Ararat in America: Armenian-American Culture and Politics in the Twentieth Century
The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR)
395 Concord Ave., Belmont, MA
The Fifth Annual Prof. Charles B. Garabedian Lecture
Co-sponsored by The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS)
Presented by Dr. Benjamin Alexander
Adjunct Associate Professor, New York City College of Technology
The lecture examines how the distinctive Armenian-American community expressed its identity as an ethnic minority while 'assimilating' to life in the United States. Dr. Alexander's book explores the role of community leaders and influencers, including clergy, youth organizers, and partisan newspaper editors, in fostering not only a sense of Armenian identity but specific ethnic-partisan leanings within the group's population.
The presentation covers key geopolitical events from the aftermath of the Armenian Genocide to the creation of an independent and then Soviet Armenia, exploring the rivalry between two major Armenian political parties, the Tashnags and the Ramgavars, and the relationship between partisan leaders and their broader constituency.
Dr. Benjamin F. Alexander is the author of "Coxey's Army: Popular Protest in the Gilded Age" (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015) and "The New Deal's Forest Army: How the Civilian Conservation Corps Worked" (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018).
The event will be available in-person and also live on Zoom (registration required) and YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/ArmenianStudies
A reception and book signing will follow the program.
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