Staff Report A team of USC Institute of Armenian Studies staff, including Dr. Lilit Keshishyan, Manuk Avedikyan, and Brandan Balayan, visited Fresno State on Monday, March 13, 2023 to speak to students and faculty about the Institute’s “My Armenian Story” oral history project. The two-year project involves conducting oral interview with Armenians throughout California, to “dis-cover and record individual journeys.” ...

Staff Report The Armenian Studies Program, Fresno State, the St. Apkar Armenian Apostolic Church of Scottsdale, Arizona, and Scottsdale Community College (SCC) hosted a one-day workshop “Teaching About Genocide-The Armenian Genocide: A Case Study,” on Saturday, April 22, 2023. Twenty-two teachers from the local area participated in the workshop which featured several presentations. SCC Professor of Anthropology Dr. Lisa Marsio ...

Natalie Agazarian Editor Armenian 148, Masterpieces of Armenian Culture, is a general education course taught by Dr. Hagop Ohanessian. The class is designed to delve into various forms of Armenian literature and art through distinct periods in Armenian history. It fulfills upper division Area IC of the Fresno State General Education requirements and is a required course for completing the ...

Christine Pambukyan Staff Writer On Sunday, March 26, 2023, the Armenian Studies Program held its 35th Annual Banquet at the Fort Washington Country Club in Fresno. The evening was dedicated to the establishment of the Ralph Shabazian Endowment in Armenian Studies and the Florence Elaine Hamparson Endowment in Armenian Studies. Banquet sponsors, donors, scholarship recipients, faculty, university administrators, and family ...

  Yesenia Fuentes and Benjamin Kirk Special to Hye Sharzhoom Florence Elaine Hamparson was known to have a big heart. As a third and fourth-grade teacher at Turner Elementary School, she was regarded as an impactful educator who loved her students. She had a lot of love for furry friends and was an avid square dancer. Strong in her Christian ...

Staff Report The Armenian Studies Program awarded scholarships to fifty-seven students from thirty-five different endowment or scholarship funds for a total of $90,000 for the academic year 2022-2023. In addition to providing needed financial support, the scholarships en-courage students to pursue Minors in Armenian Studies and to enroll in the various course offerings. We ask our students and our supporters ...

Hannah Paloutzian Staff Writer “Art symbolizes goodness,” said Yervant Gojabashian. “Painting, literature, and music awaken the beauty in the world, especially for the young generation and that brings about peace and love to the whole world.” On Thursday, April 13, 2023, the Armenian Studies Program held an opening reception for Armenian artist Yervant Gojabashian’s exhibition, “Gojabashian: Blessed Hands of the ...

Staff Report The 11th Annual “Genocide Awareness Week,” sponsored by the Rosenbluth Family Charitable Foundation, was held April 17-21, 2023, at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. “Genocide Awareness Week” is a series of lectures, exhibits, and storytelling by distinguished survivors, scholars, politicians, activists, artists, humanitarians, and members of law enforcement. This week-long event seeks to address how we, as ...

Natalie Agazarian Editor “The sound of the music, the lights, the atmosphere… you find yourself singing along to every word, dancing with the people around you. Other times, you are just standing in awe, taking it all in. It’s a feeling of being completely immersed in the moment, and nothing else matters except the music and the experience,” said Michael ...

Staff Report Dr. Armen Sargsyan, Rector of Artsakh State University and Dr. Saúl Jiménez Sandoval, President of California State University, Fresno signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on December 7, 2022. The MOU outlined the possible ways in which Artsakh State University and Fresno State could develop and carry out collaborative research and education activities that are desirable, mutually beneficial, ...