1992_05 Hye Sharzhoom Newspaper May 1992

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EDITORIALS
Hye Sharzhoom • May 1992
The Little Things
By Jeff Ahronian
Editor-in-Chief
'What does it mean to be an Armenian?' is a question one is constantly
confronted with these days. It is indeed a
concept that is hard to put a handle on.
Speaking from experience, however, it
is 'the little things,' sometimes unconscious to the senses, that make us who we
are - that ultimately help to define our
culture and attitudes.
"What do I feel it is being an Armenian?" you dare ask?
To me, it's knowing you will always
have 'the little things' to look forward to.
For example:
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Knowing you will always have some
type of food item - preferably choreg -
awaiting you once you step foot in the
home of an Armenian grandmother. You
will of course have to indulge yourself
even if you're not hungry due to proper
etiquette.
Knowing you will always have at least
one picnic - complete with Armenian music
and Armenian food - to attend in the sum- v
mer.
Knowing you can usually trust an Armenian man with your money.
Knowing you will almost certainly get
filled up on a generous plate of shish
kebab, pilaf, salad, lamajoon, yalancie,
kufta, peda bread... need I go on?
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Knowing you will likely have an asthma
attack by attending church and inhaling
several whiffs of the passing by incense.
Knowing you are almost always welcomed in an Armenian home.
Knowing you will always have some
older, female family member trying to
'marry you off to a nephew or niece of a
friend of a friend (or something to that effect!).
Knowing you will always be related to
at least one person in Fresno.
Indeed, Armenian culture is filled with
wonderful, eccentric, and minute distinc-
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Hye Sharzhoom
Staff
Editor in Chief:
AdvertisiitgManager:
Jeff Ahronian
Renee Topoozian
Copy Editors:
Layout:
Jill Ahronian
Jeff Ahronian
Renee Topoozian
Armenian Page Editor:
Staff Writers:
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Armen Aghishian
Jill Ahronian
Armenian Page Writer:
M. Levon Bedrosian
Armen Aghishian
Richelle A. Noroyan
Eva Sevian
Photographers:
Renee Topoozian
Barlow DerMugrdechian
JM. Ahronian
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Serop Torossian
Advisor:
Barlow DerMugrdechian
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tions - sometimes just barely noticeable to
the senses. One cannot simply just put a
label on it and arrogantly think that they
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to be an Armenian.
It's a certain feeling that one has when
they are an Armenian - a feeling... A
strange yet truly wonderful feeling.
The truth is, I love and cherish 'the
little things' and know that I will always
have them to fall back on. It is the only
culture I know and can fully relate to, and
what it all comes down to, is the underlying fact that I wouldn't want to be anything but an Armenian - even if I do
happen to get an asthma attack every time
I attend church.
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I Am An Armenian
The following is excerpted from a
speech given during the April 24
Commemoration held at CSU Fresno.
By Tamar Chaderjian
Today is Armenian Martys Day, April
24. Seventy-Seven years ago began a
genocide so bloody and so brutal that is
has sustained the tears in our eyes and die
pain in our hearts. That is obvious. What
is not so obvious, and what is not so talked
about are the heartfelt emotions.
Since I have been in the Armenian Student Organization, I have been fascinated
to see that other Armenians my age sec
what I see and feel what I feel. We have all
been deeply scarred by the occurrences to
our ancestors in the past Do we not have
reason to?
Ye,t it is because of these scars that we
have been able to find solace to heal our
wounds. This has come about through our
unity and comradery. Being among
Armenians my age, while at times has
been painful because lh$ p1res£n$e*gf Jhe.Vo;
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shoulders, I would not give that up for
anything. We have suffered much yet we
stay together. The super glue that binds as
is die memory of our grandparents. We
may not have lived through the days of
horror where our grandparents had to fight
everyday to stay alive, but we feel this pain
and seek justice for what they endured.
We feel this way not because of the technical resons but because we truly feel the
anger and pain of losing our homeland. If
wc only knew the technical and did not
feel the emotions, we would not be here
today.
Through the ASO I've come to realize
that although there arc people who would
much rather forget, there are also people
who remember. That is you and I, we are
here today because we remember, we can't
stand to forget, our minds nor our hearts
will allow us to.
So why you ask, it it good to remember something so traumatic, something so
depressing, because only through our remembrances, and our struggle will the
world know that April 24, 1915 was the
day of genocide, a day we hope no one else
has to endure.