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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.
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Review past Armenian Studies events including the 500th Anniversary of Armenian Printing and the Armenian Genocide Centennial and dedication of the Armenian Genocide Monument.
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Upcoming Events
"Phrasing the Arts" a Book Launch
Dr. Abraham Terian
Friday, September 25, 2026
7:00PM
Grosse Industrial Technology Building, Room 101
Fresno State
2255 E. Barstow Ave.(corner of Barstow and Campus Dr)
Free Admission and free parking in Lot P30 or P31 at the event.
"Eternal Armenia: Khatchkars-The Cross Stones of Noratus"
author/photographer
David Karamian
The Grace and Paul Shahinian Christian Art and Culture Lecture
Friday, October 9, 2026
7:00PM
Grosse Industrial Technology Building, Room 101
Fresno State
2255 E. Barstow Ave.(corner of Barstow and Campus Dr)
Directions: https://bit.ly/karamianlecture
Free Admission and free parking in Lot P30 or P31 at the event.
"Resilience and Reconstruction: The Armistice Period in the Ottoman Empire (1918-1923)"
International Conference
Twelve Scholars from thoughout the World
Friday, October 23, 2026
7:00PM-9:00PM
Saturday, October 24, 2026
10:00AM-1:00PM
Smittcamp Alumni House
2625 E Matoian Way
Fresno State
Zoom Links:
https://bit.ly/Conference-Part1
https://bit.ly/Conference-Part2
The full program will be published soon.
Free admission and free parking for both days of the conference. The conference will take place in the Smittcamp Alumni House both days.
"Ancestral Songs, Prayers and Lullabies"
Isabel Bayrakdarian and friends
in conjunction with the Philip Lorenz Keyboard Concert Series
"...iridescent sound..."
Opera Magazine
Friday, October 30, 2026
7:30PM
St. Paul Armenian Church Sanctuary
3767 N. First St
Fresno CA
Tickets: Keyboard Concert Tickets
General $30 • Senior $20 • Student $5
Ralph Shabazian Endowed Armenian Memorial Fund Established with Gift of $700,000
Florence Elaine Hamparson Endowed Armenian Memorial Fund Established with Gift of $450,000