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Staff Report New York, New York – Armenia Fund USA is pleased to announce that the 9th International Armenia Fund Telethon recorded an unprecedented success raising more than $13.7 million in pledges to benefit the war-ravaged villages in the south of Nagorno-Karabakh. The Telethon was aired on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2006. The ambitious goal to revitalize the village of ...

This article was first printed in November, 1985. It is being reprinted here as part of a series of looking back at the pages of Hye Sharzhoom. Randy Baloian Tracing the origins of Armenia is a task which does not lend itself to simplicity. Since it is likely that Armenians are descended from a collection of different peoples, it is ...

Zhanna Badgasarov Editor   Question 1. What made you interested in running for ASO office? Question 2. What is your biggest goal for ASO this academic year? Question 3. How do you hope to contribute to the ASO during your time as an executive officer?     Grigor Kyutunyan–President Major in Business and minor in Armenian Studies 1. I am ...

Svetlana Bagdasarov Staff Writer On the evening of Friday, November 17, Armenian pop singer Armenchik surpassed all expectations as he performed live in concert inside the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The highly anticipated concert was sold out as soon as tickets finally went on sale. Although it was difficult for the young performer to entertain the public after ...

Sebouh Krioghlian Staff Writer On Sunday, November 12 at 5PM, the Element band performed at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Fresno, California. Element consists of members Ara Dabandjian, Saro Koujakian, Shant Mahserejian, Gars Sherbetdjian, Chris Daniel, and Jeremy Millado. Dabandjian, responsible for the musical arrangements, fusing Greek and Latin sounds with traditional Armenian folk music fluidly, was constantly switching from ...

Caitlin Tiftick Staff Writer On October 18 Dr. Levon Chookaszian, Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies, gave the second of his three-part lecture series. Titled “Armenian Liberation Struggle and Genocide Reflected in Armenian Art,” the presentation covered artists who depicted the Armenian Genocide in their art. One of the first Armenian painters to depict the Genocide was painter and art ...

Sarah Soghomonian Staff Writer The work of famed Armenian artist, and now Fresno resident, Rafael Atoian was on display throughout the month of November in the President’s Gallery on the Fresno State campus. The exhibit titled “Motherland” showcased Atoian’s great talent and love for his Armenian homeland. “My motivations are always Armenian,” Atoian, 75, said. “I always make sure my ...

Staff Report Los Angeles, CA Settlement checks totaling $7,954,362 were distributed to more than 2,500 descendants of those killed during the Armenian Genocide of 1915. These checks resulted from the multi-million dollar settlement reached in a class action lawsuit brought against New York Life Insurance Company. The lawsuit, originally filed in November 1999, stemmed from New York Life’s non-payment of ...

Alex Bunch Staff Writer On Thursday, November 16, Professor Barlow Der Mugrdechian of the Armenian Studies Program gave a one-hour talk about “The Armenians of Fresno,” to an audience at the San Joaquin Gardens in Fresno. He had previously spoken to the same group about the writer William Saroyan on Thursday, November 9. The presentation included a history of Armenian ...

Caitlin Tiftick Staff Writer At the early age of six, Tom Bozigian began learning Armenian dances at the old St. Paul Armenian Church in downtown Fresno, California. Now, for the fifth time at Fresno State, he will pass down the tradition of Armenian dance in a one-unit course on Friday, February 2 and Saturday, February 3, 2007. The Armenian Studies ...