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Armenians and the Internet

By Ara Mekhitarian Tourism Armenia Address: http://www.tourismarmenia.com Brief Summary: This web site provides information for those who are interested in traveling to Armenia. Their aim is also to familiarize people with the unique historical and cultural wealth of Armenia. Tourism Armenia was first opened in April 1999 and covers information on Armenian history, main events, entertainment, services available, tours, tour ...

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The Arbitrary Sword

By Tamara Karakashian Staff Writer Diane Goshgarian’s historic novel, The ArbitrarySword, depicts Victoria Adanalian’s tale of love and heartache in the beautiful countryside of Armenia. This extremely well written historical novel is the true story of Goshgarian’s grandmother who struggled to survive the Armenian Genocide. Goshgarian was the keynote speaker at the Fresno Armenian Martyrs Day Commemoration held at Pilgrim ...

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May 2001 Graduates with ASP Minors

Jack Arikian Business-Marketing I plan to begin working at JP Marketing, a full-service advertising agency after our trip to Armenia. ASP has given me the opportunity to build relationships with other Armenian students. The program has effectively united college students through their teachings. I will most miss the relationships that I have developed with students and professors. I would like ...

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Aram Kouyoumdjian Performs Solo Dramas

By Arpik Paraghamian Staff Writer On Tuesday, April 17, 2001 Fresno State’s Armenian Students Organization and the Armenian National Committee of Central California proudly welcomed Aram Kouyoumdjian to campus to perform two one-man plays he had written. As nearly 80 people looked on, Kouyoumdjian dove into his first performance, “Bedlam.” In this piece, Kouyoumdjian was reciting prose, envying a surfer, ...

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Virtual Matenadaran May 2001 Vol. 22 No.4 (74) 22nd Year Dancing Machine Tom Bozigian Brings Art of Armenian Dance to Fresno State

By John Jabagchourian Editor One, two, three, now kick with the left . . . then kick with the right, and just like that, students once skeptical of their Armenian dancing skills found themselves holding pinkies and dancing traditional Armenian Shoorch bars (line dances). Armenian dance specialist, Tom Bozigian of Los Angeles, held an Armenian dance seminar for Fresno State ...

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15th Annual Banquet-Evening at the Lake

By Barlow Der Mugrdechian Hye Sharzhoom Advisor The Armenian Studies Program of California State University, Fresno held its 15th Anniversary Banquet on Sunday, May 6, 2001. The festive event, “An Evening on the Lake with William Saroyan,” attracted more than 175 community friends and students who enjoyed a delicious meal and an excellent program at the spacious home of Dr. ...

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Students Ready for Armenia

Staff Report Eighteen college students will join Armenian Students Organization advisor and Armenian Studies Program lecturer Barlow Der Mugrdechian for a three-week study tour to Armenia in June of 2001. The group departs Fresno for a two-day stop in Paris, where they will visit the many beautiful sites, before departing for sunny Yerevan. In Armenia they will visit the many ...

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2nd Annual Armenian Festival Brings Attention to New Directors

By Barbara Harutinian Staff Writer Films by four young Armenian directors played the big screen at the Alice Peters Auditorium during the 2nd Annual Armenian Film Festival presented by the Armenian Students Organization as part of the Diversity Awareness Program of the University Student Union, on April 20, 2001. Despite the rainy weather, a large crowd of people came and ...

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$10 Million Life Insurance Settlement for Heirs of Genocide Victims

By John Jabagchourian Editor New York Life Insurance Co. agreed to pay $10 million to settle a lawsuit over unpaid policies made by heirs of Armenians killed in the Genocide 86 years ago. The company, which had a European office in the early 20th century, sold about 3,300 life insurance policies to Armenians in the Ottoman Empire prior to 1915. ...

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President Bush Breaks Campaign Promise By Avoiding the Word Genocide

Staff Report President Bush failed to characterize as genocide the Armenian Genocide of 1915 in his official statement issued on the occasion of the 86th anniversary of the Genocide. In his signed statement, the President said, “Today marks the commemoration of one of the great tragedies of history: the forced exile and annihilation of approximately 1.5 million Armenians in the ...

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