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Zhanna Bagdasarov and Alex Bunch Staff Writers On the evening of Sunday, February 9, 2003, Armenian Studies Program faculty, as well as student scholarship recipients and supporters of the program came together at the Residence Dining Facility to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Armenian Studies Program at California State University, Fresno. Among the distinguished guests were: Arman Kirakossian, the ...

Editor Tamara Karakashian Layout Dikran Chekian Photographers Dikran Chekian Barlow Der Mugrdechian Staff Alex Bunch Carina Karakashian Nyrie Karkazian Chris Tozlian Advisor Barlow Der Mugrdechian

Staff Report Dr. Dickran Kouymjian and the Armenian Studies Program would like to thank the authors and publishers for the following books, periodicals, videos, and archival gifts either offered personally or to the Program. Alidz Agbabian, Dzalabadig, Images from the Diaspora’s Mother Community, in Armenian, Los Angeles: Dzil-u-Dzar Publications, 2002, 32 pages, large format with CD of songs. A book ...

Sevag Tateosian ASO President I would like to thank the students of the Armenian Students Organization (ASO) for electing me President this year. I am thankful that they had enough trust and faith to vote me into the Presidency. Last year as Vice President under Michael Harutinian, I learned a lot about the Armenian students of Fresno State. For example ...

Carina Karakashian and Nyrie Karkazian Writers Lebanese cuisine is one that is widely accepted in the Armenian community. In fact, much of Armenian cooking is heavily influenced by Lebanese or Middle Eastern cuisine. Lebanese cuisine is also largely accepted among those locally, in the Fresno area. There are numerous Lebanese/Middle Eastern restaurants in the Fresno area, however, we chose to ...

Alex Bunch Staff Writer The Armenian Students Organization (ASO) began the 2002-03 school year by holding it first meeting in September, with more than 25 members present. A new executive was also elected. The next meeting and get-together was at Dominion Pizza, located at the northwest corner of Cedar and Shepherd. There were a lot of games and things to ...

Chris Tozlian Staff Writer On Tuesday, November 12th, Dr. Barbara Merguerian delivered her second in a series of three lectures on “The Armenian Question in United States Foreign Policy” for the Armenian Studies Program Fall 2002 Lecture Series. Dr. Merguerian, the third Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies, spoke on “The Witness of the American Consulates” in Armenia during the ...

Staff Report Project SAVE Armenian Photograph Archives has released its 2003 photograph calendar titled “Armenian Women: As Never Before Seen”. Each month of Project SAVE’s 16th annual calendar features archive photographs that reflect many aspects of women’s lives from the 1800s to the present, from Sebastia to San Francisco. This year’s calendar photo selections were chosen by reviewing the hundreds ...

Staff Report Dr. Dickran Kouymjian and Barlow Der Mugrdechian of the Armenian Studies Program at California State University, Fresno, participated in a major conference on “Rethinking Armenian Studies: Past, Present, and Future,” co-sponsored by NAASR and the Harvard Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, held on October 5-6 at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, and at the Center of ...

Staff Report The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) held its annual membership meeting on November 23, 2002 in Washington DC. The meeting was held in conjunction with the 36th Annual Conference of the Middle Eastern Studies Association (MESA). Founded in 1974, SAS is an international organization which represents more than 200 scholars and teachers involved in the field of Armenian ...