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BM_B_-_g-_a_-^^ ARMENIAN ACTION Address Correction Requested Non-profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 262 Armenian Studies Program CSUF, Fresno, CA 93740 Volume 6, No. 2 The newspaper of the California State University, Fresno Armenian Students Organization February 1985 an(* Armenian Studies Program. y/////////////s//////yMW//////////////////////////////////^^^^ ////////////////////////■//////////////,. Saroyan archives moved to CSUF By Randy Baloian For more than three years after the death of the famed novelist and playwrite William Saroyan, the bulk of the author's personal library, drawings, and other miscellaneous belongings has remained warehoused in Saroyan's two Fresno homes. It was not until late December that this material was turned over to the Special Collections Department of the Henry Madden Library at California State University, Fresno (CSUF) and the Armenian Studies Program. The contents of Saroyan's homes, packed up in nearly 650 boxes, were moved to Special Collections by members of the Armenian Students Organization. Special Collections Director Ron Mahoney has since devoted most of his time to organizing the cartons and indexing the material. Those items pertaining to Saroyan's Armenian background (such as Armenian newspapers, books, and periodicals) will be transfered to the Armenian Studies Program. The remainder will be examined in greater detail by Mahoney. Although the Bancroft Library at UC- Berkeley holds Saroyan's unpublished letters, most of Saroyan's collection is now at CSUF. If it is possible to learn a little about someone by the books they read, then Mahoney has done just that in his survey of Saroyan's books. "He had a wide interest," said the Special Collections director. "There are many different kinds of books." Indeed, Saroyan's collection ranges from Armenian cookbooks to translations of his own novels. Although curiosity did not center on any one topic, Mahoney noted that he seemed to have to a peculiar fancy for how-to-learn English books printed in various languages. Also included are Saroyan's abstract paintings. In the past some of these works have been displayed at the Conley Art Building. Among the more interesting aspects of Saroyan's artistry are his Cyprus: Ten years after the Turkish invasion By Marietta Famellou Contributing Writer Dr. Anastassios Simonidis, Consulate General of the Republic of Cyprus, spoke at California State University, Fresno about the human rights issue in Cyprus during the ten years since the Turkish invasion of the island. In a lecture attended largely by the Greek and Armenian communities of Fresno, Simonidis talked about the role that the United States played in the invasion. "The invasion of Cyprus by the Turks was rffade possible with the use of American-made arms," Simonidis stated. "The arms were given to Turkey to be used for defensive purposes only, according to the 1961 Foreign Assistance Act. Since then, the aid to Turkey has been steadily on the rise—it reached one billion dollars during 1984. Thus, the American taxpayer is fully subsidizing the Turkish occupation of Cyprus, whose yearly loss is estimated "The invasion of Cyprus by the Turks was made possible with the use of American-made arms." at 500 million." Simonidis, whose appearance at CSUF was sponsored by the Hellenic Student Association, said that Turkey invaded Cyprus in July, 1974. Turkish troops occupied 37% of Cyprus, drove out the resident Greek-Cypriot population, and concentrated all the Turkish-Cypriots, who constitute 18% of the population, in the occupied northern part of the country. Six-thousand lives were lost in the invasion, and 2,200 Cypriots are still missing. "Turkey declared at the time that her troops were invading Cyprus as a guaran tor power, with the sole purpose of restoring constitutional order after the short-lived coup which had attempted to bring down the government of President Makarios," Simonidis said. "The invasion, described by Ankara as a 'peace-keeping operation,' was accompanied by massive violation of human rights, including mass killings, rape, and abuse of prisoners. Two-hundred thousand Greek-Cypriots (40% of the population) were evicted from their homes and land, while the Turkish army drew what it called 'the Attila line' across the island." "The true motives of the invasion are Turkey's partitionist and expansionist plans," said Simonidis, adding that Fazil Kuchuk's 1957 book, Cyprus—A Permanent Solution, shows on its cover the Republic divided along the "Attila line." "What they did to the Armenians, they did to the Greeks—it is exactly the same thing," the Consulate General claimed, comparing the invasion of Cyprus to, the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Following the lecture, Simonidis held a question and answer period. To a question posed by a member of the audience as to what Americans can do to help the Cyprus situation, Simonidis suggested that the United States has the capacity to pressure Turkey into withdrawing its troops from Cyprus. He said, "Americans must pressure their congressmen to get the government moving against Turkey." "U.S. should help Cyprus for the sake of peace, freedom, and democracy, because America is a benevolent country," he said. Extensive debate arose on this matter because members of the audience felt that America did not take an active part in condemning Turkey for the Armenian Genocide. It was thought by some that by due process of law and working with the system, the United States would not take any action regarding the situation in Cyprus. Although there was considerable argument on this issue, the question remains: What about Cyprus? The weapons that hold the Turkish troops on the island are still labeled "Made in America." drawings on the covers of some of