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Dr. Jonathan Conlin Special to Hye Sharzhoom Author of the definitive biography of Mr Five Per Cent, Dr. Jonathan Conlin reflects on a fabled meeting between the oil magnate and philanthropist Calouste Gulbenkian and William Saroyan. I should begin with a confession: I did not read Saroyan’s accounts of meeting Gulbenkian until April 2019, several months after my biography was ...

Dustin Vartanian Staff Reporter Take the time to be informed about the Armenian Community every Sunday afternoon, from 2:00-3:00PM, with Professor Barlow Der Mugrdechian on the radio show “All Things Armenian,” airing on Multicultural 1600AM. Learn about breaking news, music, and stories happening right now throughout the world. Feel the connection between yourself and Armenians throughout the world.  “All Things ...

Sosse Baloian Staff Writer The Armenian Studies Program Minor at Fresno State requires students to complete six to seven courses in Armenian language, art, culture, literature, and his-tory. In the Fall of 2019 more than 30 students, an all-time high, have registered to complete their Minor in Armenian Studies. Matthew Mugrdechian Kinesiology-Physical Education Why have you chosen to pursue a ...

Andrew Hagopian Editor The Armenian Students Organization at Fresno State ended the Fall 2019 semester with a Neighborhood Christmas Lights Social in December, where students were able to bond over dinner, games, and a walk around Candy Cane Lane. Students also participated in an “Ugly Sweater” competition which was quite competitive to judge.  In the Spring ASO held various social ...

Staff Report The Renaissance Cultural & Intellectual Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Artur Janibekyan, is pleased to announce that the Saroyan House Museum, in cooperation with “The Interactive World” company, has recreated William Saroyan’s presence in the Museum. Visitors can now view an updated Saroyan Hologram, which includes the “Three Ages of Saroyan.” Months of research were conducted to ...

Staff Report Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Berberian Coordinator of the Armenian Studies Program, announced that Bedros Keljik’s Armenian-American Sketches has been published by the Armenian Series of The Press, at California State University, Fresno. “Keljik’s stories offer us a glimpse into the soul of the Armenian people, whether in their historic homeland or finding their way in America.” Bishop Daniel ...

Christine Pambukyan Staff Writer House of Hope – Mer Hooys, Inc. is a non-profit organization formed in December 2008 with the purpose of aiding young, disadvantaged girls in Armenia by providing housing, a family environment, education, life and job skills training, family rehabilitation, and other forms of aid. Since it opened its doors to fifteen teenaged girls in October 2012, ...

Staff Report Armenian Studies Program Coordinator Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian announced that the Leon S. Peters Foundation has made a generous donation of $30,000 to the Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State for 2020. This continues the generosity of the Peters Foundation which has directly supported the Armenian Studies Program since 2013. Leon S. Peters was born in Fowler, California, ...

Arshak Abelyan Staff Writer Shortly before the beginning of the Spring 2020 semester, the Armenian Studies Program announced that Dr. Ari Şekeryan was appointed as the 16th Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies for the Spring 2020 semester at Fresno State. As part of his assignment, Dr. Şekeryan is teaching a three-unit course entitled “Armenians in the Ottoman Empire after ...

Dustin Vartanian Staff Writer Turn up the volume and tune in to Multicultural 1600 KGST-AM Radio. The Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State has brought back its “All Things Armenian” radio program hosted by Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian. The original “All Things Armenian” program aired in 2003-2004 through the Fresno State radio station (KFSR) but, the new program’s airing this ...