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Donations to the Armenian Studies Program

Staff Report Donations to the Armenian Studies Program in Memory of Norma Der Mugrdechian (Norma Der Mugrdechian was a graduate of Fresno State who returned to teach Armenian cooking courses. She is the mother of Armenian Studies Program lecturer Barlow Der Mugrdechian.) Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Tony Agajanian Pasadena Timothy & Lora Agopian Yorba Linda Richard Ahronian Fresno Karabet Akbiyikian ...

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Armenian Studies Program Annual Fund Donations

Staff Report BENEFACTORS Berberian & Gazarian Family Foundation PATRONS Lena & Varouj Altebarmakian Berge & Alice Bulbulian Dr. & Mrs. Ara Hairabedian Dr. & Mrs. S. Walter Kran Mrs. Herbert Lion Mrs. Jacqueline Lion Vatche Soghomonian & Jane F. Kardashian, M. D. William Saroyan Foundation FRIENDS Arthur Abnous Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Y. Chahmirian Caro Danielian (Danielian Consulting Group) Oscar ...

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Student Quotes What do you think about April 24th?

Staff Report April 24th, 2000 will mark the 85th commemoration of the Armenian Genocide. What does this day mean to you? Mano Handian, Senior majoring in Graphic Design “Here we are 85 years later remembering the Genocide as if it was yesterday. We Armenians have a big wound which will not heal until we are heard all over the world ...

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News from Armenia

Staff Report General Andranik Reburied in Armenia About 20,000 Armenians turned out for the reburial of general Ozinian Andranik, a leader of the Armenian resistance to the Ottoman army in the early 1900s, whose remains were brought back Friday after resting more than 71 years in Paris’ Pere Lachaise cemetery. Armenian Primate Karekin II officiated at a service at his ...

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Weekend Class on Armenian Church Provokes

Spirited Discussion By Michael Arakelian Staff Writer On the weekend of February 11 and 12, the Armenian Studies Program offered a one-unit course on the Armenian Church. Fifteen students attended this class with almost everybody realizing, after a short quiz was given to start the class, that they had more to learn about the Armenian Church. Students left the class ...

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Letters Congratulating Dr. Dickran Kouymjian

Staff Report His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Armen Aroyan, Los Angeles, California Dr. Eileen Barker, Professor Sociology, London School of Econ. Academician Dr. Georg Brutian, Vice President Armenian National Academy of Sciences Dr. Valentina Calzolari, Secretary, Association Internationale des Études Arméniennes The Reverend Bernard and Knar Guekguezian, First Armenian Presbyterian Church Dr. Ellen Gruenbaum, ...

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Armenian Pilgrims Gather in Jerusalem to Celebrate Christmas

By Barlow Der Mugrdechian Hye Sharzhoom Advisor The Year 2000 was ushered in with fes tivities throughout the world, but the millennial celebration of the Birth of Christ was celebrated with a unique series of events centered in the Holy City of Jerusalem. For Armenian Christians, these events took on an even greater significance, as the leadership of the Armenian ...

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Position: Visiting Kazan Professor

Position: Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan, Visiting Professor Armenian Studies Program, CSU Fresno 1. Proposed Appointment: A one semester appointment as the Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professor; Full-time position 2. Available for the Academic Year: Fall term 2000 3. Salary: Placement on the salary schedule is dependent upon academic preparation and professional experience 4. Teaching Load: One course in Armenian ...

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Profile of Armenian Agricultural Exchange Program Students

Staff Report Nineteen-year-old Sona Vardanyan from Aramous, Armenia is the middle child of three daughters. She graduated in 1997 and joined the Armenian Agricultural Academy. She hopes to finish school and become a food economics manager. Vardanyan enjoys cooking Armenian food, listening to classical music and reading Armenian literature. Eighteen-year-old Mihran Movsissyan from Yerevan, Armenia is the oldest of two ...

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Armenians and the Internet

By Ara Mekhitarian Staff Writer Address: http://www.armeniadiaspora.com/ Contact: info@armeniadiaspora.com Categories: History, Population, Database of Professionals, Travel/Tourism Commerce, Guest Book, Links. How to use: Links are all listed on the left side of the page. Brief Summary: Ever wonder how many Armenians there are in the world? The Armenian population of the world today is estimated to be a little more ...

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