Staff Report Dr. Dickran Kouymjian and the Armenian Studies Program would like to thank the donors, authors, and publishers for the following books, periodicals, videos, and archival gifts either offered personally or to the Program. His Holiness Aram I, Catholicossat, Armenien de Cilicie, Antelias, for the two copies of his book The Christian Witness at the Crossroads in the Middle ...

Staff Report What is your favorite Armenian food and why?   Name: Ariana Kasparian Year: Freshman Khema. I love it because it’s unique and tasty! Also because when I talk about it nobody understands what it is and it is very fun to make with my grandma.   Name: Jack Ajamian Year: Sophomore Cheese Bourek, because my grandmother makes it ...

Hakop Tataryan Editor To this day, the hardships of a post-Soviet Armenia haunt the memories of many. Those who experienced and struggled those years have ambivalent feelings when reminiscing. They recall the cold weather with no heat and the struggle for employment, but at the same time they remember the beauty of their country, the togetherness of the people, and ...

John Moses Special to Hye Sharzhoom Midway through Vodka Lemon, a character asks the barkeep of a remote outdoor stand why the concoction that gives the bar its name is called “lemon” when “it tastes like almonds.” “That’s Armenia” comes the answer, with a knowing shrug. Vodka Lemon is filled with such moments of deadpan humor, though its absurdist perspective ...

Report Sasan Fayazmanesh In a recent visit to Yerevan, Armenia, I took the opportunity to stop first in my native town of Tehran, Iran. Not much had changed in Tehran since I saw it four years earlier. In the early hours of the morning, when I arrived, the city of roughly 12 million people was covered with a thick layer ...

Hakop Tataryan Editor Alecko Eskandarian, was named the Honda Most Valuable Player in the recent Major League Soccer championship game held in Carson, California. Alecko helped D.C. United win their fourth title against the Kansas City Wizards. In a span of seven minutes, Eskandarian scored twice in the first half to give his team a 2-1 lead going in to ...

EMIL MILEVOJ During the month of November I visited Armenia for the second time in the last two years as part of the faculty exchange program between Yerevan State University (YSU) and California State University, Fresno. What fascinated me the most is the strong spirit of endurance and survival that I encountered on the streets of Yerevan. A year ago ...

Fresno State professors Sasan Fayazmanesh, Emil Milevoj, and Elizabeth Shields returned in November from a visit to Armenia, where they were working with faculty from the Faculty of Business of Yerevan State University. Following are their impressions of their visit, in their own words. ELIZABETH SHIELDS Visiting Yerevan State University in mid-November I reminisced with Armenian colleagues from the Department ...

Zhanna Bagdasarov and Marine Ekezyan Staff Writers Events come and go but the memories tend to live on. In the months of October and November, the Armenian Students Organization held two events for two different occasions. On October 30, the organization put together a Halloween Party, which took place in the Monte Cristo Café. The event was organized by a ...

Sarah Soghomonian Staff Writer Hungry? Craving delicious, authentic, traditional Armenian food? Well, don’t run to the closest Armenian deli, be adventurous, make your favorite Armenian foods from scratch. Simply Armenian: Naturally Healthy Ethnic Cooing Made Easy, a new cookbook by Barbara Ghazarian, is here to guide you through the steps to making delicious Armenian delicacies. Simply Armenian contains every recipe ...