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Suzanna Ekmekchyan Staff Writer Looking back at all of the events that took place in Fall of 2017, ASO would like to thank all the members and executives who put in so much time and energy in order to organize some amazing events. For 2018, ASO plans to go above and beyond what was achieved last year and would like ...

Michael Rettig Editor Armenians uniquely remem-ber the region of Van/Vaspurakan in a way that Turks and Kurds do not. Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies Dr. Yektan Türkyılmaz first made this realization during his travels in Armenia, where he noticed that the name of Van permeated the country from printing houses and football teams, to radio stations and more. “It ...

Claire Kasaian Staff Writer London-based Ara Sarafian, director of the Gomidas Institute, introduced his new English translation of Van 1915: The Great Events of Vasbouragan to an audience of students and community members at Fresno State on Friday, February 23. Van 1915, originally published in Armenian in 1917, was written by Hovhannes Ter Martirosian, a notable personality of the Armenian ...

Benefactors Thomas A. Kooyumjian Family Foundation Siranouche Krikorian   Patrons Anonymous Phillip Maroot   Friends Varouj & Lena Altebarmakian Armenian General Benevolent Union, Greater Fresno Chapter Armen Aroyan Eleonore Aslanian The Vartkess & Rita Balian Family Foundation    in memory of Vartkess Balian Nerces Leon Dermenjian Grace Kazarian Michael & Jackie Matosian Barbara Vartan Grace Yeni-Komshian   Sponsors Anonymous Dr. ...

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Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Prof. Sergio La Porta, and the Armenian Studies Program would like to thank the donors, authors, and publishers for the following books, periodicals, videos, and archival gifts, either offered personally, or to the Program. Dr. Boris Adjemian, Nubar Library, Paris, France for a copy of La fanfare du négus: Les Arméniens en Éthiopie (XIXe-XXe siècles) (The ...

Claire Kasaian Staff Writer Professors Barlow Der Mugrdechian and Professor Hagop Ohanessian and students who participated in the Armenia Study Abroad Trip 2017, May 24-June 9, shared their reflections at a community lecture on Tuesday, October 24. Professor Der Mugrdechian introduced the students and thanked the Leon S. Peters Foundation and the Continuing Global Education Division at Fresno State for ...

Diana Gasparyan Staff Writer Gracing stages across the world, the National Chamber Choir of Armenia performed in Fresno State’s Concert Hall on Sunday, October 29. The Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State and the Hamazkayin Taniel Varoujan Chapter of Fresno were co-sponsors for the event, which attracted an enthusiastic audience of more than 250. The internationally recognized 35-person choir has ...

Michael Rettig Editor The lasting impact that the Armenian Studies Program has had on its alumni is often reflected in the support these former students give to the Program. In the Fall 2017 semester, local attorney Warren Paboojian established the “Warren R. Paboojian Award” to annually recognize the Editor of Hye Sharzhoom. This award, funded by the Warren and Lesa ...

Staff Report The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) held a series of activities and a conference to mark its 44th Annual Meeting, held this year in Washington, D.C. The featured event was an international conference, “Transmitting Western Armenian to the Next Generation” that took place on Saturday, November 18. The innovative conference, co-sponsored by the Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) ...