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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 37 Year March 2016 Vol. 37, No. 3 (133) Ethnic Supplement to The Collegian New Dean of Arts & Humanities Best-selling Author Chris Bohjalian Impresses Shares His Vision for the College Audience with Wide Ranging Presentation largest academic unit, the College insight on why he wrote his of Arts and Humanities began a previous novel, The Sandcastle new chapter when a new Dean, Girls, shared discoveries about his Dr. Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, was ancestors, spoke about his recent appointed in January of this year. visits to historic Armenia, and Dr. Jiménez-Sandoval plans to introduced The Guest Room – his “establish new initiatives, new newest publication. areas of collaboration with other The lecture was co-sponsored schools, and to really make [the by the Armenian Studies College of Arts and Humanities] Program of Fresno State and known as the fundamental the Hamazkayin Armenian cornerstone of the university.” Educational and Cultural Society. With roots in Zacatecas, The Sandcastle Girls, Mexico, Dr. Jiménez-Sando- published in 2012, is a novel val moved to the United States about the Armenian Genocide with his family in 1980 and and Turkey’s century long denial. settled in Fowler. Dr. Jiménez- Photo: ASP Archive Photo: ASP Unlike traditional books on the Sandoval earned a Ph.D. from Archive Photo: ASP Dean Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval Genocide, however, Bohjalian’s the University of California at Left to right: Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Serpouhie Mes- take on history revolves around a LUCIE EKEZYAN Irvine, and a certificate in Critical serlian, Chris Bohjalian, and Edward Megerdichian. page turning love story. TAFF RITER Theory from Cornell University. S W ARAMAYIS ORKUSYAN Room, which Bohjalian presented “The Sandcastle Girls is not the Specializing in late 19th century EDITOR to a Fresno State audience on first time I tried to write a novel With a mission to enrich and early 20th century poetry, January 8, 2016. about the Armenian Genocide,” students with communication Dr. Jiménez-Sandoval chose “Two men lie dead in a Bohjalian is the New York explained Bohjalian. “I tried as skills, humanistic values, and suburban living room, two women Times best-selling author whose a much younger man in the early cultural awareness, Fresno State’s SEE DEAN PAGE 7 are on the run from police, and work has been translated into 1990’s with a whole manuscript. Peters Foundation Allocates a marriage is ripping apart at more than 30 languages and When I finished reading it, I the seams.” This is the chilling has been adapted into movies realized it was a train wreck…and $30,000 to Armenian Studies synopsis of Chris Bohjalian’s three times. In his presentation, SEE BOHJALIAN PAGE 7 STAFF REPORT as a variety of other activities, newly published novel The Guest Bohjalian gave the audience including scholarships, outreach Armenian Studies Program activities, and general support for “The Armenian Genocide Legacy” Book Published Coordinator Prof. Barlow Der the Program. STAFF REPORT with the publication of The Mugrdechian announced that Leon S. Peters was respected Armenian Genocide Legacy, the Leon S. Peters Foundation as a businessman, civic leader, It was almost three years (Palgrave Studies in the History has made a generous donation of and philanthropist, who lived and ago that Prof. Barlow Der of Genocide, 2016), 369pp., in $30,000 to the Armenian Studies worked according to the highest Mugrdechian received an English. Program at Fresno State for 2016. ethical standards. He cherished invitation to participate in a book An international group of This continues the tradition of the his community and considered project planned to coincide with twenty-three authors contributed Peters Foundation in supporting its well being his personal the 100th anniversary of the to the volume. They had varied the Armenian Studies Program Armenian Genocide. The path to professional expertise, with art Annual Lecture Series, as well SEE PETERS PAGE 2 completion of the book eventually and film critics, lawyers, literary took Der Mugrdechian halfway scholars, social and political Armenian Students Organization around the world to participate in historians, and educational an international conference “The theorists. Strengthens Sense of Community Armenian Genocide Legacy, 100 The moving force behind the Years On,” held March 5-7, 2015, project was Alexis Demirdjian, a in The Hague, Netherlands. SEE LEGACY PAGE 6 Photo: ASP Archive Photo: ASP The journey was completed Dr. Ervine Appointed 12th Kazan Visiting Professor LUCIE EKEZYAN the semester on topics related to STAFF WRITER the course. Prior to coming to Fresno Dr. Roberta Ervine was