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Why are you taking an Armenian Studies course? What did you find surprising or fascinating in the course? Tatevik Hovhannisyan Staff Writer Name: Daniel Hairabedian Year: Junior Major: Mechanical Engineering As an American-Armenian I yearned to make a connection between the homeland and myself. A fascinating aspect of Armenian history I learned about in the Armenian Studies 10 class is ...

Tamar Karkazian Editor With November fast approaching, and elections just around the corner, it seems fitting to discuss elections and issues and concerns of the people, not to mention rivalries. Yes, all these obviously relate to the presidential election, but these concepts and concerns can also be related to the dynamics within the Fresno Armenian community. Let us start at ...

Evelyn Demirchian Staff Writer “Evelyn Demirchian! This is Suzy H. from Yerevan Magazine-you’ve won a trip for two to Armenia!” I played back the voicemail at least four or five times before immediately dialing the number back to get confirmation that, yes, because I’d simply “liked” a post on Yerevan Magazine’s Facebook page I’d been entered, and had won, an ...

Marine Vardanyan Staff Writer September 26, 2012 should have been a joyous day for a lieutenant in the Armenian army, Gurgen Margaryan, as it would have marked his 34th birthday. Instead, the day held a somber atmosphere, as Armenians gathered at the Yerablur Military Cemetery in Yerevan, Armenia, to commemorate his life. Lt. Margaryan was brutally murdered in 2004, while ...

Ruzan Orkusyan Staff Writer New ASO executive members were elected at the first general meeting held on Friday, September 7, 2012. They look forward to a new year filled with innovative ideas and activities and are very eager to engage Armenian youth in the community. All agree that the goals for ASO are to bring the youth together, to raise ...

Denise Altounian Staff Writer In April 1992 the world watched for six days as Los Angeles self-destructed. The city had finally reached a breaking point in the days following the not-guilty verdict of the Rodney King trial. Although most have since forgotten those days, the memories are still alive for those who lived through the devastation. On Wednesday, September 19, ...

Staff Report Stephanie Stockdale – Class of 2005 MBA International Relations BA-Political Science and Geography Minor in Armenian Studies and Spanish After graduation, Stockdale earned her Master’s degree from Fresno State in International Relations with an emphasis of study on the political and court issues of the Rwandan Genocide. While earning her Master’s Degree, she studied and researched in Tanzania. ...

Staff Report Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Coordinator of the Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State, was a guest lecturer on Thursday, July 5, at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, England, giving a fascinating talk on William Saroyan and the American-Armenian writers of his generation. Starting from a general background on Armenian emigration to the United States, ...

Staff Report This year Dr. Sergio La Porta, Haig and Isabel Berberian Chair of Armenian Studies at Fresno State, was elected to serve on the board of the Charlie Keyan Armenian Community School. The school, located in Clovis, has approximately 95 students and includes classes from pre-K through 6th grade. Dr. La Porta said he was eager to serve on ...

Staff Report Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Coordinator of the Armenian Studies Program, announced that the Armenian Professional Society of the San Francisco Bay Area has established a new scholarship endowment at Fresno State in the amount of $25,000, to benefit students pursuing Armenian Studies. “As tuition and fees have increased dramatically in the past few years, the Armenian Studies Program ...