt to present “The Armenians of Aintab: The Economics of Genocide in the Ottoman Empire”
The Armenian Center at Columbia University and the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) with the co-sponsorship of Research Institute on Turkey will present a webinar with Ümit Kurt who will discuss his […]
Announcements
Author James Robbins to discuss book on Australia, New Zealand and the Armenian Genocide
BELMONT, Mass.—The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) and the Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) will present a webinar with author James Robins who will discuss his recent book When We Dead Awaken: […]
Announcements
NAASR, Project SAVE to present screening and discussion of documentary “Photos by Kirk”
BELMONT, Mass.—The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) and Project SAVE Armenian Photograph Archives will present an online film screening panel discussion of the documentary Photos by Kirk, produced and directed by Jamie […]