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Carina Tokatian Staff Writer When discussing the relation-ship between being Armenian and Christian, an Armenian priest living in modern-day Turkey told Dr. Hrag Papazian, “As the apostle Paul has taught us, we cannot separate the body from the soul. In an identical way, we cannot separate Armenianness from Christianity. Armenianness is the body, Christianity is the soul. They form an ...

Careen Derkalousdian Staff Writer “We don’t write these histories from the women’s perspective. These histories don’t allow us to understand how Armenian women experienced being snatched or given up or taken in,” said Dr. Rebecca Jinks. “It doesn’t allow us to understand how they dealt with the violence, the uncertainty, the isolation, and the dependence on their host families. It’s ...

Bryan Tellalian Special to Hye Sharzhoom On Monday, May 30, 2022, His Beatitude Raphael Bedros XXI, Armenian Catholic Patriarch of the See of Cilicia, made the first official visit of an Armenian Catholic Patriarch to the city of Fresno. His Beatitude is the spiritual father for Armenian Catholics throughout the world. In Fresno, His Beatitude led a prayer service and ...

Staff Report There is an exciting new exhibit to see this year at the Fresno County Historical Museum, featuring the works of one of Fresno’s most iconic artists, Varaz Samuelian. On Saturday, September 3, a special preview of the exhibit was held and attracted a crowd of hundreds. This was the first time some of Varaz’s paintings had ever been ...

Lena Maranian Adishian, for copies of Impact of an Ancient Nation: Bridging the Past, Present, and Future with 100+ Facts about Armenia and the Armenians (The 100 Years, 100 Facts Project, 2016), 140 pp., in English, and with lavish photographs. Created by Lena Maranian Adishian and written by Nareg Seferian. The book brings to life historical episodes, notable individuals, diaspora ...

Tatiana Samouie Biology Minor in Armenian Studies   What encouraged you to take an Armenian Studies course? Through my involvement in the Armenian community, I wanted to learn more about our history, traditions, and heritage in a more academic manner. After taking the first semester of Armenian language, I wanted to continue and to pursue a Minor in Armenian Studies. ...

Michael Mazman Staff Writer On Wednesday, April 6, 2022, Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian gave a presentation titled, “The Armenian Genocide: Lessons for the 21st Century” during the 10th Annual Genocide Awareness Week that took place at Arizona State University, April 4-8, 2022. His discussion, which emphasized the lessons learned from studying the Armenian Genocide, was delivered in-person and also livestreamed ...

Christine Pambukyan Staff Writer “Thank you to everyone for coming to our concert. It is our first time in Fresno, and the audience is great so far,” said Boris Allakhverdyan after performing his first piece. On Saturday, April 2, 2022, clarinetist Boris Alkakhverdyan and his wife Alin Allakhverdyan performed as part of the “Celebration of Clarinet Featuring Boris Allakhverdyan & ...

Carina Tokatian Staff Writer “The Persian Empire has been a major empire throughout history” stated Dr. Richard Hovannisian. He found the Empire’s long existence impressive, but also notable that Armenians “have lived here century after century”—a presence that can be traced as far back as the pre-Christian era. On Wednesday, April 20, the Armenian Studies Program invited Dr. Richard Hovannisian ...

Andrew Hagopian Editor “I was born in Sushi in 2012. I was going to school-the third grade. I used to go to Djzdrduz (Hunot Canyon, Shushi) and pick lillies. Our house in Shushi was the best. I wanted to protect my homeland Shushi.” These are the thoughts and words of a 10-year-old boy expressing his emotions for his homeland in ...