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Have you been listening?

"Even when moving to America, each of our luggages contained a wool stuffed blanket, only to never be used upon the discovery that Southern California lacks a winter."

– SUMMER

“At any time a bilingual person has to engage there’s a couple of questions we all ask ourselves: What language should I use? And can I bring in my other languages?"

– MYTHS AND REALITIES OF BILINGUALISM

“It was the first time that Armenian scholars were going to meet with Turkish scholars and talk about the genocide."

– UNPACKING ARMENIAN STUDIES

Earlier this morning, Institute director Salpi Ghazarian moderated a conversation with the 2020 Aurora Humanitarians from Somalia, Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Europe, about the incredible trials they go through as they do humanitarian work. Watch that discussion here.

Dear Institute Donors and Friends.

Recent Tax Law Changes Create Opportunities for IRA Giving in 2020.

Under the recently enacted CARES Act, charitable deductions for cash gifts may offset up to 100% (up from 60%) of your adjusted gross income in 2020.

For individuals ages 59½ and older, this creates a unique opportunity for charitable giving from your Individual Retirement Account (IRA). You can withdraw money from your IRA to make cash charitable gifts in 2020 and may avoid having to pay taxes on the IRA distribution. This is because the new law allows you to use the charitable deduction(s) for your cash gift(s) to offset up to 100% of your 2020 adjusted income from income tax liability.

Here is a convenient summary of "New Tax Incentives for Donors in 2020." Questions? Please email Assistant Vice President for Gift Planning, call at (213) 740-6059, or visit this website. And thank you. The USC Institute of Armenian Studies relies on your support.