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PAI Statement on the 110th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

Statement from the UCLA Promise Armenian Institute...more

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Preserving Armenia's musical heritage: A tribute to Grikor Mirzaian Suni

The UCLA Armenian Music Program, with co-sponsorship of the Promise Armenian Institute, hosted a talk and concert celebrating the life and works of composer, conductor......more

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UCLA PAI Hosted Armenian Cultural Heritage: Past, Present, and Future

The Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA in collaboration with the Fowler Museum at UCLA hosted a full-day conference on the Armenian cultural heritage of the......more

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UCLA PAI conference on the protection and preservation of Armenian cultural heritage

The Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA, in collaboration with the Fowler Museum at UCLA, is planning to hold an all-day conference on the protection and......more

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PAI Year-End Newsletter for 2024

As 2024 draws to a close, we would like to take this opportunity to reflect on the past year and thank you for being a......more

Upcoming and Recent Events

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The 2024-25 Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace

H.E. Armen Sarkissian, Former President of the Republic of Armenia more
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
4:30 PM (Pacific Time)
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Material Afterlives of Genocide: Violence, Memory, and Landscapes of Ruins in Van

Hybrid lecture by Anoush Suni, Ph.D, UCLA Promise Armenian Institute Postdoctoral Scholar. more
Monday, May 12, 2025
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Pacific Time)
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Sahag II Khabayan (1849-1939): Catholicos of Cilicia as Witness to Massacres and the Armenian Genocide

The annual Raymond Kevorkian Genocide Commemoration Lecture will be delivered by Dr. Bedross Der Matossian... more
Friday, April 25, 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Pacific Time)
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Pavagan E (Enough!)

Hybrid lecture by Melissa Bilal, the Promise Professor in Armenian Music, Arts, and Culture at... more
Monday, April 21, 2025
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Pacific Time)
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Construction of the Armenian Genocide Denial Narrative

This is a Zoom webinar by Ekrem Yener, who is currently enrolled in graduate studies... more
Monday, April 14, 2025
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Pacific Time)