Oral History Projects

An oral history project that documents the diversity and history of the Armenian presence in California. The initiative, supported by the California State Library, is part of the Institute’s continued work in collecting primary source material for academic researchers and educators.

An oral history project that collects Armenian life stories across the United States through crowd-sourced interviews and serves as a resource base for researchers. The purpose of the project is to record, gather, and document individual stories and reconstitute them as part of Armenian history in the diaspora. 

An oral history project which aims to understand the experiences and processes that led to Armenia’s independence from the Soviet Union. Interviews from political leaders, intellectuals, students, teachers, and others who lived through the tumultuous period of 1988 to 1996 make up this collection.

An oral history project about the Armenian Displaced Persons community formed during and after World War II. The collection of interviews and photographs serve as a primary source for researchers interested in World War II, post-Genocide Armenian history, and Diaspora Studies.