Staff Report The interconnectivity of the world is a characteristic of our age of globalism. While the pre-modern period did not witness an intensity of interaction comparable to our own, it nonetheless was interconnected. On April 16, Dr. Sergio La Porta, Haig and Isabel Berberian Chair of Armenian Studies at Fresno State, explored some of the areas of interaction between ...

Denise Altounian Staff Writer The San Joaquin Valley is lucky to be home to a melting pot of distinct cultures. Immigrants from all over the world, including the Armenians, have settled here to become the backbone of its success. One of the most important missions we have is to preserve these rich cultures. The Valley Cultural Coalition (VCC), a local ...

Marine Vardanyan Staff Writer February 20, 1988, marks a moment in Armenian history when the people of Armenia and Karabagh utilized their willpower to protest and demand the independence of Karabagh from Azerbaijan and its unification with Armenia. That date gave birth to the Karabagh Liberation Movement and was the first drop of the ripple effect that continues to touch ...

Suren Oganessian Staff Writer Can a NYTimes Bestselling novel raise awareness about the Genocide and be entertaining? The answer is yes, and Chris Bohjalian, author of The Sandcastle Girls, visited Fresno State on April 14, 2013, to share just how he wrote such a novel. The novel is about the romance between an American nurse and an Armenian engineer set ...

Denise Altounian, Andrew Esguerra, Tamar Karkazian,and Emma Shaljyan Staff Writers April, although a sad month for Armenians, is a time that highlights the strength of Armenians across the world, both in Armenia and in the Diaspora—young and old. It is in April that Armenians come together to commemorate the Armenian Genocide and this year the Armenian Community came together for ...

Tamar Karkazian Editor It has been over a quarter of a century since the Armenian Studies Program established the tradition of an Annual Banquet. So it seemed fitting that the Armenian Studies Program held its 25th Annual Banquet to celebrate this milestone, on Sunday, March 17, at the Fort Washington Golf and Country Club. The focus of the evening was ...

Editor Tamar Karkazian Layout Barlow Der Mugrdechian Photographer Barlow Der Mugrdechian Staff Writers Denise Altounian Andrew Esguerra Tatevik Hovhannisyan Aleek Karkazian Suren Oganessian Ruzan Orkusyan Marine Vardanyan Advisor Barlow Der Mugrdechian barlowd@csufresno.edu

The California State University, Fresno Armenian Studies Program and Armenian National Committee of America, Central California Chapter The people and government of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, Artsakh, are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their National Liberation movement. In 1988 the people of Artsakh raised their voices for freedom and dignity and in opposition to any government that rules by despotism. ...

Suren Oganessian Staff Writer Last year, Armenia made a difficult and controversial decision to withdraw from Europe’s premier annual music contest, Eurovision, concerned that its venue in Baku, Azerbaijan, would present security concerns for their performers. Now that the contest is being held in Sweden, Armenia is poised to make a comeback. The Eurovision Production Team of Public Television of ...

Marine Vardanyan Staff Writer What comes to your mind when you hear of “Armenian Genocide through Literature and Translation”? For students enrolled in Dr. Sona Haroutyunian’s Armenian Studies 120T class at Fresno State, the focus of the course was initially ambiguous. We entered the classroom unaware of the impact this class would have on us. Both curious and anxious, we ...