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Emma Shaljyan Staff Writer There are certain images that stay with us throughout our lives. Some we witness, others we see in the form of paintings. For Hazel Antaramian-Hofman, one such image was the royal portrait of King Gagik-Abas of Kars, found in the 11th century Gospel of King Gagik of Kars. Hofman first saw this image in an “Arts ...

Staff Report Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Coordinator of the Armenian Studies Program announced that Fresno State has become the recipient of an important Armenian Genocide collection from the estate of the late Richard Kloian. Kloian, who passed away in 2010, established and directed the Richmond, California-based Armenian Genocide Resource Center, contributing to the work of organizations pursuing recognition of the ...

Ruzan Orkusyan Staff Writer With the dawn of a new academic year and the election of new executive officers, the Armenian Students Organization promises an exciting semester for its members. The Fall semester kicked off with the first ASO general meeting on September 7, 2012, and since then, ASO has volunteered at several functions and held various educational and social ...

Marine Vardanyan Staff Writer Former U.S. Secretary of the Navy and assistant Secretary of Defense Paul R. Ignatius returned to Fresno after many years to give a talk on his memoir titled, Now I Know In Part: An Armenian-American Reflects on His Life and Time. The Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State and the National Association for Armenian Studies and ...

Andrew Esguerra Staff Writer From the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., to the Armenian Library and Museum of America in Watertown, Massachusetts, from Venice to Yerevan and now at Fresno State, celebrations this past year have taken place worldwide marking the 500th anniversary of the printing of the first Armenian book. The Armenian Studies Program has organized an exhibit ...

Staff Writers Denise Altounian Armen Arikian Andrew Esguerra Tatevik Hovhannisyan Suren Oganessian Ruzan Orkusyan Marine Vardanyan Editor Tamar Karkazian Layout Barlow Der Mugrdechian Photographers Barlow Der Mugrdechian Erica Magarian Advisor Barlow Der Mugrdechian barlowd@csufresno.edu

Staff Report Jaime Cardenas Psychology  Minor in Armenian Studies How did your involvement with the Armenian Studies Program affect your college experience? I believe my involvement in the Armenian Studies Program greatly enriched my college experience. It broadened my horizons and allowed me to take part in a world I might otherwise not have known. I feel very fortunate to ...

Staff Report Ani Grigoryan I’m Armenian, and I think it is something that all Armenians must do-get the word out to others. Not many people have heard of the Armenian Genocide and I hope that the more people learn, the stronger we will be in our fight for recognition.   Michael Rettig I get involved in these events because of ...

Staff Report Hazel Antaramian-Hofman I was born in 1960, in Yerevan, Armenia, but spoke little Armenian and what I did speak was Western Armenian. As a young child, I always wondered why I came from such an exotic background when my father was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and my mother was from Lyon, France. Only after years of hearing stories ...

ARMEN ARIKIAN STAFF WRITER Naregatsi Art Institute http://www.naregatsi.org Main Categories: About, Center in Shushi, Grigor Naregatsi, Productions, News, Events, Future Plans, The Artists Websites, Photo Gallery, Press. Summary: Naregatsi Art Institute is a non-profit organization in Yerevan, Armenia, dedicated to serving Armenia’s existing cultural heritage by supporting Armenian contemporary artists. Founded in 2002, the institute searches for talented Armenian artists ...