• The Armenian Studies Program held its 31st Annual Banquet on Sunday, March 17. More than 60 students were recognized. The special guest was Consul General Ambassador Dr. Armen Baibourtian.
  • The Armenian Studies Program held a reunion on April 27, 2018, for students who had traveled on the ASP organized, Armenia Summer Study Program.
  • Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, seated right, was the recipient of the "Man of the Year" award by the Knights and Daughters of Vartan at a March 30, 2019 Banquet. Stefani Booroojian, seated left, was named "Woman of the Year."
  • Left to right: Dr. Hagop Ohanessian, Dr. Ümit Kurt, Deborah Sinclair, Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Dean Del Hornbuckle, and Dr. Clint Curle at the opening reception of the "Genocide of the 20th Century" Exhibit held at the Madden Library, September 6, 2018.
  • Fresno State Armenian Studies Program Director Barlow Der Mugrdechian and Professor Hagop Ohanessian led a group of thirteen students on the Armenia Summer Study Trip, May 24-June 9, 2017. At the Megerian Carpet Factory in Yerevan.

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Upcoming Events-Fall 2019

Friday, September 6, 2019 • 7:30PM
"Western Armenian in the 21st Century: Challenges and New Approaches"-book launch
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with Shushan Karapetian (USC), Jesse Arlen (UCLA), Elizabeth Mkhitarian (UCLA), and Hagop Gulludjian (UCLA)
University Business Center, Room 191, A. Peters Auditorium, Fresno State
Free admission. Free parking in Lot P6 or P5 (parking code not required on Friday evenings)
More information on event.

Friday, September 27, 2019 • 7:30PM
"Young Armenian Talent Series"
Pianist Hayk Melikyan in Concert
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Co-Sponsored with the Lorenz Keyboard Concert Series at Fresno State.
The Concert Hall, East Music Building, Fresno State
Free parking in Lot P1 (parking code not required on Friday evenings)
Hayk Melikyan tickets required and are available online.

Tuesday, October 8, 2019 • 7:30PM
"The Stateless Diplomat: Diana Apcar's Heroic Life"-A Fresno movie premiere
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with Director Mimi Malayan (Apcar's great-granddaughter)
Co-sponsored with ANCA Central California and Hamazkayin
University Business Center, Room 191, A. Peters Auditorium, Fresno State
Free admission. Free parking in Lot P6 or P5 with parking code.

Sunday, October 20, 2019 • 3:00PM
"Young Armenian Talent Series"
Pianist Michael Krikorian in Concert
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Co-Sponsored with the Lorenz Keyboard Concert Series at Fresno State.
TheConcert Hall, East Music Building, Fresno State
Free parking in Lot P1 (parking code not required on Friday evenings)
Michael Krikorian tickets required and are available online.

Friday, November 8, 2019 • 7:30PM
"The Young Turks: Racism and the Construction of National Identity"
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by Dr. Ümit Kurt, Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem
Co-Sponsored with the Center for Ethics, Character, and Civic Education.
University Business Center, Room 191, A. Peters Auditorium, Fresno State
Free admission. Free parking in Lot P6 or P5 (parking code not required on Friday evenings).
Event Flyer.

Friday, February 28, 2020 • 7:30PM
"Young Armenian Talent Series"
Pianist Nara Avetisyan in Concert
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Co-Sponsored with the Lorenz Keyboard Concert Series at Fresno State.
TheConcert Hall, East Music Building, Fresno State
Free parking in Lot P1 (parking code not required on Friday evenings)
Nara Avetisyan tickets required and are available online.

 

Sunday, March 22, 2020 • 5:00PM
Armenian Studies Program 32nd Annual Banquet
Fort Washington Country Club, Fresno
SAVE THE DATE.

The Armenian Studies Program

The Armenian Studies Program was established in 1977 and the Center for Armenian Studies was founded in 1988. The Center provides an opportunity for students and faculty to interact and currently houses the Armenian Studies Program, the Sahatdjian Armenian Studies Library, the Avedian Armenian Studies Archives, the newspaper Hye Sharzhoom/Armenian Action, the Armenian Students Organization, and the Index of Armenian Art.

The Haig and Isabel Berberian Endowed Chair in Armenian Studies, established in the fall of 1988, is one of several Armenian Chairs in the United States and provides financial support for a distinguished Armenologist. The endowment honors Haig and Isabel Berberian and was established by their son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Arnold H. and Dianne Gazarian. Other friends of the Armenian Studies Program have made significant contributions to the endowment.
Read more-A Brief History of the Armenian Studies Program

Armenian Genocide Monument Unveiled at Historic Ceremony
4,000 plus attended on Thursday, April 23
Maple Mall, Fresno State

Armenian Genocide Monument

The Armenian Genocide Monument.
Photo by Paul Schlesinger, The Collegian

Armenian Genocide Monument to be Built on Fresno State Campus
-Groundbreaking Held on Sunday, November 2, 2014
Fresno—On Sunday, November 2, the Armenian Community of the San Joaquin Valley broke ground on a Monument dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The event began at 2:30 p.m. and took place at the Fresno State Maple Mall, located south of the Satellite Student Union. 
For more information, go to Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee-Fresno.

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"A Century of Rebirth"-Armenian Students Organization organized
100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide Commemoration-April 24, 2015

 


Armenian Genocide Monument Groundbreaking, Fresno State November 2, 2014.