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.
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
The Latest-Upcoming Events
"Heritage in Peril: Safeguarding Artsakh’s Cultural Monuments in the Aftermath of Invasion"
Simon Maghakyan
Investigative Reporter
Monday, January 29, 2024
7:00PM
Virtual Presentation
Zoom Registration: https://bit.ly/armenianstudiessimonmaghakyan
More on the lecture: Simon Maghakyan
"Eradicating Cultures, Erasing Lives: Children and the Armenian and Native American Genocides"
Dr. Keith Watenpaugh
University of California, Davis
Thursday, February 1, 2024
7:00PM
University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium
5245 N Backer Ave.
Fresno State
Free admission and free parking in Lot P6, with parking code.
More on the lecture: Dr. Keith Watenpaugh
"Armenians in Film-Featuring Six Armenian Filmmakers"
AGBU Arts, the AGBU Greater Fresno Chapter, the Armenian Studies Program and Cineculture
Screening of Films:
Friday, February 16, 2024 • 5:30PM
Leon S and Pete Peters Educational Center
5010 N. Woodrow Ave
Fresno State
Free admission and parking. Permits are not needed.
Film Program: CineCulture Film Program
"Outcasting Armenians: Tanzimat of the Provinces"
Dr. Talin Suciyan
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
7:00PM
University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium
5245 N Backer Ave.
Fresno State
Free admission and free parking in Lot P6, with parking code.
Armenian Studies Program 36th Annual Banquet
Celebrating the 45th Anniversary of Hye Sharzhoom and the 50th Anniversary of the Armenian Students Organization
Sunday, March 17, 2024
Fort Washington Country Club
Reservations are required. Tel: 559.278.2669
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.