{"id":7614,"date":"2026-01-20T19:01:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T19:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/?page_id=7614"},"modified":"2026-03-03T05:31:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T05:31:16","slug":"gala20","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/gala20\/","title":{"rendered":"Institute of Armenian Studies 20th Anniversary Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--full-width-image-and-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-image-and-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2026\/02\/2000x1150-768x432.png\"\n          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