Armenian Studies Program
News and Events
Hye Sharzhoom
Hye Sharzhoom is a supplement of The Collegian and the newspaper of the Fresno State Armenian Students Organization and the Armenian Studies Program and is funded by the Associated Students.
Hye Sharzhoom onlineEvents Archive
Review past Armenian Studies events including the 500th Anniversary of Armenian Printing and the Armenian Genocide Centennial and dedication of the Armenian Genocide Monument.
Past Armenian Studies Events
Ralph Shabazian Endowed Armenian Memorial Fund Established with Gift of $700,000
Ralph Shabazian Endowed Armenian Fund
Florence Elaine Hamparson Endowed Armenian Memorial Fund Established with Gift of $450,00
Florence Elaine Hamparson Endowed Fund
Upcoming Events
Genocide Awareness Week
"Collective and State Violence in Turkey"
Thursday, April 18, 2024
1:30-2:45PM
ASU, Tempe, Arizona
Moderator: Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian
Panelists: Hamit Bozarslan, David Gaunt, Aysenur Korkmaz
Panel Information
"Armenian Memory, Writing Across Borders: A Reading and Talk"
with Pulitzer Prize winning poet Peter Balakian
Monday, April 22, 2024
6:00PM Reception
7:00PM Presentation
University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium, Fresno State
5245 N Backer Ave., Fresno
Free admission. Free parking with permit in Lots P6 or P5 (permit available at the event)
"Remnants: Embodied Archives of the Armenian Genocide"
by Dr. Elyse Semerdjian
Robert Aram and Marianne Kaloosdian and Stephen and Marian Mugar Chair of Armenian Genocide Studies at the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University
Thursday, April 25, 2024
7:00PM Presentation
Smittcamp Alumni House
2625 E. Matoian Way, Fresno State
Free admission. Free parking with parking code in Lots P1 or P2.
Screening of "Amerikatsi"
discussion with director Michael Goorjian
Friday, April 26, 2024
5:30PM Screening followed by a discussion with the director
Leon S. and Pete P. Peters Educational Auditorium (west end of the SaveMart Center)
5010 N Woodrow Ave. (Shaw and Woodrow entrance)
Free admission and free parking.