Chris Tozlian staff writer On Monday, February 4th, Professor Levon Chookaszian lectured at CSU Fresno on “The Image of Secular Power in Armenian Art,” as part of the Armenian Studies Program Spring Lecture Series. Dr. Chookaszian presented a compelling survey of both Armenian and pre-Armenian art that spanned four millennia, beginning at approximately 2000 BC and moving well into the ...

Tamara Karakashian Editor Crossing the finish line of a bobsled track is like stepping off a high-speed roller coaster. For Dan Janjigian, an American-Armenian who competed for Team Armenia in the 2002 Olympic Games, this was the ultimate adrenalin rush. More than that, Janjigian pursued a dream. He experienced first hand how making his grandmother proud truly really felt. Janjigian, ...

Erica Ananian Staff Writer On January 20, 2002, David Nersesyan, age 19, and David Sirunyan, age 18, arrived in Fresno, CA to begin a one semester stay at Fresno State. Dr. John Shields, chair of the Department of Agricultural Economics, organized their visit in collaboration with the USDA Marketing Assistance Project, which helped to sponsor their trip. The College of ...

Staff Report Dr. Alexander Chilingaryan, Dr. Narek Martirosyan, and Dr. Armen Yeghiazaryan, all faculty of the School of Business at Yerevan State University (YSU) visited Fresno, February 17 through March 9, as part of the NIS (Newly Independent States) College and University Partnership Faculty and Development Program in Business and Economics between Yerevan State University and California State University, Fresno. ...

Arpik Paraghamian Staff Report In August of 1999 two Armenian women with two daughters each were having a play-date at a park when one asked the other if she sang songs to her children in Armenian. When the reply was ‘yes’ an exchange of rhymes took place and 2Mayrer (two mothers) was formed. Nvair Beylerian and Diane Haroutunian are the ...

Chris Tozlian staff writer Most Armenians feel some sort of tie to Armenia. They look at it as their place of birth, even if they have never set foot on its soil or gazed at Mount Ararat standing just beyond the border of Armenia. They see it as the setting of their history and they feel a sense of gratitude ...

Staff Report University lectures, international conferences, art exhibits and book writing have dominated the first months of the sabbatical leave of Dr. Dickran Kouymjian, Haig & Isabel Berberian Endowed Professor of Armenian Studies and Director of the Armenian Studies Program. In April and May Prof. Kouymjian was invited on two different occasions to Belgium. In April he served on the ...

Nyrie Karkazian staff writer Imagine Armenian dancing for 15 hours in two days. Fifty-six students at CSU, Fresno learned nine new dances during a weekend class offered by Tom Bozigian, of Los Angeles. The students were part of the very first Armenian Dance Class offered at a university, as a regular course for 1 unit of college credit, through the ...

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Staff Report Dear Prof. Der Mugrdechian: It was your father Bob, who told us about Hye Sharzhoom and got us on the mailing list. We have enjoyed receiving the news. It’s fun to get a slant from Fresno on church news and events we have here and you have there. Your students and studies sound wonderful for the students involved. ...