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Sonoma State University Center for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide
The Alliance for the Study of the Holocaust at Sonoma State University
1801 East Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Contact: Christyne Davidian
Tel: 707-738-1919
E-mail: christyne@callatg.com
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Dr. Robert Owen Krikorian will speak at the 23rd Annual Sonoma State
University Holocaust and Genocide Lecture Series on Tuesday, April 25th from
4:00PM to 5:40PM at Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall, at Sonoma State
University. Dr. Krikorian will present “Living with Genocide: The Armenian
Experience” for the first annual Armenian Genocide Memorial Lecture, a newly
established lecture established in commemoration of the 90th anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide and funded in part by the generosity of the Thomas
Family Foundation, the Bay Area Armenian National Committee, members of the
Armenians of the North Bay, and other community members.

This is the second Armenian Genocide lecture given by Dr. Robert Krikorian
at the SSU Holocaust and Genocide Lecture Series. Dr. Krikorian is a
Professorial Lecturer at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George
Washington University, teaching courses on the Caucasus and Eurasia, and a
Research Associate at GW’s Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian
Studies. Dr. Krikorian obtained his Doctorate in History and Eurasian
Studies at Harvard University, specializing in the history and politics of
Russia and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. He also earned an
MA in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from Harvard and an MA in
Political Science from George Washington University.

The SSU Holocaust and Genocide Lecture Series is offered annually every
spring semester as a student course and for free to the public. This lecture
series is sponsored by the Sonoma State University Center for the Study of
the Holocaust and Genocide and The Alliance for the Study of the Holocaust
at Sonoma State University. The Alliance for the Study of the Holocaust,
founded in 1982, is a University-community partnership that co-sponsors the
Lectures Series, supports the Center for the Study of the Holocaust and
Genocide, provides outreach to the community including teachers and
community groups working with issues related to the Holocaust and Genocide.
Both SSU and the Alliance have provided support and a forum for the study of
the Armenian Genocide for the last 4 years and are dedicated to the
continuation of inclusion annually with the establishment of the Armenian
Genocide Memorial Lecture 501(c)3 non-profit fund.

All lectures are broadcast via LIVE WEBCAST at:
aust_lectures.html. All
lectures are also posted for streaming video approximately one week after
each lecture.

Those wishing to learn more about the SSU Center for the Study of the
Holocaust and Genocide, the Alliance for the Study of the Holocaust at
Sonoma State University, the Armenian Genocide Memorial Lecture Fund, and/or
Armenians of the North Bay, please contact Christyne Davidian.

Christyne Davidian
Board Member
Alliance for the Study of the Holocaust