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Armenian Action
25
th
Year
December 2003
Vol. 25, No. 2 (84)
Supplement to The Collegian
Balakian Buzz Hits Capitol Hill
and Armenian Community
Peter Balakian Speaks on "Burning Tigris"
to Standing Room Only Audience in Fresno
&vag Tateosian
Ed)tok
from The Tcp*50 of USA Tb-
ofe$>,to#7infe October 13thissue
of Publisher's WeeHy, to #4 onfe
Mw Kv* Rxtes Best Seller list.
Dr. Peter Balakian's book Ifis-
Bi&ning Tigris: She Armenian
Genoc id?andA&erica's Pe^onse
has created abuzz amcmgfe Ar*
&*rtkt\ cott&nuniy.
I hadthe opportuniy to witness
this buzz first hand by attending
Bifc&ian's lecture at Resno &ate
cm Sunday, November 2nd. Stu*
dentspolitely gave xxp their seats to
ttdr/itioals from the community
and at on the f bor ,bec ause there
were ony 250 available seats atlhe
Wahlbag Hall&ftdttere were m&r^
more people inthe audience. Ssmi
hi numbers of people were pre sent
:aahnostallof Bakki&^s teccires
acrossthe United Rates.
But what is it about Peter
B*t&ian's book that has created
such abuzz?
Dr. Dickran Kbuymj ian ,D rector of Armenian Studies at Resno
State >himself a recognised wrier
and schohr, had this to say about
the book, after reading only th*
first 30 pages. "Ihe opting parts
are stunnitg. Ihe preface is won*
derfuEy evocative, and Faneuil
Hall ^Howe ^rd B iackwe U are qua*
powerfully and beautifully ren*
dered."He added,"£ is wonderful
history writing,veiy liter aiy ,ri^tt
from the book's opening descrip-
tionof a New Ehglmdfa U e v* nitg.**
Ihe buzz didnot stop there. &
also readied Toronto wrier and
hi&ornnPaul Michitson,who in
&fi roerview onthe Aimenian National Committee of America
SEE BaLAU^A1 Bull PAGE 8
Balakian visited nim National Committee of Cen-
Peter Balakian
MvrcimiPniti&
Staff Wmtea
With the newest addiionto his
longha of pybhshedwoiks, Peter
Yerevan State Faculty Visit Fresno State
Lto R: Dr. Hayk Sargsyai, Dean of the Faculty of Bionomics
st Yerevan State University, Fresno Side President Dr. John
Welty, aid Dr. Toros Torosyan, Char of the Department of
htef national Economics st Y&*e\Qn State University.
T\vo gyovps of faculy and ad*
mmistrators from the FkcuUy of
Economics at Yerevan State Un>
varsity visited Resno State from
October 30th to Noveniier 2ffix.
On October 30th, Dr. H*yk
&rgsyan. Dean ofthe Faculy of
Economics, acconpani»d by Dr.
Toros Torosyan, Chair of the De-
p #tmeia of fraemati>na 1 Ec onora
rs,arrived in Resno to spend an
kttens&enirte days of meeting with
various administrators andfacuUy
of the Craig School of Business.
This was the r first trip to Resno
Sfcae andfeirfint opportunity to
ntfev-vahm&r^'f acuity ofthe Cfraig
School of Business.
B*rlow Der SSugKte chim ofthe
Aimenian Studies &ogramand Liz
Shields of the Department of Fi*
nance at R"esno Sfcate organised the
visitandc oordinatedme etiig£ with
faculty. Elnil Mifevoj of fe Adversity Business Center assistedthe
visitors ha variety of ways.
Dr. SargsyanandDr. Toroiyan
had fe unique oppcnx&utyto at-
tendthe Armeiran Studies Rogram
lecture by Peter Balaknn cm his
new book Ihe Owning Tigris on
November2nd. Theywereparticu*
kr^ anpressedby the large turrt-
out andthey enpye dmeeting with
the mwf community members in
attendance.
Resno St&te EtesidentDr.John;
Wfely had a private meetitgwih
the visitors on Monday afternoon,
November 3rd, where he had the
opportunity to discuss fe current
Resno &ate*YSUpartnership.Dr.
WfeUy has been invited to visi
Yerevan Sfcate Uhiversiy in the
%ringof 2004.
