Alina Arakelian Staff Writer Radio personality David Barsamian was a guest speaker in Dr. Khatchig Mouradian’s Armenian Genocide class on Wednesday, November 2. Barsamian is known for his weekly radio show “Alternative Radio” which is in its 30th year. He is a winner of the “Media Education Award” and the ACLU’s “Upton Sinclair Award” for independent journalism. Barsamian began his ...
Read More »Alina Arakelian Staff Writer Two students who are active in the campus Armenian community are the focus of the ASO Spotlight. Haverj Stanboulian Senior What is your major and your plan for the future? I am a Biology major and I would like to be a professor and do research. What kind of research are you interested in? ...
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Staff Report The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) held an interesting and informative conference on “Armenians in America,” on Thursday, November 17, 2016, in Boston, Massachusetts. The Conference was held in conjunction with the SAS Annual Membership Meeting and Middle East Studies Association Annual Conference. SAS President Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian opened the conference welcoming the participants, members of the ...
Read More »Marine Vardanyan-Staff Writer Since its inception, the core of the Armenian Studies Program mission has been to educate students. The Program has impacted a large number of students by providing education, support, and numerous opportunities. As these students move forward in their lives, they carry with them their experiences from the Program. To celebrate the 40th anniversary ...
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Elina Karapetyan Staff Writer The Fresno State Concert Hall was filled with excited chatter and buzz as the audience waited to listen to the talented and accomplished pianist Sofya Melikyan on Friday, October 14. For this special performance, the Armenian Studies Program cooperated with the Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series to bring a memorable night to classical music ...
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Diana Gasparyan Staff Writer The Armenian Studies Program offers a variety of courses, but Masterpieces of Armenian Culture (Armenian 148) is unique because it is the only course that fulfills an upper division Interdisciplinary General Education requirement in the area of Arts and Humanities. One result is that more non-Armenian juniors and seniors can learn about Armenian culture. Students in ...
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Kara Statler Staff Writer On Friday, November 4, the Armenian Studies Program teamed up with the CineCulture series to screen the film “If Only Everyone” in front of a large audience in the Leon S. and Peter Peters Educational Auditorium at Fresno State. Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian of the Armenian Studies Program was the invited discussant for the film and ...
Read More »Friends The Vartkess & Rita Balian Family Foundation, Inc. The George Ignatius Foundation, George Phillips, Esq. Michael Amerian, Esq. Walter Karabian, Esq. Sponsors Jeff Atmajian Brian & Janalee Melikian Lina Melkonian Dr. Dennis & Rita Shamlian Herman Wage Supporters Dr. Shant Agajanian Armen C. Avakian Arten J. Avakian Randy Baloian Mr. & Mrs. Zaven Berberian Kerry Krikorian Bevins ...
Read More »Richard G. Barberian Burlingame in memory of Penny Markarian Barberian David Barsamian Pasadena Jack & Barbara Bousian Hayward Karl DeKlotz Fresno in memory of Joan Heckel Kathleen Demerdjian San Leandro Jane Gamoian Fresno Armand J. Gougasian Clovis Ed & MaryAnn Hokokian Fresno Mary Hokokian Fresno Marcia & Haig Jamgotchian ...
Read More »Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Prof. Sergio La Porta, and the Armenian Studies Program would like to thank the donors, authors, and publishers for the following books, periodicals, videos, and archival gifts, either offered personally, or to the Program. Hagop James Antranigian, for a copy of the book From Hell to Heaven: Memoirs of the Armenian Genocide and the Armenian ...
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