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California State University, Fresno Armenian Studies Program Non-Profit and Armenian Students Organization U.S. Postage 5245 N. Backer Ave. M/S PB 4 PAID Fresno, CA 93740-8001 Permit No. 262 Change Service Requested FRESNO, CA HYE SHARZHOOM Armenian Action th FA| <ARVOUM 40 Year December 2018 Vol. 40, No. 2 (144) Ethnic Supplement to The Collegian SAS Conference on “Republic of Armenian Studies Program Organizes International Armenia” Held in San Antonio Conference on the Committee of Union and Progress STAFF REPORT The Armenian Studies Program held an international conference on “The Committee of Union and Progress: Founders, Ideology, and Structure” on Friday, October 12, and Saturday, October 13, 2018 on the Fresno State campus. The Conference focused on the Committee of Union and Progress, who were the political leaders of Ottoman Turkey throughout most of the period 1908-1915. On the eve of World War I and the Armenian Genocide they had become the virtual political dictators of Ottoman Turkey. The Hagopian Photo: Andrew Left to right: Tsolin Nalbantian, Seda Ohanian, Barlow Der decision-making processes and Left to right: Dr. Dikran Kaligian, Dr. Hans-Lukas Kieser, Dr. Mugrdechian, George Bournoutian, Vartan Matiossian, Ser- ideology of the CUP were to have Ümit Kurt, Duygu Coşkuntuna, Dr. Sergio La Porta, Dr. Yek- gio La Porta, Bedross Der Matossian, Ari Şekeryan, Richard drastic consequences for citizens tan Türkyilmaz, Dr. Raymond Kevorkian, and Prof. Barlow Hovannisian, and Jakub Osiecki. Photo: ASP Archive of the Ottoman Empire and for Der Mugrdechian. STAFF REPORT Republic of Armenia. the Armenians in particular. The Coordinator Prof. Barlow Der Foundation, and the M. Victoria The Conference, co-sponsored conference participants analyzed Mugrdechian and Dr. Ümit Kurt Kazan Fund for Armenian It was more than 100 years by the Armenian Communities and discussed various aspects of (Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem) Studies provided support for the ago that an independent Republic Department of the Gulbenkian the CUP and also its relationships co-organized the Conference. The Conference. of Armenia was established, the Foundation, took place on with the Armenians. Thomas A. Kouymjian Family first Armenian state since the Thursday, November 15, 2018 Armenian Studies Program Foundation, the Leon S. Peters SEE CUP CONFERENCE PAGE 7 fall of the Kingdom of Cilicia in in San Antonio, Texas. The SAS 1375. The Society for Armenian also held its Annual Membership Knights & Daughters of Vartan Recognize Prof. Studies organized an international meeting that same day, in conference, “Innovative Approa- conjunction with the Middle East Barlow Der Mugrdechian as “Man of the Year” ches to the History of the First Studies Association 52nd Annual and Stefani Booroojian as “Woman of the Year” Republic of Armenian, 1918- Meeting. 1920,” to mark this anniversary SAS President Bedross STAFF REPORT and to bring together scholars who would shed new light on the First SEE SAS PAGE 6 The Knights and Daughters of Vartan announced that Prof. Dr. Richard Hovannisian Speaks Barlow Der Mugrdechian and on “Armenia: A Daring Adventure” news anchor Stefani Booroojian are to be honored as “Man of the Year” and “Woman of the Year” at a special Banquet to be held on Sunday, March 30, 2019. Photo: ASP Archive Photo: ASP Photo: Randy Vaughn-Dotta Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian Stefani Booroojian SEE MAN OF THE YEAR PAGE 8 Exhibit on Armenians and Early Armenian History Opens at the Fresno County Historical Museum MATTHEW PAJOUH STAFF WRITER An Exhibit on “Early Armenians in Fresno County” has recently opened on the second floor of the Fresno County Photo: ASP Archive Photo: ASP Historical Museum, located at Left to right: Serpouhie Messerlian, Dr. Hagop Ohanessian, the Fresno Fairgrounds. The Dr. Richard Hovannisian, Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Dr. Exhibit displays many interesting Sergio La Porta, and Dr. Ümit Kurt. artifacts and focuses on the early history of Armenians in DAVID SAFRAZIAN to give a lecture titled “The Fresno County. The Exhibit is TAFF RITER Republic of Armenia: A Daring S W centered on religion, agriculture, Endeavor, 1918-2018,” on business, and important Armenian “My Armenian identity is Thursday, November 1, in the monuments as well as featuring shaped by the Armenian flag and it Charles and Alice Gureghian those Armenians who have made gave me a sense of purpose. It was Cultural Center in Fresno. Dr. Hagopian Photo: Andrew a significant contribution to the to be idealistic and not a realist,” Hovannisian’s lecture was part of San Joaquin Valley. Left to right: Richard Hagopian, Richard Ahronian, Brian Ta- said Dr. Richard Hovannisian. tarian, Jason Ahronian, Jeffrey Ahronian, and Prof. Barlow Dr. Hovannisian was invited SEE HOVANNISIAN PAGE 2 SEE EXHIBIT PAGE 7 Der Mugrdechian at the new Fairgrounds exhibit. 