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Michael Rettig Staff Writer On the eve of April 24, the Armenian community of Fresno gathered to unveil the new Armenian Genocide Centennial Monument. Over 4,000 people congregated at the Fresno State Maple Mall to witness the historic event, which brought together Armenians from various walks of life, and also non-Armenians. People from diverse backgrounds were united in their desire ...

WWW.FRESNOSTATENEWS.COM President Joseph I. Castro proclaimed Friday, April 24, as “Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day” at Fresno State. Gov. Jerry Brown also proclaimed Friday “A Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide” in the State of California. Dedication of the new Armenian Genocide Monument was held at 7:30p.m. on Thursday, April 23 on the Fresno State campus. “The Monument is a ...

Marine Vardanyan Editor Fresno State’s Leon S. Peters Ellipse Gallery, located on the second floor of the Madden Library, has been transformed into a glimpse into the world of the Armenian Genocide. “The Armenian Genocide: A Centennial Exhibit, 1915-2015” organized by the Armenian Studies Program opened on Friday, April 10, with a reception co-sponsored with the Friends of the Madden ...

Aram Hajian Business Administration Minor in Armenian Studies What encouraged you to take an Armenian Studies course? I took Armenian Studies because I am Armenian and I was curious to learn more about my culture. What did you value most from your experiences in the Armenian Studies Program? Learning the history of the Armenian people from beginning to end really ...

Benefactors John Ohanian Sponsors Arakel & Talin Arisian Nerces Leon Dermenjian Supporters Mrs. Beverly Achki Dr. Joseph M. Alexanian Hratch & Marika Karakachian Edward & Vergine Misserlian In memory of Clifford Melikian Art & Marlene Dhallin

Thank You Donors Edward Alexander, Bethesda, MD George & Mary Atashkarian, Moraga Richard G. Barberian, PD, Burlingame in memory of Penny Markarian Barberian Arsinoe Baron, La Mesa Karl DeKlotz, Fresno in honor of Robert DeKlotz, M.D. Sahag & Mary Egoian, Fresno Betty Ann Hagopian, Fresno Mary Hokokian, Fresno Haig & Marcia Jamgotchian, Anaheim Diane and Larry Karabian, Shaver Lake Lilian ...

Staff Report 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. AGBU Hye Geen, Pasadena, California, for a new book AGBU Hye Geen (Los Angeles, 2014) 322pp., in Armenian and English. ...

Staff Report Armenian Studies Program Coordinator Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian announced that the Thomas A. Kooyumjian Family Foundation has made a generous donation of $40,000 to the Armenian Studies Program and the Center for Armenian Studies. The gift will be earmarked for several purposes, including Fresno State student scholarships, support for the Armenian Genocide Monument on the Fresno State campus, ...

Marina Chardukian Staff Writer More than 180 community members and Fresno State students, faculty and administrators gathered on Sunday, March 1, 2015, at the Twenty-Seventh Annual Armenian Studies Program Banquet held at the Fort Washington Golf and Country Club. The Annual Banquet is a highlight for the year as the Armenian Studies Program emphasizes the achievements of both the Program ...

Lauren Chardukian Staff Writer 2015-one hundred years since the 1915 Armenian Genocide. Filmmaking began taking roots in society about that same time and since the rise in popularity of film, it has become one of the greatest media for expressing emotions and feelings, in ways that books and traditional artwork are unable to do. Dr. Myrna Douzjian, the Kazan Visiting ...