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By John Jabagchourian Editor New York Life Insurance Co. agreed to pay $10 million to settle a lawsuit over unpaid policies made by heirs of Armenians killed in the Genocide 86 years ago. The company, which had a European office in the early 20th century, sold about 3,300 life insurance policies to Armenians in the Ottoman Empire prior to 1915. ...

Staff Report President Bush failed to characterize as genocide the Armenian Genocide of 1915 in his official statement issued on the occasion of the 86th anniversary of the Genocide. In his signed statement, the President said, “Today marks the commemoration of one of the great tragedies of history: the forced exile and annihilation of approximately 1.5 million Armenians in the ...

By Sevag Tateosian Staff Writer Vandals repeatedly defaced a number of posters containing information about the Armenian Genocide that were on display in the Henry Madden Library the week prior to April 24, 2001. The display, containing facts, pictures, and poems by notable authors such as William Saroyan and Siamanto (Adom Yarjanian), was prepared by members of the Armenian Students ...

Staff Report His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians paid a special visit, by invitation of the Armenian Studies Program, to the Fresno State campus, on Wednesday May 9, 2001. He gave a lecture on “The Armenian Church in the 21st Century” to a capacity audience of more that 150 faculty, students, and community members, in ...

By John Jabagchourian Editor Students, faculty, and community members gathered around a model of the Armenian Martyrs Monument at California State University, Fresno’s Free Speech Area, on Tuesday, April 24th, for the 86th commemoration of the Armenian Genocide. “We need to raise our proud voices to give ourselves every reassurance that we will be around hundreds, even thousands, of years ...

Anonymous Fresno Nazik A. Arisian Fresno In memory of Sophie Darakjian Hannah Arterian Tempe AZ Seth & Beverly Atamian Fresno John Baronian Medford MA Emma Bozmagian Fresno In memory of Andy Soghmonian Mike & Barbara Bujulian Kingsburg In memory of Andy Soghmonian Francis Bulbulian St Paul MN Anoush Chamlian Fresno Sonya Chepernich Sanger Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Chooljian Fresno Greg ...

Dr. Kouymjian and the Armenian Studies Program would like to thank the donors, authors, and publishers for the following books, periodicals, videos and archival gifts Dr. Stephan H. Astourian, Berkeley, for his booklet, From Ter-Petrosian to Kocharian: Leadership Change in Armenia, California: University of California, Berkeley, 2001. Mr. Alichan A. Bairamian, Glendale, for copies of his two books, The Alexandretta ...

Staff Report (List as of March 8, 2001) Patrons Berge & Alice Bulbulian Friends Arthur Abnous Norman & Rose Avedian George & Flora Dunaians Armen & Gloria Hampar Family Foundation Col. Harry A. Sachaklian Mr. Joseph H. Stein, Jr. Sponsors Douglas A. Gilio Elizabeth Hovsepian Mr. & Mrs. Frank A. Malvoso Mr. & Mrs. Edward Zartarian Supporters Angelus Plating Works ...

Staff Report The Armenian Studies Program awarded scholarships and research grants from nine different endowment or scholarship funds and research grant for a total of $20,500. These scholarships encourage students to pursue minors in Armenian Studies and to enroll in the various course offerings. The number of applicants for Armenian scholarships has doubled for the next academic year, 2001-2002 . ...

Staff Report His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, will be making his first Pontifical visit to Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley, May 7-10, 2001. His visit to the United States is part of the celebration surrounding the 1700th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Christianity as the State Religion of Armenia. By invitation of the ...