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Staff Report Dr. Levon Chookaszian, UNESCO Chair of the Department of Art History at Yerevan State University, Armenia, has been appointed the sixth Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies at Fresno State for the Fall 2006 semester. Dr. Chookaszian is teaching a three-unit course, Armenian Studies 120T, “Armenian Massacres and Genocide Reflected in Armenian Art of the ...

Staff Report Christina Ajamian Major: Kinesiology 1. Why have you chosen to complete an Armenian Studies Minor? I have chosen to complete an Armenian Studies Minor because I wanted to learn more about our culture and faith. 2. What Armenian Studies class has influenced you most and why? Armenian 120T, Armenia to Christianity. This class has influenced me the most ...

Staff Report Dr. Kouymjian and the Armenian Studies Program would like to thank the donors, authors, and publishers for the following books, periodicals, videos, and archival gifts either offered personally or to the Program. Alice & Berge Bulbulian, Fresno, for the Armenian book and several copies of The Armenian Digest . Teeter D’Andre, Berkeley, for the copy of From Ike ...

Windy Dunbar Staff Writer 20 Voices www.20voices.com Main Categories: The Events, The Survivors/Provinces, Ellis Island, The Museum, The Movie/The Filmmaker, Donate. Brief Summary: This website was established by Araz Artinian, a filmmaker from Canada, who recently showcased her documentary, ?The Genocide in Me,? containing footage from interviews with twenty Genocide survivors. The website contains extra footage and more extensive information ...

Staff Report The Armenian Studies Program website has undergone some major changes recently. New webmaster Ara Nalbandian has put his expertise into improving the accessibility of several of the web site pages. In particular, the Index of Armenian Art (IAA) Armenian Miniatures page has been redesigned in a way which has made it user friendly. The IAA now has a ...

Staff Report APRIL 22, 2004 On April 21, 2004, the House of Commons of the Canadian Parliament adopted 153-68 a motion recognizing the Armenian Genocide. Since the Senate had already passed a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide (June 13, 2002), the adoption of the Bill M-380 finalizes a complete acknowledgement by Canada’s legislature of the fact of the Armenian Genocide. ...

Staff Report A collection of William Saroyan memorabilia was donated to the Armenian Studies Program by Susan Saroyan Vail and Allyn Saroyan, from the estate of her father, Ralph Saroyan, and his brother, Ruben Saroyan. The Saroyan brothers grew up together, along with their second cousin William, in Fresno. The collection includes several drawings by William Saroyan, as well as ...

Staff report Mrs. Fran Ziegler, long-time Armenian Studies Program administrative aide, is retiring at the end of the Spring 2006 semester. Mrs. Ziegler has worked in the Armenian Studies Program for the past ten years and has provided administrative support for faculty and students. She has also provided an important connection between the Program and the community at-large. She responded ...

April 24, 2006 http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/04/20060424-8.html Presidential Message Today, we remember one of the horrible tragedies of the 20th century – the mass killings and forced exile of as many as 1.5 million Armenians in the final days of the Ottoman Empire in 1915. This was a tragedy for all humanity and one that we and the world must never forget. We ...

Sarah Soghomonian Staff Writer Renowned artist Arshile Gorky’s life was torn in two. The double identity fascinated British writer and actress Nouritza Matossian, and inspired her to write the biography Black Angel, The Life of Arshile Gorky. Matossian spoke about Gorky on April 18 as part of the University Lecture Series and the Arshile Gorky Festival, which is connected to ...