Armenian Genocide Remembrance Month
Armenian Genocide Remembrance Month
April
Paying tribute to Armenians of the local community in a celebration of history and culture and in recognition of the community’s struggle for inclusion and equity.
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Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 7:00 PM
Join us on on GTV6, Facebook, and YouTube at MyGlendale for the 20th Annual Armenian Genocide Commemoration Event.
Khatchig Mouradian, Ph.D. in conversation with Eric Nazarian
Saturday, April 10, 2021, 6:30pm (PST)
Author and lecturer Khatchig Mouradian, Ph.D., will discuss his book, The Resistance Network in conversation with filmmaker and screenwriter Eric Nazarian.
Request to pick up a hard copy of The Resistance Network using our Contactless Pickup Services.
Copies of The Resistance Network will be available for purchase from our partner, Abril Books.
Armenia, Artsakh, Diaspora – Memory, Identity, and Responsibility
A Conversation with Eric Hacopian and Salpi Ghazarian
Thursday, April 8, 2021, 6:30pm (PST)
Political consultant and commentator Eric Hacopian in conversation with Salpi Ghazarian, Director of the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, about Armenia now.
Eric Hacopian is a 30-year veteran of American politics, having worked on campaigns from the local to the presidential level. For the past 22 years, he has been the principal at EDH & Associates, a Southern California-based Democratic consulting firm. He has lived in Armenia since 2017.
Salpi H. Ghazarian joined the USC Institute of Armenian Studies in 2014 to lead a global intellectual center that brings together the skills, training and passion of scholars, practitioners and leaders to address and resolve national and global challenges impacting communities in California, the US and the Republic of Armenia.
This pre-recorded conversation premiered on this page and YouTube channel on Thursday, April 8, 6:30pm.
John Lee, Ara Zada, and Kate Leahy in conversation with graphic designer Helena Grigorian
Thursday, April, 1, 2021, 6:30pm (PST)
Authors John Lee, Ara Zada, and Kate Leahy discuss their book Lavash: The bread that launched 1,000 meals, plus salads, stews, and other recipes from Armenia with graphic designer Helena Grigorian.
In the book Lavash, the authors first show how to make this bread at home and then share the many dishes it enhances, from soups and stews to grilled meats, vegetables, and dessert. Alongside recipes are essays and photography that offer windows into the Armenia of the 21st century. At its core, Lavash is a celebration of breaking bread with friends and family which is an intrinsic value of this resilient, beautiful country.
Check out Lavash:
as an eBook through cloudLibrary or
as a hard copy to be picked up using our contactless pickup service.
Signed copies of Lavash are available from our partner, Abril Books.
#MyArmenianStory is a USC Institute of Armenian Studies oral history project that collects Armenian life stories through crowd-sourced interviews. The purpose of the project is to record, gather, and document individual stories and reconstitute them as part of the national story. The idea is to discover and record family stories and more. Your mother, your aunt, your neighbor, your best friend – you can start anywhere. Everyone’s story is relevant, and together, they all make up the Armenian Story. You learn about your own story, while contributing knowledge about the Armenian Experience. #MyArmenianStory will create a resource base that reflects the scope and depth of the Armenian experience for researchers.
Virtual Programming Playlist
Click play to view all the Library’s Armenian Genocide Remembrance Month virtual programs during the month of April. This playlist will be continually updated with new videos throughout the month.
Vasken Brudian interviewed by Harry Vorperian
Thursday, April 15, 2021, 6:30pm (PST)
Architect, designer and artist Vasken Brudian discusses his brand Ardēan with graphic designer Harry Vorperian.
Ardēan is dedicated to transformative advancement of art, architecture and design and has become one of the pillars of the developing design industry in Armenia. Dedicated to education and discourse, it functions as a center for designs in Yerevan and has become an archetype and a model for local design companies and brands.
This pre-recorded conversation will premiere on this page and YouTube channel on Thursday, April 15, 6:30pm.
Lory Tatoulian Comedy Sketch
Saturday, April 3, 2021, 6:30pm (PST)
Lory Tatoulian is a comedienne, actress and playwright and owns 150 wigs. She is originally from the small farming town of Reedley CA, where she grew up with Kharpertzi farmers and mastered the art of square dancing, shoorchbar and Elvis impersonations. Since 2009 and she has created, written and produced 10 different installments of The Big Bad Armo Show. Tatoulian is a Theater Consultant with Pasadena Unified School District, an alumni of San Diego State Theater Department, The American Academy of Dramatic Arts and The Groundlings Sunday Company.
This pre-recorded conversation will premiere on this page and YouTube channel on Saturday, April 3, 6:30pm.
Dr. Shushan Karapetian, Deputy Director of the USC Institute of Armenian Studies discusses the past and present of the Artsakh conflict with GLAC Director, Dr. Gary Shaffer.
Teen G.E.N. Talks
Artists, activists and educators speak with our Teen Glendale Empowerment Now (G.E.N.) Talks hosts Melissa and Desiree as they discuss identities, passions, and what inspires them.
Check out past Teen G.E.N. Talks episodes on the Teen G.E.N. Talks playlist. And don’t forget to subscribe to our Channel for updates!
The World of Accounting with Anna
Friday April 2nd, 4:30pm (PST)
In this episode of Teen GE.N. Talks, meet Anna Hakopian, former library staff member and currently an auditor for a major accounting firm, PwC (Pricewaterhouse Coopers). Anna shares some college and university tips that helped her achieve the job she is most passionate about.
Zara Alina
Friday April 23rd, 4:30pm (PST)
In this episode of Teen G.E.N. Talks, meet Zara Alina, an internationally published photographer based in Los Angeles specializing in portraits and events.
