By Ara Mekhitarian Staff Writer You don’t believe Armenia is the most beautiful place in the world? Armscape.com says check out their “Beauty of Armenia” section,  and you will change your mind. These two web sites are just a couple of the very interesting Armenian web sites I have explored.  Both sites are filled with current Armenian news, pictures and ...

By Matthew Maroot Staff Writer For three consecutive weekends beginning Friday, February 26, 1999, 35 Fresno State students undertook an intensive study of one of the most cherished aspects of the Armenian culture, Armenian miniature painting. In this three-unit-course titled, Armenian Studies 121: Armenian Miniature Painting, taught by Dr. Dickran Kouymjian, Haig and Isabel Berberian Professor of Armenian Studies, students ...

By Matthew Maroot Staff Writer One of the world’s foremost experts on Armenian History, Dr. Richard Hovannisian, spoke Thursday, April 8, 1999 on the occasion of the publication of his latest work, Remembrance and Denial: The Case of the Armenian Genocide. Dr. Hovannisian holds the AEF Chair of Modern Armenian History at UCLA where he has taught for over 35 ...

By Matthew Maroot Staff Writer Writers, scholars and distinguished community members gathered the weekend of March 19-20, 1999 to honor and celebrate one of the most magnificent and prolific writers the San Joaquin Valley and the world have ever known. His hundreds of short stories, plays, novels and essays entertained millions and continue to do so today. His name was ...

By Hye Sharzhoom Staff Dr. Michael Ortiz, Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs at Fresno State announced that Dr. Dickran Kouymjian, Haig and Isabel Berberian Chair of Armenian Studies was chosen to receive the 1999 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching-Distinguished Achievement in Research. The award is one of five Provost’s awards given annually to faculty. Winners will be honored ...

By Jennifer Keledjian and Shayla Srabian Staff Writers The Armenian Students Organization of California State University, Fresno wanted a way to share their Armenian culture with non-Armenians within the community. With this in mind they came up with the idea of presenting an Armenian International Dance and Music Festival, which took place on Friday, March 19, 1999 in the Satellite ...

By John Jabagchourian Staff Writer Remembrance is the key, and the students at California State University, Fresno showed that their generation will continue to remember. On Friday, April 23, 1999 the Armenian Students Organization along with the Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State held a rally and public commemoration for the 1.5 million martyrs of the Armenian Genocide in the ...

By Chad Kirkorian and Michael Harutinian Staff Writers Armenian Studies120T -The Armenian Church was taught by Professor Barlow Der Mugrdecian on the weekend of February 19 and 20.  He spoke about: the evangelization of Armenia by Sts. Thaddeus and Bartholomew, and later by St. Gregory the Illuminator in 301 A.D.; the significance of the major feast days in the Armenian ...

Armenia’s GDP Rose 7.2 Percent in 1998 Source: Interfax, Moscow, 24 February 1999 Yerevan:  Armenia’s GDP in 1998 increased by 7.2 percent in real terms as compared with 1997, although industrial decline stood at 2.5 percent, the Armenian Statistics Ministry told Interfax.  In current prices, the GDP amounted to 951.9bn drams (or 1.885bn dollars in accordance with the average annual ...

The following is one in a series of student essays published by Hye Sharzhoom.  If you have an essay about any aspect of Armenian life or culture that you would like to publish in Hye Sharzhoom, please contact Dr. Kaprielian in Social Science Room 216 or call her at 278-6493 or the Armenian Studies Program office at 278-2669. By Aaron ...