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Hakop Tataryan Editor Whether it is appreciating a painting by da Vinci, a sonnet by Shakespeare or a sonata by Franz Liszt, there are certain things in life that simply titillate our senses. On Friday night, September 24, worldrenowned pianist Sergei Babayan thrilled 450 Fresno State students, professors, and community members alike in the Concert Hall of the Music Building ...

Staff Report The Armenian Studies Program at California State University, Fresno announces the establishment of an exciting new program: the 2005 Armenia Semester Abroad Program. This unique Program provides an opportunity for students thoughout North America to experience a semester abroad in Yerevan, Armenia. This one semester program is designed to introduce students to Armenian language, history, art, and contemporary ...

Marine Ekezyan Staff Writer Fresno State President Dr. John Welty visited the Republic of Armenia in a whirlwind three-day visit, May 27-29, 2004. Welty’s official visit was his first to Armenia and was the result of an invitation from Dr. Radik Martirosyan, President of Yerevan State University (YSU), who has visited Fresno State twice, most recently in January of this ...

Staff Report Dr. Dickran 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. Lucille Apcar, Mariposa, for the copy of the book From the Book of One Thousand Tales, Stories of Armenia and its People, 1892-1922, written by ...

Staff Report Web Address: www.zoryan.org Contact: zoryan@idirect.ca Categories: Genocide and Human Rights University Program, About Us, What’s New, Publications, Books for Sale, Genocide, Turkish-Armenian Dialogue, Diaspora, Armenia, How You Can Help Brief Summary: The Zoryan Institute is an international center devoted to the research and documentation of contemporary issues related to the history, politics, society, and culture of Armenia and ...

Jack Arikian Special to Hye Sharzhoom As an Armenian born and raised in the United States, I have heard hundreds of stories about the difficulties and challenges our people have endured throughout history. In fact, almost every Armenian has heard the stories concerning the battles of our bravest warriors, King Drtad and Vartan Mamigonian, or of Armenia being the first ...

Alex Bunch Staff Writer For three intense weekends, twenty students spent their Friday afternoons and Saturdays in a class, Armenian Studies 121-“Armenian Miniature Painting.” Dr. Dickran Kouymjian, Berberian Professor of Armenian Studies at Fresno State and Director of the Armenian Studies Program, taught the course. The class had many interesting discussions about Armenian painting. Students learned that the themes of ...

Hakop Tataryan Staff Writer On Friday, March 19, 2004 the Armenian Students Organization, along with the Armenian Studies Program and the University Student Union Diversity Awareness Program, put together the 5th Annual Armenian Film Festival, which attracted a large audience. Films screened represented a new and old generation of writers, producers, and directors. The festival’s organizing committee, who chose the ...

Zhanna Bagdasarov and Marine Ekezyan Staff Writers Sevag Tateosian Major: Criminology-Law Enforcement Minor: Armenian Studies How has getting an Armenian Studies minor and taking Armenian Studies courses influenced you as an individual? The Armenian Studies Program, through its Armenian courses, has positively influenced me tremendously. The classes I took made me realize that Armenia and Armenians have always been the ...

Staff Report Professor Arra Avakian of Fresno, retired professor of Armenian Studies at Fresno State, has donated his entire library of color slides to the Armenian Studies Program. The collection constitutes more than 12,000 slides taken over forty years of travel by Dr. Avakian. The slides cover a wide number of places visited by Dr. Avakian, especially slides of important ...