April 1st to April 30th
Enjoy a variety of activities: Leaning to write your name in Armenian , storytimes in English and Armenian, Armenian history and symbols, drawing and crafts, cooking, music, and more. This challenge is meant to educate and inform community about the Armenian culture and customs, through books, music, stories and food. It is meant to shed light on some significant historical events, such as the invention of the alphabet, beginning of Christianity as Armenia's formal religion, the person responsible for its spread and lightly explains the genocide and the recent war.
April 1st to April 30th
Be The Change Activity Booklet: Armenian Genocide Remembrance Month & Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
This activity booklet for kids highlights Armenian Genocide Remembrance Month (April 1 - 30) and Asian American (May 1 - 31).
Virtual Exhibit
Launching April 19, 2021
Glendale Library Arts and Culture and ReflectSpace Gallery present Sites of Fracture: Diasporic Imaginings of Occupied Artsakh, a virtual exhibition that brings together diasporan Armenian artists - from the United States, Canada, and Germany - to create a collective counter-narrative to forces of occupation and cultural erasure in the Republic of Artsakh.
Artists and cultural workers in the exhibit include Kamee Abrahamian, Ali Cat / Entangled Roots Press, Silvina Der-Meguerditchian, Naré Mkrtchyan, Nelli Sargsyan, She Loves Collective, Scout Tufankjian, Anahid Yahjian and Yerazad Coalition.
Sites of Fracture: Diasporic Imaginings of Occupied Artsakh is co-curated by Mashinka Firunts Hakopian, Ara Oshagan and Anahid Oshagan, is part of the Be the Change series and coincides with Armenian Genocide Remembrance Month.
Sites of Fracture Artists Presentations
Thursday, April 29, 2021, 5:00pm (PST)
Selected artists from Sites of Fracture will gather for a lightning round of five-minute presentations addressing the question: As diasporan cultural workers, how do we intervene in crises at a distance? Artists’ presentation will be followed by an audience Q&A moderated by the exhibition’s co-curators.
Register for one of these two sessions of a special MakerSpace workshop:
Wooden Pomegranate
Decorate your own wooden pomegranate and learn more about its meaning. Grab-and-go craft kits for this activity will be available for pickup from our branches later in the month of April. Check back here for more details.
Be The Change by exploring these resources:
Vlume - eBooks and eAudiobooks in Armenian. էլեկտրոնային գրքեր ե ձայնագրքեր հայերենով. Visit their website to access Vlume’s collections or download the app from the Google Play store or the Apple App Store. View a Tutorial.
Aravot - Find up-to-the-minute news articles through Armenian-language newspaper Aravot/Առավոտ, which is free to access with your Glendale Library, Arts & Culture library card through PressReader.
Search in the Library Catalog Using Armenian Transliteration - Library staff have created this tutorial to help you search Armenian authors, titles, and subjects in the Library’s catalog.
Teen Book Reviews
Teen Book Talks
Forgotten Fire by Adam Bagdasarian
Friday April 9th, 3pm
Cups of Fortune by Lenore Tolegian Hughes
Friday April 23rd, 3pm
The Hunger by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Friday April 16th, 3pm
Be The Change by exploring these online resources:
The Armenian Relief Society (ARS) in Glendale is an independent, non-governmental and non-sectarian organization which serves the humanitarian needs of the Armenian people and seeks to preserve the cultural identity of the Armenian nation.
The Armenian American Museum in Glendale will be the first world class cultural and educational center of its kind in America.
Gay and Lesbian Armenian Society fosters a safe and supportive network for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people of Armenian descent.
Homenetmen Western Region, short for Հայ Մարմնակրթական Ընդհանուր Միութիւն, (Armenian General Athletic Union) is a pan-Armenian diaspora organization devoted to sport and scouting.
The USC Institute of Armenian Studies is an educational center dedicated to the study of modern Armenia, based at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Explore podcasts from the Institute Studio.
IWitness is an educational website developed by USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education that provides access to more than 1,500 full life histories, testimonies of survivors and witnesses to the Holocaust and other genocides for guided exploration.
Be The Change by exploring these online resources:
The Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) is the world’s largest non-profit organization devoted to upholding the Armenian heritage through educational, cultural and humanitarian programs.
The Armenian Bar Association, formed in 1989, the Armenian Bar Association provides an arena for lawyers of Armenian heritage to come together socially and professionally and to address the legal concerns of the Armenian community.
The Armenian Museum presents the largest and most diverse collection of Armenian objects outside of the Republic of Armenia. Our updated galleries include ancient Urartian artifacts, medieval manuscripts, Kütahya ceramics, textiles, liturgical objects, and contemporary art.
Ararat-Eskijian Museum houses items that represent Armenian heritage from the 17th century till present day and highlight the life, culture and customs of Armenians from their indigenous homeland and across the globe.
Project SAVE Armenian Photograph Archives is dedicated to saving the photographic heritage of the worldwide Armenian community by making their repository of original photographs, from as early as 1860, accessible for research, publications and presentations.
The Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State University offers courses on Armenian history, Armenian language and literature, art and architecture, film, William Saroyan, the Genocide, and contemporary issues.
The Armenian Film Foundation was established in 1979 as a non-profit, educational and cultural organization dedicated to the documentation and preservation of Armenian heritage in multi-media formats. A primary focus of the Foundation has been the interviews of survivors of and witnesses to the Armenian Genocide.
Arpa Foundation for Film, Music and Art is a non-profit organization, formed for the purpose of promoting the arts and enhancing the cultural environment of our community by supporting artists who bridge the cultural divide, unifying diverse people and cultures through the arts.
