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* United Armenian Fund 102nd Airlift-  $1.2 million in Aid to Armenia  * Archbishop Mutafyan Elected 84th Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople * Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Proposes New Peace Plan for Karabagh * President Bill Clinton Approves the 1999 Foreign Operations Bill-$79 million in Aid to Armenia  * California Mid-Term Elections Result in Two New Armenian-Armerican ...

By Matthew Maroot Staff Writer Not since 1981 has such an event taken place.  Armenian students from all over California converged on the campus of Fresno State in October to participate in what will most likely be the first of many more conventions of this nature, the All-State Armenian Student Organizations Convention.  Interestingly enough, the last National Armenian Studentsí Convention ...

Staff Report The Armenian Studies Program, its Sahatdjian Library and the Avedian Archives, would like to thank the following individuals for their generous donations. Counsulate General of the Republic of Armenia, of Beverly Hills, for a subscription to Armenia and the World. Thamar Dasnabédian for the book: Dasnabédian, T., Tiramayr-2 , Beirut:, Sipan,1997. Department of Armenian Affairs, of Portugal, for ...

By Jennifer Ounjian Staff Writer Introduction: Throughout my studies I have always been interested in the interaction and sharing between cultures. I hope that this two part series will help us as Armenians identify our religious allies and build even stronger “family”   relations. What makes a people? What makes a culture? It has been said that the term “ethnic” or ...

The following is a continuation in a series of student essays to be published by Hye Sharzhoom. If you have an essay about any aspect of Armenian life or culture that you would like to publish in Hye Sharzhoom, please contact Dr. Kaprielian in Social Science Room 216 or call her at 278-6493 or the Armenian Studies Program office at ...

Staff Report The Internet and the World Wide Web are one of the fastest growing areas in computers today. There is a web site for almost any subject, including the Armenians. Using any search engine, one can make hundreds or even thousands of matches just by typing the keyword “Armenian.” There are web sites for educational institutions, churches, youth organizations, ...

By Jennifer Keledjian Staff Writer Bringing in a room full of interested listeners and sup porters of the Armenian community, guest speakers Vincent Lima and Ara Sarafian successfully held the attention of the audience for over an hour. The speakers were Vincent Lima, a doctoral student at the University of Michigan and Ara Sarafian, also working at the University of ...

By Matthew Maroot Staff Writer On August 25, 1998, Pro fessor Levon Chookaszian, UNESCO Chair of Armenian Art from Yerevan State University spoke to a crowd in the Alice Peters Auditorium on the topic of “Royal and Self Portrait in Armenian Painting.” This was the first presentation in the Armenian Studies Program Fall Lecture Series. Professor Chookaszian is a well-published ...

By Chad Kirkorian and Michael Harutinian Staff Writers BRADFORD, MA.- This year’s ARS Summer Studies Program, organized by Mary Mooradian, was held on the beautiful campus of Bradford College. The three week intensive program offered a wide variety of Armenian courses taught by highly qualified professors. These intellectually challenging courses: Armenian history taught by Dr. Simon Payaslian, Armenian literature taught ...

President Kocharian, His Holiness Karekin I, His Holiness Aram I, Unite; $1 Million Raised for Humanitarian Aid to Armenia Kirk Kerkorian, Elizabeth Dole, Gov. George Deukmejian, Jay Leno Among More than 1,800 Guests Los Angeles-Sept. 26, 1998 Nearly $1 million was raised to further aid beleaguered Armenia at a black-tie fundraiser hosted by the United Armenian Fund (UAF) last night ...