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Pateel Mekhitarian Editor www.armenianvolunteer.org The internet is a great place for Armenians to find opportunities to become involved in volunteer work. A wonderful website that provides such information is www.armenianvolunteer.org. This special site concentrates on exchanging ideas, values, and experiences between Armenians, who have been widely dispersed throughout the world, due to the Armenian Genocide. The mission statement of AVC ...

Evelyn Demirchian Staff Writer Films showcased at this year’s 11th Annual Armenian Film Festival held Friday, February 26, ranged in form with entries from animated shorts to lengthier documentaries. International directors sent in their works and of the films shown, several struck an emotional chord as they hit at the heart of what the Armenian community will be remembering and ...

Barlow Der Mugrdechian Advisor Two years ago, Richard and Ann Elbrecht donated their archive of 157 photographs of Armenian churches on the historic Armenian homeland to the Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State. Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Director of the Armenian Studies Program announced that the photographic exhibit, “Churches of Historic Armenia: A Legacy to the World,” is now available ...

Mari Koshkakaryan Staff Writer The Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP) gives overseas scholars the opportunity for professional development in the United States and to study at an American university. Participants are selected by a merit-based competitive process. Kristine Antonyan from Yerevan, Armenia, demonstrated the capability to excel in the Program, and thus was selected as a recipient of the JFDP ...

Tamar Karkazian Staff Writer As Armenians we often find ourselves asking what we can do to preserve the Armenian spirit. One way would be to do what Dr. Abraham Terian has done throughout his life. As an expert on ancient translation, he has done his fair share of bringing the old back to life. Not only has he had experience ...

Pateel Mekhitarian Editor The Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State was pleased to welcome pianist Vahan Mardirossian and cellist Alexander Chaushian to perform in a duet concert at 8:00PM on Friday, February 26. This special presentation was co-sponsored by the Keyboard Concert Series and held in the Concert Hall at Fresno State. The large turnout on a rainy evening was ...

Staff Report Author Aris Janigian presented his new book, Riverbig: A Novel, at 7:30PM on Wednesday, April 1, as part of the Spring Lecture Series of the Armenian Studies Program. Armenian Studies Program Director Barlow Der Mugrdechian introduced Janigian, who read several excerpts from the book, capturing the spirit and mood of his novel. His intense prose and vivid imagination ...

Editor Pateel Mekhitarian Layout Barlow Der Mugrdechian Photographers Barlow Der Mugrdechian Erica Magarian Staff Writers Andrew Antaramian Evelyn K. Demirchian Tamar Karkazian Mari Koshkakaryan Heidi Lea Hagop Ohanessian Knar Mekhitarian Armen Melidonian Advisor Barlow Der Mugrdechian barlowd@csufresno.edu

Staff Report Yerevan State University (YSU), in Yerevan, Armenia is the premiere public university in Armenia and was established in May of 1919, during the period of the first Republic of Armenia. This year marked the 90th anniversary of YSU and a series of celebratory events was held October 1-4 in Yerevan. YSU Rector Dr. Aram Simonyan welcomed the many ...

Knar Mekhitarian Staff Reporter On Sunday, November 8, the internationally renowned Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble and singer Hasmik Harutyunyan from Yerevan’s Shoghaken Ensemble performed “Armenian Lullabies and Songs of Longing” at the Fresno State Concert Hall. The Kitka Ensemble includes singers Caitlin Tabancay Austin, Leslie Bonnett, Briget Boyle, Shira Cion, Janet Kutulas, Elizabeth Setzer, and Lily Storm. The concert was ...