Armenian Studies Program
Welcome to 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.
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The Latest-Upcoming Events
"Unwittingly Preserved for Over 100 Years: Letters of Survival"
Dr. Talin Suciyan
Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies
Friday, January 31, 2025
7:00PM
Smittcamp Alumni House, Fresno State
2625 E. Matoian Way
Free admission. Free parking in Lots P 1 or P2.
"Language Politics and Literary Creation in the Armenian Diaspora's Formative Years"
Dr. Talar Chahinian
University of California, Irvine
Friday, February 7, 2025
7:00PM
Grosse Industrial Technology Building, Room 101, Fresno State
2255 E. Barstow Ave. (S/E Corner of Barstow and Campus Drive)
Free admission. Free parking in Lots P 20 or P23.
"Armenians in Film"-6 Short Films by Armenian Filmmakers
presented by CineCulture, AGBU Arts, the AGBU Greater Fresno Chapter, and the Armenian Studies Program
Friday, February 21, 2025
5:30PM
Leon S. and Pete P. Peters Educational Center Fresno State
5010 N. Woodrow Ave.
Film Program
Free admission and free parking.
"The United States and the Armenian Genocide: History, Memory, and Politics"
Dr. Julien Zarifian
University of Poitiers, France
Monday, February 24, 2025
7:00PM
Grosse Industrial Technology Building, Room 101, Fresno State
2255 E. Barstow Ave. (S/E Corner of Barstow and Campus Drive)
Free admission. Parking in Lots P 20 or P23. Parking permits available at the lecture.
"Preserved with Compassion: Collections of Hope"
Dr. Talin Suciyan
Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies
Friday, February 28, 2025
7:00PM
Smittcamp Alumni House, Fresno State
2625 E. Matoian Way
Free admission. Free parking in Lots P 1 or P2.
Armenian Studies Program 37th Annual Banquet
honoring Dr. David Zakarian
Haig & Isabel Berberian Professor of Armenian Studies
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Reservations required:Tickets-$75 per person. $30 per person for students.
559.278.2669
email-barlowd@csufresno.edu
RSVP by Friday, March 7, 2025.
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 $450,000
Armenian Genocide Monument Unveiled at Historic Ceremony
4,000 plus attended on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Fresno State's Maple Mall
Photo by Paul Schlesinger, The Collegian
On Sunday, November 2, 2014 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.