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Fresno State Alumni Share Impact of the Armenian Studies Program on Their Careers and Lives

Marine Vardanyan-Staff Writer      Since its inception, the core of the Armenian Studies Program mission has been to educate students. The Program has impacted a large number of students by providing education, support, and numerous opportunities. As these students move forward in their lives, they carry with them their experiences from the Program.    To celebrate the 40th anniversary ...

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Melikyan Concert at Fresno State

Elina Karapetyan Staff Writer   The Fresno State Concert Hall was filled with excited chatter and buzz as the audience waited to listen to the talented and accomplished pianist Sofya Melikyan on Friday, October 14. For this special performance, the Armenian Studies Program cooperated with the Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series to bring a memorable night to classical music ...

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Armenian 148 Course Offers Insights Into Culture

Diana Gasparyan Staff Writer The Armenian Studies Program offers a variety of courses, but Masterpieces of Armenian Culture (Armenian 148) is unique because it is the only course that fulfills an upper division Interdisciplinary General Education requirement in the area of Arts and Humanities. One result is that more non-Armenian juniors and seniors can learn about Armenian culture. Students in ...

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CineCulture Screens “If Only Everyone”

Kara Statler Staff Writer On Friday, November 4, the Armenian Studies Program teamed up with the CineCulture series to screen the film “If Only Everyone” in front of a large audience in the Leon S. and Peter Peters Educational Auditorium at Fresno State. Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian of the Armenian Studies Program was the invited discussant for the film and ...

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Thank You Annual Fund Donors

Friends The Vartkess & Rita Balian Family Foundation, Inc. The George Ignatius Foundation, George Phillips, Esq. Michael Amerian, Esq. Walter Karabian, Esq.     Sponsors Jeff Atmajian Brian & Janalee Melikian Lina Melkonian Dr. Dennis & Rita Shamlian Herman Wage Supporters Dr. Shant Agajanian Armen C. Avakian Arten J. Avakian Randy Baloian Mr. & Mrs. Zaven Berberian Kerry Krikorian Bevins ...

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Thank You Hye Sharzhoom Donors

Richard G. Barberian                                Burlingame    in memory of Penny Markarian Barberian David Barsamian                                       Pasadena Jack & Barbara Bousian                           Hayward Karl DeKlotz                                               Fresno in memory of Joan Heckel Kathleen Demerdjian                               San Leandro Jane Gamoian                                           Fresno Armand J. Gougasian                              Clovis Ed & MaryAnn Hokokian                       Fresno Mary Hokokian                                         Fresno Marcia & Haig Jamgotchian                  ...

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Armenian Studies Program Book/Video/CD Archival Gifts

Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Prof. Sergio La Porta, 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.   Hagop James Antranigian, for a copy of the book From Hell to Heaven: Memoirs of the Armenian Genocide and the Armenian ...

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Member of Turkish Parliament Garo Paylan Brings Message of Equality for Minorities in Turkey

Michael Rettig Editor For the past century, Turkey has pursued a policy of repression and homogenization   towards its various ethnic minorities. The current Republic of Turkey has an egregious track record of human rights violations, with slogans such as “one nation, one flag, one state” drowning out those who would call for a more democratic Turkey. In spite of this, ...

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ASP Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Marine Vardanyan Staff Writer Armenian courses have a long history of being taught on the Fresno State campus. Armenian classes were first offered in the early 1960s through an extension course taught by Dr. Richard Hovannisian, and Armenian his-tory courses were later taught by Dr. Louise Nalbandian of the Fresno State History Department. “What started as a small offering of ...

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Mouradian-13th Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies

Tadeh Issakhanian Staff Writer The Armenian Studies Program is both honored and excited to welcome Dr. Khatchig Mouradian as the 13th Kazan Visiting Professor of Armenian Studies at Fresno State for the Fall 2016 Semester. Dr. Mouradian is teaching a three-unit course entitled “The Armenian Genocide and its Aftermath,” in addition to giving three public lectures under the general heading ...

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