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Staff Report The Armenian Studies Program announces the publication of Hachig Kazarian’s Western Armenian Music: From Asia Minor to the United States, Volume 18 in the Armenian Series of The Press at California State University, Fresno. Western Armenian Music is a comprehensive overview of the history and development of the traditional music brought by immigrants to the United States,” said ...

Natalie Agazarian Editor “Many people I know who have been to Armenia express that they felt at home as soon as their plane touched down. While I did not feel that sentiment initially, I felt homesick after leaving,” reflected Careen Derkalousdian, a participant in the Armenia Summer Study Program 2023. Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian provided an informational presentation for the ...

Careen Derkalousdian Staff Writer “Denial is not only the reluctance to acknowledge the historical injustices of the past but it further aims at killing the dead and their memory over and over, inflicting pain on the survivors and their descendants, and demonstrating that future acts of violence are possible in a climate of deception and impunity,” stated Dr. Bedross Der ...

Staff Report  The Armenian Studies Program announces the publication of Death Marches Past the Front Door: Clara and Fritz Sigrist-Hilty, Swiss Eyewitnesses to the Armenian Dante-Inferno in Turkey (1915-1918), by Dora Sakayan, Volume 20 in the Armenian Series of The Press at California State University, Fresno. The book was edited by Barlow Der Mugrdechian and Zareh Tjeknavorian. “Death Marches Past ...

Natalie Agazarian Editor “‘Echoes of Kef Time’ is a celebration, not just of Armenian culture but the Armenian spirit. It’s a story about intergenerational struggle for legacy, despite the odds of fading into obscurity,” said director Avo John Kambourian. The intricacies of a melody can harbor language, folk dances, traditional instruments, community, and most importantly unity between people of a ...

Careen Derkalousdian Staff Writer “I am grateful to be part of the Armenian community and to experience everything the country had to offer. I now feel that Armenia is full of rich history and beauty which I am privileged to have experienced. The impression I was left with of other Armenians is that they want to share the beauty and ...

Staff Report The Armenian Studies Program announces the publication of In Front of the Eyes of the World: The Memoirs of Setrak Timourian, Volume 19 in the Armenian Series of The Press at California State University, Fresno. The book was translated by N. Ipek Hüner and edited by Vahé Tachjian, Yaşar Tolga Cora, Murat Cankara, and Barlow Der Mugrdechian. The ...

Natalie Agazarian Editor Often, history is approached through a macro-lens. It addresses mass issues within a large population from a social, socioeconomic, cultural, or political standpoint. Yet, this broad prospect may undermine the importance and purpose of microhistory. Microhistory has a different role in the academic field. It provides a refined, niche perspective on an otherwise conventional topic, and delves ...

  Natalie Agazarian Editor The Armenian Students Organization (ASO) held their first meeting of the 2023-2024 school year on Thursday, August 31. Elections for officers were held with the following results: Alec Karayan, President; Armand Karkazian, Vice President; Careen Derkalousdian, Secretary; Simon Zhamkochyan, Treasurer; and Karina Messerlian, Publicist. Collectively, the board is unified in its goals of strengthening the participation ...

Staff Report The Armenian Studies Program received a generous donation of $50,000 from the estate of Knarik Clara Margossian, who passed away in Fresno on February 7, 2023, at the age of 104. Margossian’s gift will be used to establish an Armenian Studies scholarship in her name at Fresno State, which will benefit students enrolled in Armenian and Armenian Studies ...