his books. The drawings are untitled and include dates, times, and short comments. Lastly, there is an assortment of everyday personal effects accumulated over time: plastic spoons, golf balls, opened envelopes, etc. Saroyan, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940 for his play The Time of Your Life, kept residences in both Fresno and Paris. He was an obsessive collector during his later years, stashing See Saroyan Archives, Back Page RETURN TRIP TO FRESNO His Holiness Karekin II visited the Armenian community in Fresno for the second time since his last visit in 1980. Included in his brief stay was a meeting with CSUF students. Story on Page 5. Setian fills in as ASP Coordinator By Sharon Toroian Staff Writer Dr. Dickran Kouymjian, Coordinator and Professor of the Armenian Studies Program at California State University, Fresno, will be on leave during the spring, 1985 semester. Replacing Kouymjian this semester will be Professor Ralph Setian. Setian previously held the position of coordinator of English Language Programs and Director of Student Life at Haigazian College from 1981 to 1984. Kouymjian is in Paris to finish writing a memorial volume for the late Haig Ber- berian, editor of the Revue des Etudes Armeniennes. He is also preparing a work on the Armenian historian Ghazar Pharpetzi and a Saroyan trilogy. Professor Setian has taught English and Armenian courses, both language and literature, at numerous universities, including University of Pennsylvania, UC Riverside, Aleppo University, Lebanese University, Boston University, Columbia University, and UCLA. Setian has earned an M. Phil, in Armenian Studies and Linguistics from Columbia, an M.A. in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from the American University in Cairo, certificates in the French language from the University of Paris (Sorbonne), and an M.A. from UCLA in English Literature. He is the published author of a variety of works, including articles, books, short stories and poems (in both English and Armenian). His work has been published frequently in the Armenian literary magazine Ararat. Although Professor Setian has been in Fresno before, he has not visited the city in over a decade. He remarked that the See Setian, Back Page lllilllililllililllililililllilililililililililililililililil Inside Action: Letters . . . 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Object Description
Title | 1985_02 Hye Sharzhoom Newspaper February 1985 |
Alternative Title | Armenian Action, Vol. 6 No. 2, February 1985; Ethnic Supplement to the Collegian. |
Publisher | Armenian Studies Program, California State University, Fresno. |
Publication Date | 1985 |
Description | Published two to four times a year. The newspaper of the California State University, Fresno Armenian Students Organization and Armenian Studies Program. |
Subject | California State University, Fresno – Periodicals. |
Contributors | Armenian Studies Program; Armenian Students Organization, California State University, Fresno. |
Coverage | 1979-2014 |
Format | Newspaper print |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | Scanned at 200-360 dpi, 18-bit greyscale - 24-bit color, TIFF or PDF. PDFs were converted to TIF using Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro. |
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Title | February 1985 Page 1 |
Full-Text-Search | BM_B_-_g-_a_-^^ ARMENIAN ACTION Address Correction Requested Non-profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 262 Armenian Studies Program CSUF, Fresno, CA 93740 Volume 6, No. 2 The newspaper of the California State University, Fresno Armenian Students Organization February 1985 an(* Armenian Studies Program. y/////////////s//////yMW//////////////////////////////////^^^^ ////////////////////////■//////////////,. Saroyan archives moved to CSUF By Randy Baloian For more than three years after the death of the famed novelist and playwrite William Saroyan, the bulk of the author's personal library, drawings, and other miscellaneous belongings has remained warehoused in Saroyan's two Fresno homes. It was not until late December that this material was turned over to the Special Collections Department of the Henry Madden Library at California State University, Fresno (CSUF) and the Armenian Studies Program. The contents of Saroyan's homes, packed up in nearly 650 boxes, were moved to Special Collections by members of the Armenian Students Organization. Special Collections Director Ron Mahoney has since devoted most of his time to organizing the cartons and indexing the material. Those items pertaining to Saroyan's Armenian background (such as Armenian newspapers, books, and periodicals) will be transfered to the Armenian Studies Program. The remainder will be examined in greater detail by Mahoney. Although the Bancroft Library at UC- Berkeley holds Saroyan's unpublished letters, most of Saroyan's collection is now at CSUF. If it is possible to learn a little about someone by the books they read, then Mahoney has done just that in his survey of Saroyan's books. "He had a wide interest," said the Special Collections director. "There are many different kinds of books." Indeed, Saroyan's collection ranges from Armenian cookbooks to translations of his own novels. Although curiosity did not center on any one topic, Mahoney noted that he seemed to have to a peculiar fancy for how-to-learn English books printed in various languages. Also included are Saroyan's abstract paintings. In the past some of these works have been displayed at the Conley Art Building. Among the more interesting aspects of Saroyan's artistry are his Cyprus: Ten years after the Turkish invasion By Marietta Famellou Contributing Writer Dr. Anastassios Simonidis, Consulate General of the Republic of Cyprus, spoke at California State University, Fresno about the human