The me etxrtg was followed by a
spec &1 reception inhonor of fe
guests, attendedby more fen 10
faculty from fe Craig School of
Business who had traveled to Ar*
menia as part of fe jointproject.
A wit to fe Heray Madden
Library also leftadeep repression*
Ihe Library provides opportuni*
xk sfor students to c onductie sear di
usingthe inteu^L
Later tiiat week Dr. Sargsyan
metvrifti inter in Dean ofthe Craig
School of Business Dr. Karen
Bovreiman and Associate Dean
ftofessor Oaro Katfayan,who discussed how fe Cra^ School of
Business is organized, Dr. &rgsyan
shared howhis Sdioolof Economics is organised and governed and
exchanged mary ideas with fe
Resno &ate administrators.
Dr. Torosyan spent much of his
tine at Re<no &&£ woikmg <ax
plans on how to e>3endfe four*
year partner dtp between Yerevan
Jtate Urii/ersityand Resno Stae.
Ihe deadline for fe new grantis
December 5 andrequres an extensive application process. Dr.
Torosyanhad several veiy produc *
S££ YSU VjSlTOfiS page 5
California State
UhiversiJy, Re sno >
to discussthe major
issues ofthe Arme*
nian Genocide in
his powerful new
book, Ihe Bunmg
Tigris: Ihe jfrme-
nian Genoc S& and
America's Response published
by Harper Collits.
The Jecture was
held in th*
Wahlberg F&caal
Kall^ Resno State
on fe evening of
November ^\d, as
apart of fe Ara* ♦
nian Studies Program Lecture series and was co-sponsored by fe
CoUege of Arts and H^anardies
Lecture Series,fe Armeniar« Students Org&rimtitt^&ftdthe Arme*
tnl California.
Ihe Signing Tigris gives a detailed history of fe Armenian
Genocide ,fe fint modem genocide ofthe twentith century, and
discusses fe vast ou^ourhg of
humanitarianf ee^ngs in America.
In his talk, Bihkian addressed
fe standing*roco&ony audience
on fe maix points of his book,
reading chilling excerpts of fe
horrors thaledup to andfollowed
fe genocide. He began by speak*
ingoffe importance ofthe Armenian Genocide and how is occurrence inspired Ado? Hitler to mas*
sacre milhons of Jews.
*^Jho tod^, after all tt%** aks of
fe ^tcru^ohti^t ofthe Aimenians "
Balaknn sail, quoting Hiler.
Balaknndesaibedfe massacre of fe Armenians at the hands
SEE BALftttAtt PAGE %
(LAII Things ArmDnian" PremiDrDS on
Campus KFSR 90.7 Radio Station
Lto R: Sevag Tateosian, Barlow Der Mjgrdediian, aid KF SR
station manager Joe frbore.
Hat op Tataryan
Staff Wkstef
Forthe past several years, Armenians around fe va Eey have
tuned into fe $$e Gczh$h&wtik-
ingonKFSR90.7 FIvI evtqr Satur-
daymommgfrom9 amuntilnoon,
to enjoy an array of Armenianmu-
sic. Nowfey canaddanoferhour
to feir listeningpleasure as a new
radio showc ailed Ml Things Jtr&e -
nic&i has been adde d Id fe KFSR
linexp from noon until 1 pjn.
B^rbw Der Mugrdechian of fe
Armenian Studies Rogcam,KFSR
station manager Joe Moore, and
ffye Gczhftt Sevag Tateosian developed fe concept for the new
show.
Ali ?yg>jp Ar&e?$&i faajhrns
ttaervK ws wifli a varkty of gue sts
and also showcases classical Ar-
meniannusic ^omsudicoupos-
ers as Aram Khatuhatourian and
Alan Ho^anness. Ihe first show
aired on November 1st and fea-
ture dan interview withauftwr Peter Balaknn.
