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The Armenian Studies Program awarded scholarships and research grants for the academic year 2016-2017 to forty students from twenty-three different endowment or scholarship funds for a total of $54,000. These scholarships encourage students to pursue minors in Armenian Studies and to enroll in the various course offerings. We ask our students and our supporters to tell their friends and relatives ...

Dr. Hayk Demoyan, Armenian Genocide Museum & Institute, Yerevan, Armenia, for copies of the International Journal of Armenian Genocide Studies (Vol. 1, No. 1, 2015 and Vol. 2, No. 1, 2015) and for a copy of his book Armenian Sports and Athletics in the Ottoman Empire (Yerevan: Armenian Genocide, Museum & Institute, 2015), 275pp., in English. E. Aras Ergüneş, Hrant ...

  Claire Kasaian  Staff Writer Mer Hooys-House of Hope is a California-based non-profit organization that provides a home in Yerevan, Armenia, for girls from severely disadvantaged backgrounds. The Program was established in December of 2008 and is housed in the Nakashian Children’s Support Center, a two-story renovated building in the suburbs of Yerevan, named in honor of its benefactors, the ...

Annie Rubio My first time in Armenia was truly a life-changing experience. Being half-Armenian, it was a wonderful feeling to take that piece of my upbringing and completely immerse myself in it. Once we started meeting people during our travels, my fears of feeling out of place disappeared. Everyone was always so welcoming and generous to us, even if we ...

Staff Report What brings twenty-one students from varied backgrounds to take a class together at Fresno State? For the Fall 2017 semester it was a common desire to learn modern Armenian in Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian’s elementary language class, Armenia 1A. Armenians and non-Armenians alike are learning the language spoken for more than three millennia, and in so doing they ...

David Safrazian Staff Writer   “Fifty Years of Armenian Literature in France: A Zenith of Diasporan Writing” was the first presentation in the Armenian Studies Program Fall Lecture Series. Writer, filmmaker, and translator Christopher Atamian visited Fresno State on Friday, September 8 to speak on a theme that is important and meaningful to Armenian history, culture, and literature. Atamian translated ...

Staff Report This summer Dr. Sergio La Porta co-taught a 5-week intensive course on Classical Armenian (krapar) at the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library (HMML) of St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota. The class was funded and sponsored by the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, located in Washington, D.C. Dr. La Porta was joined by Dr. Michael Pifer of ...

Staff Report The newly elected Armenian Students Organization Executive Officers were interviewd upon taking their new positions. Kara Statler President Why did you run for an executive position? I ran for President because I really want to see this club succeed. I love being a part of ASO and have always loved going to meetings and socials. I am very ...

Diana Gasparyan Staff Writer   This fall a new scholarship will be available for Fresno State students through a generous donation by the Robert V. Saroyan Family Foundation. The scholarship award will benefit students enrolled in Armenian or Armenian Studies courses. Each year, the Armenian Studies Program awards more than $50,000 in scholarships to Fresno State students, both Armenian and ...

Staff Report A team of three members of “Teach for Armenia” visited the Fresno State campus on Wednesday, September 27, to share their enthusiasm for the Program with students. “Teach for Armenia” Public Affairs Director Narek Ghazaryan, Director of Recruitment David Hambaryan, and “Teach for Armenian” fellow Khachig Choukhajian were on a west-coast visit to universities and organizations to heighten ...