2 Hye Sharzhoom December 2018 Armenian Studies Program California State University, Fresno Book/Video/CD Archival Gifts Armenian Studies Program Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Prof. Sergio La Porta, and the Armenian Studies Program would like to thank the donors, authors, and publishers for the following books, periodicals, videos, Spring 2019 Schedule of Courses and archival gifts, either offered personally, or to the Program. Course Units Time Day Instructor Linda Abraham, Seyfo Center, Simi Valley, for copies General Education-Breadth, Humanities, Area C2 of The Assyrian Genocide Seyfo: When, Where, and • Arm 1B-Elementary Armenian 4 10:00A-11:50A MW B. Der Mugrdechian How (2011), by David Gaunt. This book provides an (Class #32149) overview of the little known Assyrian Genocide. • Arm 2A-Intermediate Armenian 3 09:00A-09:50A MWF B. Der Mugrdechian Hrant Dink Foundation, Istanbul Turkey, for copies of: (Class #36557) Adana with its Armenian Cultural Heritage (2018), General Education-Breadth, Arts, Area C1 127pp., in English and Turkish; Develi with its • ArmS 20-Arts of Armenia 3 11:00A-12:15P TuTh B. Der Mugrdechian Armenian Cultural Heritage (2018), 143pp., in English (Class #33208) and Turkish; Sivas with its Armenian Cultural Heritage General Education-Breadth, Area D3 (2018), 163pp., in English and Turkish; and Armenian • ArmS 10-Intro Arm Studies 3 12:00P-12:50A MWF H. Ohanessian Studies Past to Present (2018), 57pp., a report that (Class #36120) outlines the worldwide state of Armenian Studies. General Education-Integration, Area IC Ara Sarafian, Gomidas Institute, London, for a copy of Dr. • Arm 148-Mastrpcs Arm Cult 3 2:00P-3:15P MW H. Ohanessian Sarkis Karayan’s Armenians in Ottoman Turkey, 1914: (Class #33301) A Geographic and Demographic Gazeteer (London: Upper Division Armenian Studies Course Gomidas Institute, 2018), 664pp., in English. This • ArmS 108B-Arm History II 3 9:30A-10:45A TuTh B. Der Mugrdechian volume is the product of more than twenty years of (Class #32148) research and documents the more than 4,000 Armenian towns and villages in pre-World War I Ottoman Turkey. Get a Minor in Armenian Studies. Sharon Toroian, Fresno, for a copy of the May 19, 1981, For more information call the Armenian Studies Program at 278-2669. Fresno Bee. The front page of the paper covered the Check on requirements for the Minor in Armenian Studies in the current catalog. death of noted author William Saroyan. http://www.fresnostate.edu/catalog/subjects/armenian-studies/armenia-mn.html HYE SHARZHOOM FA| <ARVOUM Editor Staff Writers Annie Rubio Arshak Abelyan Layout Claire Kasaian Barlow Der Mugrdechian Matthew Pajouh Photo: Andrew Hagopian Photo: Andrew David Safrazian Dr. Richard Hovannisian Photographers government was forced to hand Dustin Vartanian over power to the communists, Andrew Hagopian HOVANNISIAN, FROM PAGE 1 but that did not help Armenia the activities organized in Fresno reclaim the territory promised by Christine Pambukyan to commemorate the 100th the Allies that was lost. Barlow Der Mugrdechian anniversary of Homenetmen. Dr. Hovannisian showed pho- Advisor His talk was co-sponsored by the tos of significant Armenians, Barlow Der Mugrdechian Homenetmen Fresno Sassoon whose contributions enhanced the chapter, the Armenian Studies early Republic of Armenia. [email protected] Program at Fresno State, and Dr. Hovannisian was the the Hamazkayin Taniel Varoujan first holder of the Armenian Armenian Studies Program Faculty: chapter. Educational Foundation Chair Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Berberian Coordinator, Armenian Studies Program and Dr. Hovannisian gave a fascin- in Modern Armenian History at Director of the Center for Armenian Studies, ASO Advisor, Hye Sharzhoom Advisor ating presentation interweaving UCLA. He received his B.A. and ([email protected]) many topics, such as his family M.A. in history from UC Berkeley history and the early history of the and his Ph.D. from UCLA. Sergio La Porta, Haig and Isabel Berberian Professor of Armenian Studies First Republic of Armenia, with His dissertation, “On the Road Hagop Ohanessian, Lecturer, Armenian Studies Program an overall theme of Armenian to Independence, 1918” was a Dickran Kouymjian, Berberian Professor Emeritus of Armenian Studies identity. ground-breaking work looking Ümit Kurt, Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies Dr. Hovannisian began his talk at the formation of the Armenian by discussing his own personal Republic. household and didn’t know much journey on how he discovered It led him to write a four- about his heritage or Armenian Hye Sharzhoom is an ethnic supplement of The Colle- more about his Armenian volume history of the Republic history. Since there were only gian and is the newspaper of the Fresno State Armenian identity. He then reflected on of Armenia, a project which he a few Armenians in Tulare, he Students Organization and the Armenian Studies Pro- the challenges facing Armenia thought initially would take three did not have many Armenians to today, comparing the challenges years, but which turned out to be interact with. gram and is funded by the Associated Students. Articles Armenia faces today with those a thirty year journey. Dr. Hovannisian did not know may be reprinted provided Hye Sharzhoom is acknowl- that Armenia faced after gaining Dr.