Hye Sharzhoom Armenian Action
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.
Dr. Boris Adjemian, Nubar Library, Paris, France for a copy of La fanfare du négus: Les Arméniens en Éthiopie (XIXe-XXe siècles) (The Negus Band: The Armenians of Ethiopia) (2013), 351pp., in French. The work is based on Adjemian’s Ph.D. thesis on the Armenians of Ethiopia.
Nigol Aghababyan, Yerevan, Armenia, for a copy of his book Nigol, an illustrated album of his artwork, 119pp., in Armenian and English. Artist Nigol Aghababyan was born in Koghb village, Tavoush region, and is a graduate of the Yerevan Pedagogical Faculty of Art (painting).
Ani Guild of the California Armenian Home, Fresno, for a gift of their 50th Anniversary Commemorative Booklet, 1967-2017, highlighting the history of the Guild.
Armenian Numismatic Society, Pico Rivera, California, for a copy of Armenian Numismatic Studies III, by Y. T. Nercessian (Los Angeles: Armenian Numismatic Society, 2017), special publication number 17, 386pp., in Armenian and English, with 46 illustrated plates. The volume is composed of twenty articles and more than two dozen book reviews, all related to Armenian Numismatics.
Maral Simonian Atarian, Fresno, on behalf of the Simon Simonian family, for a copy of Simon Simonian: The Last Scion of the Mountaineers, her father’s memoir (Simonian Family, 2017), 137pp., in English, translated by Vahe Apelian.
Dr. Hayk Demoyan, Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, Yerevan, Armenia, for a copy of Love, Love, Love: Memoirs of the Ottoman Armenian Sportsman by Vahram Papazian (Yerevan: Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, 2014), 231pp., in English.
Susan Paul Pattie, London, United Kingdom, for a copy of her latest book, Who Are the Armenians, with Gagik Stepan-Sarkissian and Maral Kerovpyan, 2nd edition (London: Armenian Institute, 2014), 56pp., in English, with accompanying CD. This is a fascinating guide for both children and adults to learn about the Armenian people. This book is aimed at children aged 5-12 and brings the 3000 year history and culture of the Armenian people to life.
Rubina Sevajian, Tilney All Saints, United Kingdom, for a copy of The Darker Shadow (2017) 215pp., in English. This book is a sequel to Sevajian’s In the Shadow of the Sultan. The Darker Shadow is set during the first ten months of the Armenian Genocide, September 1914 to June 1915. It is the story of twins Bedros and Dzovinar who are confronted by the harsh realities of living under the oppressive regime of the Young Turks. This is a fictional work based on fact.
Larry & Marilyn Shuklian, Los Osos, for a gift of various Armenian books.
Bryan and Selena Srabian (Sacramento) and Eric and Shayla Srabian Pulatian (Montebello) for a large collection of Armenian themed books and journals from the estate of their late parents, Arlene and Robert Srabian.
Dr. Vahé Tachjian, Berlin, Germany, for a copy of Daily Life in the Abyss: Genocide Diaries, 1915-1918 (New York: Bergahn Books, 2017), 208pp., in English, with illustrations. Daily Life in the Abyss shed’s light on the actual experiences of the Genocide through the intertwined stories of two families who endured forced relocation and deprivation in and around modern-day Syria.
Hamo B. Vassilian, Sun Valley, for a donation of four of his books: Church and Religion of Armenians in Iran: A Comprehensive Annotated and Pictorial Bibliography (2016), 59pp., in Armenian, Persian, and English; Cities and Villages of Armenians in Iran (2016), 59pp., in Armenian, Persian, and English; Performing and Visual Arts Among Iranian Armenians (2015), 73pp., in Armenian, Persian, and English; Who is Who Among Iranian Armenians: A Comprehensive Annotated and Pictorial Bibliography (2018), 177pp., in Armenian, Persian, and English.