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Arpik Paraghamian / Staff Writer French-Armenian pianist, Vardan Mamikonian opened this year’s Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concerts to a turn away crowd of 400 at Fresno State’s Concert Hall on the evening of September 15, 2000. “It was a stunning performance, and I believe he combines all necessary qualities of a great artist: taste, imagination, unlimited technique and modesty. He ...

Staff Report The Armenian Studies Pro gram major benefactor, Mr.Henry Kazan, visited Fresno State during a long weekend from the 16th to the 19th of September. The principal reason for the trip was to attend the Monday afternoon course of Dr. Richard Hovannisian, the first incumbent of the Henry S. Khanzadian, Kazan Visiting Professorship of Armenian Studies. Mr. Kazan, who ...

By Jack Arikian Staff Writer In my house, Saturday is not complete without the sound of Armenian music echoing throughout the house, and my mother dancing to the songs she loves and has listened to her entire life. This is the case for many Armenian households who enjoy the songs played every Saturday on the Fresno State radio station KFSR ...

John Jabagchourian Editor After the devastation of the December 7, earthquake in Leninakan (now called Gyumri), Armenia eleven years ago, it is hard to believe that survivors who had lost nearly everything could maintain hope through the pains of their tragedy. Yet stories of people crushed with despair but filled with hope and inspiration were the subjects of the documentary ...

By Shayla Srabian Staff Writer On Thursday evening April 13, 2000, California State University, Fresno was treated to a performance by artist Lory Tatoulian. Lory was born in Reedley, California and moved to San Diego at the age of twelve. She is now a senior at San Diego State where she is majoring in Theater. She wrote five original pieces ...

By Christopher M. Tozlian Staff Writer During the last weekend of February, I had the opportunity to attend Dr. Dickran Kouymjian’s Armenian Studies 123 class, which was a course on Armenian Architecture. Although I had serious doubts about taking this class, I semi-willfully enrolled assuming that it would be both uninteresting and a waste of my time due to the ...

Staff Report Chad A. Kirkorian Major: History Minor: Armenian Studies Future Plans: I plan on moving to Washington D.C. and working as a paralegal prior to enrolling into law school at UCLA. Memorable Experience at Fresno State: There is no single experience that I can reflect on as I have thoroughly enjoyed the continuous interaction with other Armenian students at ...

Staff Report 85th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide HEREAS, Armenians living in their 3,000 year historic homeland in Asia Minor were subjected to severe persecution and brutal injustice by the Turkish rulers of the Ottoman Empire before and after the turn of the 20th century, including widespread acts of destruction and murder during the period from 1894-1896 and again in ...

By Barlow Der Mugrdechian Armenian Studies Program More than 100 students and community members experienced an emotional evening watching the United States premiere of the documentary “Destination Nowhere: The Witness,” which was screened on Tuesday, April 25. Audience reaction to the movie was intense, as demonstrated by written comments on a an evaluation form which was distributed to viewers. Comments ...

By Dickran Kouymjian Haig & Isabel Berberian Endowed Professor of Armenian Studies A quarter of century has passed since the tragic death of Dr. Louise Nalbandian, Professor in the History Department of CSU Fresno from 1964 to 1974. She was the first to teach an Armenian course starting in the spring semester 1967 with a new class History 133, “Armenian ...