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Chris Tozlian Staff Writer It is rare to sit and converse with a complete stranger who so thoroughly intrigues you; yet I had this opportunity when, across the table sat Dr. Robert Hewsen, Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professor for the Armenian Studies Program. Though our conversation was relatively brief, I left the room realizing that Dr. Hewsen was not ...

Barlow Der Mugrdechian Hye Sharzhoom Advisor His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians made an official visit to California State University, Fresno on Wednesday, May 9, 2001, as part of His Holiness’ official visit to the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America. His Holiness was invited by the Armenian Studies Program to give ...

By Ara Mekhitarian Tourism Armenia Address: http://www.tourismarmenia.com Brief Summary: This web site provides information for those who are interested in traveling to Armenia. Their aim is also to familiarize people with the unique historical and cultural wealth of Armenia. Tourism Armenia was first opened in April 1999 and covers information on Armenian history, main events, entertainment, services available, tours, tour ...

By Tamara Karakashian Staff Writer Diane Goshgarian’s historic novel, The ArbitrarySword, depicts Victoria Adanalian’s tale of love and heartache in the beautiful countryside of Armenia. This extremely well written historical novel is the true story of Goshgarian’s grandmother who struggled to survive the Armenian Genocide. Goshgarian was the keynote speaker at the Fresno Armenian Martyrs Day Commemoration held at Pilgrim ...

Jack Arikian Business-Marketing I plan to begin working at JP Marketing, a full-service advertising agency after our trip to Armenia. ASP has given me the opportunity to build relationships with other Armenian students. The program has effectively united college students through their teachings. I will most miss the relationships that I have developed with students and professors. I would like ...

By Arpik Paraghamian Staff Writer On Tuesday, April 17, 2001 Fresno State’s Armenian Students Organization and the Armenian National Committee of Central California proudly welcomed Aram Kouyoumdjian to campus to perform two one-man plays he had written. As nearly 80 people looked on, Kouyoumdjian dove into his first performance, “Bedlam.” In this piece, Kouyoumdjian was reciting prose, envying a surfer, ...

By John Jabagchourian Editor One, two, three, now kick with the left . . . then kick with the right, and just like that, students once skeptical of their Armenian dancing skills found themselves holding pinkies and dancing traditional Armenian Shoorch bars (line dances). Armenian dance specialist, Tom Bozigian of Los Angeles, held an Armenian dance seminar for Fresno State ...

By Barlow Der Mugrdechian Hye Sharzhoom Advisor The Armenian Studies Program of California State University, Fresno held its 15th Anniversary Banquet on Sunday, May 6, 2001. The festive event, “An Evening on the Lake with William Saroyan,” attracted more than 175 community friends and students who enjoyed a delicious meal and an excellent program at the spacious home of Dr. ...

Staff Report Eighteen college students will join Armenian Students Organization advisor and Armenian Studies Program lecturer Barlow Der Mugrdechian for a three-week study tour to Armenia in June of 2001. The group departs Fresno for a two-day stop in Paris, where they will visit the many beautiful sites, before departing for sunny Yerevan. In Armenia they will visit the many ...

By Barbara Harutinian Staff Writer Films by four young Armenian directors played the big screen at the Alice Peters Auditorium during the 2nd Annual Armenian Film Festival presented by the Armenian Students Organization as part of the Diversity Awareness Program of the University Student Union, on April 20, 2001. Despite the rainy weather, a large crowd of people came and ...