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[Non-PAI Event] Armenian Women in Focus: A Celebration of Their Success

[Non-PAI Event] Armenian Women in Focus: A Celebration of Their Success

Images L to R: Image 1: Pomegranate Song, Ara Shahkhatuni; oil on canvas Image 2: Armenian Motives, Knkush Yesoyan; oil on canvas Image 3: Girl with Tress, Ara Shahkhatuni; oil on canva

The UCLA Library presents a two-day webinar, celebrating the incredible resilience and achievements of Armenian women that made a difference in Armenia and diaspora.

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 to Thursday, April 21, 2022
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM (Pacific Time)

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The UCLA Library holds one of the largest repositories of Armenian materials spanning a variety of formats. This two day webinar, Armenian Women in Focus: A Celebration of Their Success, celebrates the incredible resilience and achievements of Armenian women that made a difference in Armenia and diaspora.

 

Featured participants:

Day 1 (April 20, 2022) 9 to 10:30 a.m. PDT
Lilit Makunts, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the United States
Madlene Minasian, Pics Art
Anna Chulyan, National Librarian of Armenia
Houri Berberian, professor of history and director of graduate studies, Meghrouni Family Presidential Chair in armenian studies/director of the Center for Armenian Studies, UC Irvine; facilitator/moderator

Day 2 (April 21, 2022) 9 to 10:30 a.m. PDT
Kristinne Grigorian, Republic of Armenia’s Ombudswoman
Marie Lou Papazian, Tumo Center for creative technologies
Nora Armani, actor, film producer, founding artist of Socially Relevant Film Festival
Ann Karagozian, director of the UCLA Armenian Promise Institute; facilitator/moderator