PRESS RELEASE
UCLA AEF Chair in Armenian History
Contact: Prof. Richard Hovannisian
Tel: 310-825-3375
Email: Hovannis@history.ucla.edu

UCLA AEF CHAIR IN MODERN ARMENIAN HISTORY

February 16, Friday, 8 p.m. Western Diocese of the Armenian
Church, 3325 N Glenoaks Blvd.Burbank, CA 91504, Under the
Auspices of His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian.
An Evening to Celebrate the publication of the first six volumes edited
by Professor Richard Hovannisian in the UCLA international
conference series, "Historic Armenian Cities and Provinces."
Open to the Public at No Charge.

February 25, Sunday, 3:30 p.m. UCLA Dodd Hall 147.
"Hrant Dink: His Legacy and His Challenge," An afternoon
program co-sponsored by the UCLA AEF Chair and Near Eastern Center,
Turkish Students to Commemorate "Our Hrant," and the Organization
of Istanbul Armenians. Parking, Structure No. 2, Hilgard Avenue
UCLA Entrance at Westholme Avenue. Open to the Public at No Charge

March 17-18, Saturday, 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Sunday, 2:00 – 5:30 p.m.
"The Ebb and Flow of the Armenian Communities of the Indian Ocean"
UCLA Young Hall 50 (Court of Sciences). Parking, Structure No. 2,
Hilgard Avenue UCLA Entrance at Westholme Avenue. Open to the
Public at No Charge. UCLA parking fee: $8.00. The program is pasted
below:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, e-mail Hovannis@history.ucla.edu

Saturday, March 17 * 9:30 a.m. -5:30 p.m.
Morning Session: 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Introduction-Ebb and Flow
Richard G. Hovannisian, UCLA

Armenian Settlements and Cultural Life

Chair and Discussant: Engseng Ho, Harvard University

Armenian Mercantile Communities in Southeast Asia
Margaret Sarkissian, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts

From Dispersion to Nation: Armenian Diasporic Speculations in 18th-Century
India
Khachig Tölölyan, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut

The Indian Interlude in the Development of Modern Armenian Drama
Peter Cowe, UCLA

INTERMISSION

`Azdarar’ and Other Armenian Periodicals of India
Osheen Keshishian, Glendale Community College

Joseph Emin and British Colonial Policy in Calcutta
Mana Kia, Harvard University

General Discussion

LUNCH RECESS

Afternoon Session: 2:00-:5:30 p.m.

Indo-Armenian History and Relations

Chair and Discussant: Houri Berberian, California State University, Long Beach

Colonial Counterflows: An Armenian Lady from Agra in London, circa 1610
Michael Fisher, Oberlin College

Khwaja Gorgin Khan: An 18th-Century Armenian General of the Bengal Army
Bhaswati Bhattacharya, University of Leiden

Notables and Benefactors (with a film on Sir Catchick Paul Chater)
Richard Hovannisian, UCLA

INTERMISSION

Armenian-American GIs and the Armenian Community of India in World War II
Gregory Aftandilian, Harvard University

The Present State of the Indo-Armenian Community
Armen Baibourtian, Erevan, First Armenian Ambassador to India

General Discussion

Sunday, March 18 * 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Long Distance Merchants and Julfan Trade in the Indian Ocean

Chair and Discussant: Edward A. Alpers, UCLA

French Commercial Ambitions and Armenian Interlocutors in 17th-Century Asia
Sanjay Subrahmanyam, UCLA

Long Distance Merchants and the Role of Julfan `Networks of Trust’
Sebouh Aslanian, Columbia University

Don Pedro di Zaratte: A Julfan Armenian in Mexico City, 1723-31.
Tatiana Seijas, Yale University and Mexico City

General Discussion

Concluding Remarks