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May 2000
Vol. 21, No. 4 (70)
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Supplement to the Collegian
ASO Commemorates April 24th-Armenian Genocide Day
By John Jabagchourian
Editor
Continuing to remember and
pushing for international
recognition, students at
California State University, Fresno
along with faculty, the community
and civic leaders commemorated
the 85th anniversary of the 1915
Armenian Genocide at the Free
Speech area on campus at noon on
April 24,2000.
The Armenian Genocide
committed by the Ottoman Turkish
Government was the first genocide
of the twentieth century resulting
in the planned and systematic murder of two million Armenian citizens of the Ottoman Empire and
the total destruction of their homeland. Those who survived the massacres and death marches through
the desert emigrated to other countries in an attempt to reconstruct
lives ravaged by the trauma and
scarred for a generation to come.
Until today the Turkish
government denies the Genocide
ever occurred; however, Armenians
across the world fight the cover-up
by reaffirming the facts and telling
their stories and stories of their
parents, grandparents and great
grandparents, each of which could
be a book in its own.
ASO members gather by the replica of the Armenian Martyr's Monument after the rally marking
the 85th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide held at the Free Speech area on campus.
"In telling and retelling of
the horror, a couple of things become very clear, first of all it did
happen and it should be recognized,
and there is no excuse for the Turkish government not to recognize
what happened," Fresno Mayor Jim
Patterson said to the crowd which
welcomed his remarks with applause.
Armenian students gathered around a scale model of the
Armenian Martyrs Monument built
by the Armenian Students Organization three years ago and pinned
black ribbons on the shirts of the
two hundred plus in attendance.
The students were out to
commemorate and honor the
memories of those tortured and
killed in the Genocide. The students also strove to bring out awareness of the Genocide to those who
knew little about it.
A graceful ballet performance by the Anoush dancers
opened the program. Dressed all in
black, these seven young ladies
holding candles woefully moved in
coordinated steps in a dedication to
those who died in the Genocide.
After the performance,
Fresno Mayor Jim Patterson gave a
speech that stressed the importance
of remembrance. Speaking on behalf of the Fresno community he
said, "It is an encouragement for
you to continue to tell the stories, to
play the music, to speak the language, to dance the dance, so that
we will never forget."
"We are here today so that
what happened in 1915 will never
ever happen again," Patterson said.
Associated Students
president, Arakel Arisian, read a
resolution unanimously passed on
April 6, 2000 by the Associated
Students Senate that describes the
planned acts of destruction, torture, starvation and murder committed by the Young Turk government and designated April 24,2000
as the "CSU, Fresno Student Day
of Remembrance of the Armenian
Genocide."
"This resolution represents another step towards official
recognition ofthe Armenian Genocide," Arisian said.
City Council President
Tom Boyajian who spoke at last
year's commemoration welcomed
the invitation to speak again, "I'll
See April 24th, Page 4
ASO Sponsors Armenian
Film Festival
Hovannisian Chosen First Incumbent of Henry
S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professorship
Staff Report
Film directors and ASO members enjoy an evening out
after the Film Festival.
By Hasmik Khalachyan-Canas
and Tamara Karakashian
Staff Writer
T
he Armenian Studies Program and the ASO spon
sored the first ever "Armenian Film
Festival" showcasing seven young
and up and coming Armenian directors. The event took place on
April 6th and 7th and was partially
See Film Festival, Page 7
Dr. Richard Hovannisian,
Professor of Armenian and
Near Eastern History and
Holder of the Armenian Educational Foundation Chair in Modern
Armenian History at the University of California, Los Angeles
(UCLA), has been appointed, for
the Fall 2000 semester, as the first
incumbent of the Henry S.
Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professorship in Armenian Studies at
Fresno State.
Dr. Hovannisian will be teaching one three unit course, Armenian Studies 105, Armenian Genocide in Comparative Context, which
will be offered on Monday evenings, from 3:00-6:00 PM. The
Fall 2000 semester begins on Monday, August 28.
The course will review the
theory and characteristics of genocide, and especially focus on the
Armenian Genocide as an example
of genocide in the 20th century.
In addition to the course, Dr.
Hovannisian will give three public
lectures on a single topic, which
will later be published as a monograph.
Dr. Hovannisian bring years
of teaching and research experience to the position and it is especially significant that he will be
teaching the course in the year 2000,
which marks the 85th anniversary
of the Armenian Genocide.
Dr. Hovannisian is the first
appointee to the Kazan Visiting
Professorship, and each year a new
scholar will be invited to teach.
Dr. Hovannisian was born and
reared in Tulare, California, and
received his B.A. and M.A in history from the University of Cali-
Dr. Richard Hovannisian
fornia, Berkeley, and Ph.D. in history from UCLA. A member of the
UCLA faculty since 1962, he has
organized both the undergraduate
and graduate programs in Armenian history at the university and
has guided a number of students to
the Ph.D. degree and an active academic career. He served as the Associate Director of UCLA's Center
for Near Eastern Studies from 1978
See Hovannisian, Page 3
Armenian Studies Pioneer, Page 3 mm Graduates 2000, Page 5
'One Woman Show,"Page 7
"Hye Oozh Radio," Page 8