Hye Sharzhoom Armenian Action
Staff Report
Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian participated in the 13th Annual Genocide Awareness Week program, held at Arizona State University, March 31-April 3, 2025. This year’s conference, “Remembrance, Memorialization, and Repair,” featured a panel on Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabagh, on Thursday, April 3.
The session on “Nagorno-Karabagh: Destruction of Indigeneity,” featured three panelists: Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian of the Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State; Dr. Simon Maghakyan, Oxford University; and Dr. Henry Theriault, Worcester State University and was moderated by Ani Hovannisian.
St. Apkar Armenian Apostolic Church of Scottsdale, Arizona, the Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State, and the Zoryan Institute, were co-sponsors of the panel. Fr. Zacharia Saribekyan, pastor of St. Apkar Armenian Church, has played an important role in making sure the Armenians always have a place in Genocide Awareness Week.
As part of the Genocide Awareness Week, programs are also held at Scottsdale Community College.
A special film screening of the documentary film “The Hidden Map,” by Ani Hovannisian, was shown on Friday, April 4, to an audience at Scottsdale Community College. The event was organized by Dr. Lisa Marsio, Professor of Anthropology at Scottsdale Community College. Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian introduced Ani Hovannisian, whose film became recognized nationally through its airing on PBS.
The full program for the Genocide Week is available here: https://shprs.asu.edu/GAW.