On Tuesday, March 12, 2024, the Fresno State International Coffee Hour invited international student Harutyun Amirkhanyan to discuss Armenia and its history. Each month, the International Coffee Hour holds...
“The moment in my life where I thought I did not know anything is the moment that I started learning... there is no learning if there is no listening.”
These words from musician Hachig Kazarian...
The film “Lost Birds” was screened at Scottsdale Community College on Friday, April 18, 2024, as part of “Genocide Awareness Week.” The event was co-sponsored by the Armenian Studies Program. Prof....
Dr. Bedross Der Matossian discussed “Armenian Jerusalem: Past, Present, and Future” on Friday, March, 2024 at the Smittcamp Alumni House on the Fresno State Campus. Dr. Der Matossian is a Professor...
Musician and jazz artist Tigran Hamasyan was introduced to music from a young age. In an interview from the podcast Rearrange with Narek Amirkhanyan, Hamasyan said “even when I was in my mother’s womb,...
“We have a lot of films that amplify what is bad about humanity, and to me the concept of someone watching somebody else and starting to care about them…that’s human nature, and an idea that is important...
On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Berberian Coordinator of the Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State, gave a talk on “The Armenian Genocide: 1915-1923,” at Madera Community...
Fresno State alumni Jeff and Jason Ahronian have established an annual scholarship in the Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State.
Jeff and Jason wanted to give back to the community which has helped...
“My imagination has ingested only a filament of a huge event.”
Peter Balakian, author and poet of eight books, visited the Fresno State campus on Monday, April 22 to address what Dr. Sergio La Porta...
It is not enough to say “Never Forget.” As an Armenian living in the Diaspora, years pass and it becomes easier to assimilate into the new culture where we are living, to forget where we came from...
The Armenian Studies Program awarded scholarships to sixty-two students from forty different endowment or scholarship funds for a total of $115,000 for the academic year 2023-2024. In addition to providing...
“The primary mission of our program is to teach,” said Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian. “Through the participation of students, support of administration and staff, and through the engagement of our...
