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David Safrazian Staff Writer “My grandparents were survivors of the Armenian Genocide, so I wanted to make a movie about the human story of the Genocide rather than a documentary,” said Naré Mkrtchyan. On Friday, April 20, 2018, Mkrtchyan, director of “The Other Side of Home,” was at Fresno State to premiere her film and then follow with an audience ...

Staff Report The Armenian Series of The Press at California State University, Fresno, was one of six featured authors and programs at a reception celebrating the achievements of The Press. College of Arts & Humanities Dean Dr. Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval and Associate Dean Dr. Honora Chapman hosted the event, which was held from 4:30-6:30PM on Thursday, April 19. Tables featuring The ...

Staff Report The Armenian Studies Program hosted a presentation by Dr. Hayk Demoyan on “Multiple Identities and Memories of the Armenian World” on Monday, March 19. Dr. Demoyan, director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute in Yerevan, spoke to an audience of students and community members at Fresno State. Dr. Demoyan’s presentation was based on his research in the area of ...

Claire Kasaian Staff Writer On Friday, April 6, community members and students gathered at Fresno State to hear Dr. Ümit Kurt speak about the new book The Heroic Battle of Aintab, which he translated into English. Dr. Kurt was on a nation-wide speaking tour to introduce the book. His presentation was part of the Spring Lecture series of the Armenian ...

Hourig Attarian Food and Nutrition Science   What encouraged you to take an Armenian Studies course? Even before I was enrolled in Fresno State I really wanted to take an Armenian studies class. Armenian culture is something that I value very much in life. I wanted to take the course as an opportunity to learn more about the Armenian culture ...

Michael Rettig Editor As the semester draws to an end, three Fresno State students studying abroad at the American University of Armenia are preparing to return to Fresno. Cole Egoian, Stephen Gonzalez, and Yervand Boyajyan were awarded the Kashian Family Scholarship to spend the Spring 2018 semester in Yerevan. This scholarship provided them the opportunity to not only study at ...

Michael Rettig Editor Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies Dr. Yektan Türkyılmaz developed an interest in records at an early age when his father brought home a gramophone. While a student at Duke University he became interested in the intellectual aspect of records and record production. “Records did not only have music on them, it was a global medium from ...

Suzanna Ekmekchyan Staff Writer To mark the 103rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian Students Organization organized the showing of “Architects of Denial,” followed by a candle-light vigil in the evening of Monday, April 23. The documentary “Architects of Denial,” directed by David Lee George and released in 2017, is not only an account about the Armenian Genocide, but ...

  Staff Report Former U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John M. Evans was the keynote speaker opening the 6th Annual “Genocide Awareness Week” held at Scottsdale Community College, in Scottsdale, Arizona, April 9-14. Armenian Studies Program Coordinator Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian was also a guest speaker at the conference, speaking on “The Armenian Genocide Today,” on Tuesday, April 10, to students, ...

Staff Report This summer from June 4-June 15, Fresno State will host the Fresno Institute for Classical Armenian Translation (FICAT), founded by Fresno State Professor of Armenian Studies, Dr. Sergio La Porta, and Dr. Michael Pifer of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. FICAT builds upon the success of a five-week intensive seminar in Classical Armenian that Drs. La Porta ...