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By Matthew Maroot Staff Writer Armenia Town. Does the name ring a bell? For any Armenian who is from Fresno or has spent any significant amount of time here it certainly should. Though very few residents of this area of downtown Fresno, once highly populated by Armenians still remain, the memories made here will live on forever. On the weekend ...

By Matthew Maroot Staff Writer The evening of Sunday, March 15, 1998 was a memorable one for those involved with the Armenian Studies Program here at California State University, Fresno, for it was the evening of the Program’s Twelfth Annual Dinner.      Over the last two decades, the Armenian Studies Program has provided students and community members alike with the opportunity ...

Staff Report Argentine Senate Adopts Genocide Resolution In commemoration of the 83rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, on April 23, the Argentinean Senate adopted a resolution condemning all forms of genocide and mass extermination, and expressing concern over the lack of condemnation of such criminal injustice. In its introduction, the resolution cited the Armenian Genocide, beginning on April 24, 1915, ...

By Talin A. Mekhitarian On April 4th, 1998 the executive of the California State University – Fresno Armenian Students Organization went to Southern California to meet with the executives from Armenian Students Associations from other Universities and Colleges from around the state. The meeting was held at Woodbury University in Burbank and it was the fifth meeting that the other ...

By Jennifer Keledjian On April 17, 1998, Dr. Levon Marashlian intrigued the audience during his lecture and film presentation on the Armenian genocide. This was just one highlight of the many April 24th commemoration activities. Marashlian, currently a professor of history at Glendale Community College, is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles and has conducted extensive research ...

By Dickran Kouymjian Haig and Isabel Berberian Professor of Armenian Studies American Universities initiated long ago a system whereby professors would receive paid time off every seventh year to conduct research usually leading to publication of a major work. The “sabbatical” year or semester is not automatically given. A program of research must be presented to a university committee specially ...

BS Psychology Jacqueline is a psychology major who plans on going to graduate school to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. The four years Jacqueline has spent at Fresno State have been rewarding and memorable. Her involvement with the Armenian Studies Department, the Psychology Department, and Vintage Days have left her with much experience and many memories. Her most rewarding ...

Staff Report Armenian panelists presented papers at the recent conference of the National Association for Ethnic Studies, organized by Fresno State and held in Fresno from March 26-28. The panel on Armenians in America included Dr. Rubina Peroomian (UCLA) who read Literature as Witness to the Formation and Transformation of the Armenian-American Ethnic Identity, Matthew Jendian, (Sociology, CSUFresno), who spoke ...

As of 4-27-98 Associate Berge & Alice Bulbulian, William Saroyan Foundation. Patron Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Stein, Jr. Friend Caro Danielian Norma & Bob Der Mugrdechian, Eleanor Dickranian, Hagie Kandarian, Mr. & Mrs. Michael Matosian. Sponsor Joseph Agajanian, State Farm Companies, R. A. & Louise Ayvazian, George & Marian Bagdasarian, Charles Bedoian, Shavarsh A. Chrissian, MD Armen & Margaret Dildilian, ...

Staff Report As a special tribute to the centenary of the birth of the most famous Hollywood film director of Armenian origin, Dr. Dickran Kouymjian, Berberian Professor of Armenian Studies and Director of the Kalfayan Center, will present nearly all of Rouben Mamoulian’s films in a fifteen week course at Fresno State. The class, Armenian Studies 120T, will meet Wednesdays ...