Ara Sarafian Special to Hye Sharzhoom On 12 September 2013, a “Monument to Common Conscience” was erected in Diyarbakir. An unassuming structure made of wood, breezeblocks, marble, and plastic, it contained a simple message in six languages (one of which was Armenian): “Let us share each other’s pains so that they are not repeated again.” The ambiguous simplicity of ...

Carina Tokatian Staff Writer “You don’t necessarily think of traditional Armenian music in the United States as having such complex roots because we are so familiar with it—but it does. It is interesting to put a spotlight on these aspects of life that we are familiar with but may take for granted,” stated Malina Zakian, archivist for the Armenian Studies ...

Marina Chardukian Liberal Studies Minor in Armenian Studies   What encouraged you to take an Armenian Studies course? I wanted to really develop and connect with my Armenian heritage. Listening to all the stories from my grandparents made me want to learn more about the history of the Armenians that came before me. What was your favorite Armenian Studies class, ...

  Carina Tokatian Staff Writer On Thursday, March 5, Dr. Ari Şekeryan spoke on the topic of “The Survivors: Armenian Orphans and Refugees After the First World War (1918-1923),” the second lecture of a three-part series on “Armenians in Istanbul during the Post Armistice Period.” Dr. Şekeryan is the Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies for the Spring semester. A ...

Arshak Abelyan Staff Writer For many Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during the mid-1880s, migration to the United States presented opportunities of political and economic prosperity and security. This was the case for one Armenian by the name of Ohannes Topalian, who like many Armenian men, immigrated to the United States in the early 1890s. He worked for several years ...

Yervand Boyajyan Staff Writer The month of February ended with an amazing and professional concert with pianist Nara Ave-tisyan. The Philip Lorenz In-ternational Keyboard Concerts and the Fresno State Armenian Studies Program presented the third and final musician in the “Young Armenian Talent” series, bringing joy to the audience with a memorable performance of various repertoires. The Concert was made ...

Staff Report Dr. Ari Şekeryan was scheduled to give the third of his three-part lecture series on “Armenians in the Istanbul in the Armistice Period,” on Thursday, April 2. Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the lecture was postponed, however, a summary of the lecture is provided below. In this lecture,  “The Armenian Patriarchate, Politics and the Postwar Settlement in Istanbul: ...

Michael Rettig Special to Hye Sharzhoom For decades, Armenians around the world have congregated every April 24 to commemorate the Armenian Genocide. Protests and vigils are held in every city with an Armenian community without fail. In Yerevan, thousands march to the Armenian Genocide memorial complex at Tsitsernakaberd to pay their respects to those lost in 1915. Year after year, ...

  Dr. Arnold & Dianne Gazarian were to be honored at the Armenian Studies Program 32nd Annual Banquet on March 22. Through their philanthropy, the Gazarians have played an instrumental role in the flourishing of the Armenian Studies Program on campus.    Following is a brief history of the establishment of the Berberian Chair, provided by Dr. Dickran Kouymian.   ...

Staff Report Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Berberian Coordinator of the Armenian Studies Program, announced that a ground-breaking new book, Armenians and Kurds in the Later Ottoman Empire, has been published by the Armenian Series of The Press, at California State University, Fresno. Armen-ians and Kurds is volume 9 in the Armenian Series and is number 1 in the Armenian Studies ...