State, Dr. Ervine was Professor of appointed as the 12th Kazan Armenian Studies at St. Nersess Visiting Professor of Armenian Armenian Seminary in New ASO at the Annual Christmas Party in December. Studies at Fresno State for the York, where she was also the Photo: ASP Archive Spring 2016 semester. She will editor of the St. Nersess Seminary DIANA GASPARYAN 1974, the ASO has attracted many teach a course, Armenian Studies Theological Review. STAFF WRITER passionate members each year, 120T, entitled “Great Tragedies Dr. Ervine was born into who are always excited to help and Great Ideas: Learned an Irish family in Bridgeport, In the past several months, better the Armenian community. Armenians and the Genocide.” Connecticut and attended Whea- ASO members have volunteered “The importance of the ASO is Dr. Ervine’s course will examine ton College in Illinois, where in the Armenian community and keeping a sense of Armenian the intellectual history of she received a Bachelor of Arts attended socials that have helped community and culture alive,” Armenians and the responses degree in English Literature and Archive Photo: ASP the student organization grow said President Lucie Ekezyan. “If of Armenian intellectuals to the a minor in Religion. Inspired by Dr. Roberta Ervine is the 12th and strengthen their sense of there is no effort to preserve and Armenian Genocide. As part of her studies, Dr. Ervine decided Kazan Visiting Professor of community. her duties, Dr. Ervine will also Armenian Studies at Fresno SEE ERVINE PAGE 6 Since its establishment in SEE ASO PAGE 7 give three public lectures during State for Spring 2016. 2 Hye Sharzhoom March 2016 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, Fall 2016 Schedule of Courses and archival gifts, either offered personally, or to the Program. Course Units Time Day Instructor General Education-Breadth, Humanities, Area C2 Dr. Varouj & Lena Altebarmakian, Fresno, for Armenian • Arm 1B-Elementary Armenian 4 10:00A-11:50A MW B. Der Mugrdechian books on a variety of topics. (Class #72321) Armenian International Women’s Association, Boston, General Education-Breadth, Arts, Area C1 MA, for a copy of Zabel Yessayan’s In the Ruins: • ArmS 20-Arts of Armenia 3 11:00A-12:15P TuTh B. Der Mugrdechian The 1909 Massacres of Armenians in Adana, Turkey, (Class #73114) translated from the Armenian by G. M. Goshgarian General Education-Breadth, Area D3 (AIWA Press, 2016). 261pp., in English. Noted • ArmS 10-Intro Arm Studies 3 12:00P-12:50P MWF H. Ohanessian author Zabel Yessayan journeyed to Cilicia after the (Class #72322) 1909 massacres to provide relief to survivors. Her • ArmS 10-Intro Arm Studies 3 8:00A-09:15A TuTh H. Ohanessian monumental account is a powerful testimony to the (Class #73685) events there. • ArmS 10-Intro Arm Studies 3 3:30P-4:45P TuTh S. La Porta Dr. George Bournoutian, Iona College, New York, for a (Class #76217) copy of his book, From Tabriz to St. Petersburg: Iran’s General Education-Integration, Area IC Mission of Apology to Russia in 1829 (Costa Mesa, • Arm 148-Mastrpcs Arm Cult 3 2:00P-3:15P MW S. La Porta CA: Mazda Publishers, 2014), 333pp., in English. (Class #73684) A detailed study of the events surrounding the 1829 • Arm 148-Mastrpcs Arm Cult 3 3:30P-4:45P MW H. Ohanessian murder in Tehran of Alexander Griboedov, the Russian (Class #73686) Ambassador to Iran. The book is an account of the • Arm 148-Mastrpcs Arm Cult 3 3:30P-4:45P TuTh H. Ohanessian journey of apology undertaken by an Iranian delegation (Class #76218) to Moscow, which passed through Armenia. Upper Division Armenian Studies Course Lucine Kasbarian, Teaneck, NJ, for her new book • ArmS 108A-Arm History I 3 9:30A-10:45A TuTh B. Der Mugrdechian Perspectives from Exile (Kiss the Ground) (2015), (Class #72323) 109pp., in English, a six-part exhibition series that examines and celebrates contemporary Armenian art For more information call the Armenian Studies Program at 278-2669. one hundred years after the 1915 Armenian Genocide. Dr. Rubina Peroomian, Glendale, CA, for a copy of her new book, The Armenian Genocide in Literature: The HYE SHARZHOOM Second Generation Responds (Yerevan: Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, 2015), Research and FA| <ARVOUM Studies in Armenian Genocide Series: 6, 392pp., in English, with an Armenian summary. Editor Staff Writers Proud Son of Hadjin, A Memoir of an Armenian Genocide Aramayis Orkusyan Lucie Ekezyan Survivor: The Story of Asadour Chalian (Asbarez Media Diana Gasparyan Network, 2015), 193pp., in English and Armenian. Layout Tadeh Issakhanian Vartouhi Zerdelian Pinkston, New York, for a copy of Barlow Der Mugrdechian her book, Time to Give God Back the World (2015). The Elina Karapetyan illustrated book is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Photographers Michael Rettig the Armenian Genocide.