ARMACAD would like to inform you about a conference that will be hosted on 17-18 November in Boston with the title “Armenian Diaspora in the United States: Communities, Politics and Culture”.

The conference is open to scholars, whose speeches will be devoted to the following topics:

Immigration of the Armenians and Integration in the United States

• Description of the immigration and integration of Armenians in the United States prior to 1924
• Settlement and integration of the Armenian Diaspora in the USA
• Image of the immigration and settlement of Armenians from Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Turkey, Iran and post-Soviet Armenia

Armenian Communities of America and their Identities

• Community life of Armenian immigrants, compatriotic unions prior to 1924
• The Armenian Apostolic, Protestant and Catholic Churches
• Relations between Armenian immigrants having arrived prior to 1924, after WWII and after 1965
• Armenian American presses, radio and television companies

Politics, Homeland and Diaspora

• Homeland, identity policy and political identity among Armenian Americans
• Armenian American political, charitable, youth and women’s organizations
• Armed struggle, political lobbying of the Armenians and campaigns for Armenian Genocide recognition in the USA
• Relations with non-Armenians

Education, Literature and the Arts

• Advancement of Armenian education and the Armenian identity in the United States
• Armenian American writers and literature
• Armenian American arts and artists
• Dance and music as an expression of Armenian identity

To apply for the conference, applicants need to submit an abstract (250) words and a short cover letter to the corresponding address by May 31, 2016.

Click  Armenian Diaspora in the United States: Communities, Politics, Culture for more details.