By Crissi Jelladian The Armenian Genocide is an event in history that most would like to forget, but because Turkey denies its crimes, Armenian pain continues to linger. April 24 is filled with terrifying realities of our past. This is the day that we remember our ancestors that were tortured so long ago. Many children and even adults are uneducated ...
Read More »For My Discouraged Friends
By Tina Attashian During the commemoration of the Armenian Genocide all Armenians get their chance to voice how they feel about the issue. Unfortunately, many Armenians have lived in the United States for so long that some of today’s generation is not able to speak out in their cultural language. As His Holiness Karekin I explained, being Armenian is not ...
Read More »Shall We Forget?
By Karen Karabian We shall forget. We shall forget the pain, the anger, the loss. We shall forget the evil done to us by man and by you, God. We shall forget the hate that has tortured our souls. And bit by bit we shall grow whole. We Shall Forget was written by Vahan Tekeyan in 1918. I chose to ...
Read More »Armenian Voice in Symposium on Diversity
By Ara Jabagchourian Thanks to Dr. Vida Samiian, Associate Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities at CSU, Fresno, our community received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to offer several symposia on pluralism and identity. The goal of the project is to give an initial push in first trying to grasp the real problems that ...
Read More »Spring ’96 Graduates
Ara Jabagchourian School of Arts & Humanities Philosophy School of Social Science Economics Mike Pogosian School of Business International Business Lara V. Demirjian School of Business Information Systems
Read More »Finishing the Genocide
Dr. Levon Marashlian presented a lecture, “Finishing the Genocide: Ankara’s Extirpation of the Armenian Remnants and Its Implications for Yerevan Today”, on Friday, April 19, 1996 as part of a weekend class, Armenian Studies 120T, The Armenian Genocide, taught by Professor Barlow Der Mugrdechian. By Mike Pogosian On April 19, 1996 Fresno State students and individuals around the community ...
Read More »Armenian Studies Annual Fund Donations
(March 1-April 15, 1996) Patron Vahan & Anoush Chamlian Friend Norma & Rose Marie Avedian Hagie Kandarian Michael S. & Jackline Matosian Mary Ann Mazman Sharp, in memory of Frank S. Mazman and James Sharp Sponsor Armenian Society of Los Angeles Francois & Susy M. Antounian Marian Bagdasarian Kenneth & Lilyan Chooljian Richard & Armon Darmanian George Divanian Anahid Eleazarian ...
Read More »Armenian Professor Wins Award
Staff Article Barlow Der Mugrdechian of the Armenian Studies Program was selected to receive the Provost’s Excellence in Teaching Award for Faculty Service. The formal announcement of the award was made by Dr. Alexander Gonzalez, Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs at a reception honoring the recipient. The Faculty Service Award was one of four awards for Excellence in Teaching ...
Read More »Professor Kouymjian Chosen For U.C. Berkeley Chair
Staff Article University of California Berkeley has decided upon Dr. Dickran Kouymjian as the second Saroyan Professor of Armenian Studies. The endowed chair, officially called the The William Saroyan and Krouzian Visiting Professor of Armenian Studies, bring a distinguished Armenian specialist to the Berkeley campus in each fall semester to offer a course in his or her area ...
Read More »Henry S. Kazan Endows $300,000 For New CSUF Professorship
In a moving press conference on April 8, California State University, Fresno President, Dr. John Welty, formally announced the gift of $300,000 made by Victoria and Henry Kazan of Juno Beach, Florida for the establishment of the Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Professorship in Modern Armenian and Immigration History. The Kazans, long time residents of Long Island, were present with members ...
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