KALIGIAN TO SPEAK AT LOWELL ARF ANNIVERSARY
Armenian Weekly
Wed, Nov 16 2011
LOWELL, Mass.-On Sat., Dec. 10, Dr. Dikran M. Kaligian, author,
visiting professor, and political activist, will address the
subject "Armenia's Evolution Toward Independence" during the 116th
anniversary of the Lowell "Aharonian" Gomideh, which will take
place at 6 p.m. at the Lowell ARS Community Center, 142 Liberty St.
Dr. Dikran M. Kaligian As the first organized Gomideh in the United
States, its ungers take tremendous pride in their past accomplishments,
both from a political standpoint as well as remaining a cultural and
fraternal benchmark throughout the Armenian American community of
Merrimack Valley.
In addition to serving as the ARF Central Committee's liaison to the
Lowell Gomideh, Kaligian has made a number of speaking engagements
there, most notably as chair of the Armenian National Committee of
America (ANCA) Eastern United States.
He remains a leading activist in fighting defamation by mainstream
media outlets regarding denial of the Armenian Genocide.
Kaligian received his doctorate in history from Boston College in
2003. He is the author of Armenian Organization and Ideology under
Ottoman Rule: 1908-1914, published by Transaction Publishers.
He has been a visiting professor of Armenian Genocide studies at Clark
University and has also taught at Westfield State, Wheaton College, and
Regis College. He has also served as managing editor of the Armenian
Review. His articles have been published in many leading publications.
Dinner will precede the program. Tickets are $20 (adults) and $10
(students) and are available at the door.
For more information, call Tom Vartabedian at (978) 373-1654.
From: A. Papazian
Armenian Weekly
Wed, Nov 16 2011
LOWELL, Mass.-On Sat., Dec. 10, Dr. Dikran M. Kaligian, author,
visiting professor, and political activist, will address the
subject "Armenia's Evolution Toward Independence" during the 116th
anniversary of the Lowell "Aharonian" Gomideh, which will take
place at 6 p.m. at the Lowell ARS Community Center, 142 Liberty St.
Dr. Dikran M. Kaligian As the first organized Gomideh in the United
States, its ungers take tremendous pride in their past accomplishments,
both from a political standpoint as well as remaining a cultural and
fraternal benchmark throughout the Armenian American community of
Merrimack Valley.
In addition to serving as the ARF Central Committee's liaison to the
Lowell Gomideh, Kaligian has made a number of speaking engagements
there, most notably as chair of the Armenian National Committee of
America (ANCA) Eastern United States.
He remains a leading activist in fighting defamation by mainstream
media outlets regarding denial of the Armenian Genocide.
Kaligian received his doctorate in history from Boston College in
2003. He is the author of Armenian Organization and Ideology under
Ottoman Rule: 1908-1914, published by Transaction Publishers.
He has been a visiting professor of Armenian Genocide studies at Clark
University and has also taught at Westfield State, Wheaton College, and
Regis College. He has also served as managing editor of the Armenian
Review. His articles have been published in many leading publications.
Dinner will precede the program. Tickets are $20 (adults) and $10
(students) and are available at the door.
For more information, call Tom Vartabedian at (978) 373-1654.
From: A. Papazian