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Marine Vardanyan Staff Writer Former U.S. Secretary of the Navy and assistant Secretary of Defense Paul R. Ignatius returned to Fresno after many years to give a talk on his memoir titled, Now I Know In Part: An Armenian-American Reflects on His Life and Time. The Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State and the National Association for Armenian Studies and ...

Andrew Esguerra Staff Writer From the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., to the Armenian Library and Museum of America in Watertown, Massachusetts, from Venice to Yerevan and now at Fresno State, celebrations this past year have taken place worldwide marking the 500th anniversary of the printing of the first Armenian book. The Armenian Studies Program has organized an exhibit ...

Staff Writers Denise Altounian Armen Arikian Andrew Esguerra Tatevik Hovhannisyan Suren Oganessian Ruzan Orkusyan Marine Vardanyan Editor Tamar Karkazian Layout Barlow Der Mugrdechian Photographers Barlow Der Mugrdechian Erica Magarian Advisor Barlow Der Mugrdechian barlowd@csufresno.edu

Staff Report Jaime Cardenas Psychology  Minor in Armenian Studies How did your involvement with the Armenian Studies Program affect your college experience? I believe my involvement in the Armenian Studies Program greatly enriched my college experience. It broadened my horizons and allowed me to take part in a world I might otherwise not have known. I feel very fortunate to ...

Staff Report Ani Grigoryan I’m Armenian, and I think it is something that all Armenians must do-get the word out to others. Not many people have heard of the Armenian Genocide and I hope that the more people learn, the stronger we will be in our fight for recognition.   Michael Rettig I get involved in these events because of ...

Staff Report Hazel Antaramian-Hofman I was born in 1960, in Yerevan, Armenia, but spoke little Armenian and what I did speak was Western Armenian. As a young child, I always wondered why I came from such an exotic background when my father was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and my mother was from Lyon, France. Only after years of hearing stories ...

ARMEN ARIKIAN STAFF WRITER Naregatsi Art Institute http://www.naregatsi.org Main Categories: About, Center in Shushi, Grigor Naregatsi, Productions, News, Events, Future Plans, The Artists Websites, Photo Gallery, Press. Summary: Naregatsi Art Institute is a non-profit organization in Yerevan, Armenia, dedicated to serving Armenia’s existing cultural heritage by supporting Armenian contemporary artists. Founded in 2002, the institute searches for talented Armenian artists ...

Marine Vardanyan Staff Writer In Armenia, snow is an inevitable part of winter. But here in the San Joaquin Valley, it’s not something we get much of. The Armenian Students Organization didn’t let that stop them, as they decided to take their members up to the snow in Yosemite Valley for a fun-filled day of snowboarding and skiing. On Friday, ...

Staff Report The Armenian Studies Program, under the direction of Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, organized a study trip to Armenia in May and June of 2011. The four students essays below conclude a series on the reactions of students participants to their trip. Sarkis Manavazian Mass Communication and Journalism I have always enjoyed traveling, and I especially enjoyed going to ...

Staff Report Pete Peters, a well known Fresno business man and philanthropist, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. A beloved father, grandfather and uncle to many nephews and nieces he was fondly called “Uncle Pete” by everyone he met, a name he dearly cherished. He lived a full life with his twin daughters, grandchildren, sons-in-law, nephews and nieces and ...