rights issue in Cyprus during the ten years since the Turkish invasion of the island. In a lecture attended largely by the Greek and Armenian communities of Fresno, Simonidis talked about the role that the United States played in the invasion. "The invasion of Cyprus by the Turks was rffade possible with the use of American-made arms," Simonidis stated. "The arms were given to Turkey to be used for defensive purposes only, according to the 1961 Foreign Assistance Act. Since then, the aid to Turkey has been steadily on the rise—it reached one billion dollars during 1984. Thus, the American taxpayer is fully subsidizing the Turkish occupation of Cyprus, whose yearly loss is estimated "The invasion of Cyprus by the Turks was made possible with the use of American-made arms." at 500 million." Simonidis, whose appearance at CSUF was sponsored by the Hellenic Student Association, said that Turkey invaded Cyprus in July, 1974. Turkish troops occupied 37% of Cyprus, drove out the resident Greek-Cypriot population, and concentrated all the Turkish-Cypriots, who constitute 18% of the population, in the occupied northern part of the country. Six-thousand lives were lost in the invasion, and 2,200 Cypriots are still missing. "Turkey declared at the time that her troops were invading Cyprus as a guaran tor power, with the sole purpose of restoring constitutional order after the short-lived coup which had attempted to bring down the government of President Makarios," Simonidis said. "The invasion, described by Ankara as a 'peace-keeping operation,' was accompanied by massive violation of human rights, including mass killings, rape, and abuse of prisoners. Two-hundred thousand Greek-Cypriots (40% of the population) were evicted from their homes and land, while the Turkish army drew what it called 'the Attila line' across the island." "The true motives of the invasion are Turkey's partitionist and expansionist plans," said Simonidis, adding that Fazil Kuchuk's 1957 book, Cyprus—A Permanent Solution, shows on its cover the Republic divided along the "Attila line." "What they did to the Armenians, they did to the Greeks—it is exactly the same thing," the Consulate General claimed, comparing the invasion of Cyprus to, the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Following the lecture, Simonidis held a question and answer period. To a question posed by a member of the audience as to what Americans can do to help the Cyprus situation, Simonidis suggested that the United States has the capacity to pressure Turkey into withdrawing its troops from Cyprus. He said, "Americans must pressure their congressmen to get the government moving against Turkey." "U.S. should help Cyprus for the sake of peace, freedom, and democracy, because America is a benevolent country," he said. Extensive debate arose on this matter because members of the audience felt that America did not take an active part in condemning Turkey for the Armenian Genocide. It was thought by some that by due process of law and working with the system, the United States would not take any action regarding the situation in Cyprus. Although there was considerable argument on this issue, the question remains: What about Cyprus? The weapons that hold the Turkish troops on the island are still labeled "Made in America." drawings on the covers of some of his books. The drawings are untitled and include dates, times, and short comments. Lastly, there is an assortment of everyday personal effects accumulated over time: plastic spoons, golf balls, opened envelopes, etc. Saroyan, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940 for his play The Time of Your Life, kept residences in both Fresno and Paris. He was an obsessive collector during his later years, stashing See Saroyan Archives, Back Page RETURN TRIP TO FRESNO His Holiness Karekin II visited the Armenian community in Fresno for the second time since his last visit in 1980. Included in his brief stay was a meeting with CSUF students. Story on Page 5. Setian fills in as ASP Coordinator By Sharon Toroian Staff Writer Dr. Dickran Kouymjian, Coordinator and Professor of the Armenian Studies Program at California State University, Fresno, will be on leave during the spring, 1985 semester. Replacing Kouymjian this semester will be Professor Ralph Setian. Setian previously held the position of coordinator of English Language Programs and Director of Student Life at Haigazian College from 1981 to 1984. Kouymjian is in Paris to finish writing a memorial volume for the late Haig Ber- berian, editor of the Revue des Etudes Armeniennes. He is also preparing a work on the Armenian historian Ghazar Pharpetzi and a Saroyan trilogy. Professor Setian has taught English and Armenian courses, both language and literature, at numerous universities, including University of Pennsylvania, UC Riverside, Aleppo University, Lebanese University, Boston University, Columbia University, and UCLA. Setian has earned an M. Phil, in Armenian Studies and Linguistics from Columbia, an M.A. in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from the American University in Cairo, certificates in the French language from the University of Paris (Sorbonne), and an M.A. from UCLA in English Literature. He is the published author of a variety of works, including articles, books, short stories and poems (in both English and Armenian). His work has been published frequently in the Armenian literary magazine Ararat. Although Professor Setian has been in Fresno before, he has not visited the city in over a decade. He remarked that the See Setian, Back Page lllilllililllililllililililllilililililililililililililililil Inside Action: Letters . . . Page 2 "A New Kind of War" . . . Page 3 Hye Culture . . . Page 8 Fresno's "Little Armenia" . . . Page 10 iiiiiiiieiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiii |