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Staff Report Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Berberian Coordinator of the Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State, discussed the newly published book, The Committee of Union and Progress: Founders, Ideology, and Structure, at a special presentation and kinetson on Saturday, November 6, 2021. The Committee of Union and Progress is volume 13 in the Armenian Series of The Press at California ...

Staff Report The Armenian Series of The Press at California State University, Fresno announces the publication of its fourteenth volume, Captive Nights: From the Bosphorus to Gallipoli with Zabel Yessayan. This new collection of translations from Zabel Yessayan’s (1878 – 1943?) internationally renowned body of work presents three of her least-known and most revealing stories: Meliha Nuri Hanum, The Veil, ...

Armenia’s Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Lilit Makunts (center) visited the William Saroyan House Museum on Sunday, October 24. Accompanying Amb. Makunts on the visit were Honorary Consul of the Republic of Armenia in Fresno, Mr. Berj Apkarian (left), and Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian (right). Ambassador Makunts attended the AMAA Annual Banquet in Fresno on Saturday, Oct 23.

Staff Report Patricia Peterson Hansen of Sacramento, California, has established a new Endowment Fund of $50,000 at Fresno State in the name of her late sister Helen Zevart Peterson. The Helen Zevart Peterson Fund will provide funding for programming musical performances and speakers in the Armenian Studies Program. Helen Zevart Peterson was born to Simon and Haiganoosh Peterson in Hanford, ...

Natalie Agazarian Staff Writer Artak Beglaryan, State Min-ister of Artsakh, has conducted a significant amount of research and dedicated much of his time serving the people of Artsakh. Mr. Beglaryan, who was in Fresno to speak at the annual meeting and banquet of the Armenian Missionary Association of America, held a conversation with Fresno State students on Friday, October 22, ...

Christine Pambukyan Staff Writer “It is a fresh and healthy approach to modern Armenian and historical Armenian studies that is much more inclusive of the broader context in which Armenian history exists,” said Ara Sarafian, one of three co-editors of The Committee of Union and Progress: Founders, Ideology and Structure. A panel discussion was held on Saturday, September 25, to ...

Staff Report Dr. Suren Manukyan has been named as the 18th Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies at Fresno State for the Fall 2021 semester. Dr. Manukyan is the Head of the UNESCO Chair on Prevention of Genocide and Other Atrocity Crimes at Yerevan State University and Head of the Department of Comparative Genocide Studies at the ...

Staff Report On Tuesday, September 21, 2021, the Armenian Students Organization (ASO) at Fresno State celebrated the 30th anniversary of Armenia’s independence. Armenia was part of the former Soviet Union from 1920 until 1991, when it became one of fifteen former Soviet Republics to gain its independence. As students walked by the Kennel Bookstore, they were greeted by ASO members ...

Sara Beberian Staff Writer The Smittcamp Family Honors College at Fresno State is recognized as one of the top programs of its kind in the western United States. Only a select 50 students, from a pool of 500 students, are annually accepted into the Smittcamp Family Honors College. High school seniors must meet one of the following two criteria in ...

Andrew Hagopian Editor The Armenian Students Organization (ASO) kicked off the 2021-2022 academic year with their first meeting and annual elections, held by Zoom, on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. More than 35 students were present for the first meeting. Each member introduced themselves by stating their name, major, and year in school. Following introductions, everyone participated in a game of ...