Professor Der M>.*grdechian
v^\ohostsfe show,said,'1his is a
great opportunlyf orpeople mfe
greater Fresno comnunily, bofii
Armenian and ncax- Aimenian, to
enjjy goodmusic and listento interesting interviews " Many of fe
people he has interviewed have
beenguestlecturersatResno State
Dr. Ara Sanjian, Kazan Visartg
Professor of Armenian Studies at
Object Description
| Title | 2003_12 Hye Sharzhoom Newspaper December 2003 |
| Alternative Title | Armenian Action, Vol. 25 No. 2 December 2003; Ethnic Supplement to the Collegian. |
| Publisher | Armenian Studies Program, California State University, Fresno. |
| Publication Date | 2003 |
| 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 |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 200-360 dpi, 18-bit greyscale - 24-bit color, TIFF or PDF. PDFs were converted to TIF using Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro. |
| Language | eng |
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| Title | December 2003 Page 1 |
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TO ONS Slid
5?BVWd'B"fl
ltp*d-w>N
oemSe4£ wepcag cncnsauy
^TF^ SHARZHOOM
Armenian Action
25
th
Year
December 2003
Vol. 25, No. 2 (84)
Supplement to The Collegian
Balakian Buzz Hits Capitol Hill
and Armenian Community
Peter Balakian Speaks on "Burning Tigris"
to Standing Room Only Audience in Fresno
&vag Tateosian
Ed)tok
from The Tcp*50 of USA Tb-
ofe$>,to#7infe October 13thissue
of Publisher's WeeHy, to #4 onfe
Mw Kv* Rxtes Best Seller list.
Dr. Peter Balakian's book Ifis-
Bi&ning Tigris: She Armenian
Genoc id?andA&erica's Pe^onse
has created abuzz amcmgfe Ar*
&*rtkt\ cott&nuniy.
I hadthe opportuniy to witness
this buzz first hand by attending
Bifc&ian's lecture at Resno &ate
cm Sunday, November 2nd. Stu*
dentspolitely gave xxp their seats to
ttdr/itioals from the community
and at on the f bor ,bec ause there
were ony 250 available seats atlhe
Wahlbag Hall&ftdttere were m&r^
more people inthe audience. Ssmi
hi numbers of people were pre sent
:aahnostallof Bakki&^s teccires
acrossthe United Rates.
But what is it about Peter
B*t&ian's book that has created
such abuzz?
Dr. Dickran Kbuymj ian ,D rector of Armenian Studies at Resno
State >himself a recognised wrier
and schohr, had this to say about
the book, after reading only th*
first 30 pages. "Ihe opting parts
are stunnitg. Ihe preface is won*
derfuEy evocative, and Faneuil
Hall ^Howe ^rd B iackwe U are qua*
powerfully and beautifully ren*
dered."He added,"£ is wonderful
history writing,veiy liter aiy ,ri^tt
from the book's opening descrip-
tionof a New Ehglmdfa U e v* nitg.**
Ihe buzz didnot stop there. &
also readied Toronto wrier and
hi&ornnPaul Michitson,who in
&fi roerview onthe Aimenian National Committee of America
SEE BaLAU^A1 Bull PAGE 8
Balakian visited nim National Committee of Cen-
Peter Balakian
MvrcimiPniti&
Staff Wmtea
With the newest addiionto his
longha of pybhshedwoiks, Peter
Yerevan State Faculty Visit Fresno State
Lto R: Dr. Hayk Sargsyai, Dean of the Faculty of Bionomics
st Yerevan State University, Fresno Side President Dr. John
Welty, aid Dr. Toros Torosyan, Char of the Department of
htef national Economics st Y&*e\Qn State University.
T\vo gyovps of faculy and ad*
mmistrators from the FkcuUy of
Economics at Yerevan State Un>
varsity visited Resno State from
October 30th to Noveniier 2ffix.
On October 30th, Dr. H*yk
&rgsyan. Dean ofthe Faculy of
Economics, acconpani»d by Dr.
Toros Torosyan, Chair of the De-
p #tmeia of fraemati>na 1 Ec onora
rs,arrived in Resno to spend an
kttens&enirte days of meeting with
various administrators andfacuUy
of the Craig School of Business.
This was the r first trip to Resno
Sfcae andfeirfint opportunity to
ntfev-vahm&r^'f acuity ofthe Cfraig
School of Business.
B*rlow Der SSugKte chim ofthe
Aimenian Studies &ogramand Liz
Shields of the Department of Fi*
nance at R"esno Sfcate organised the
visitandc oordinatedme etiig£ with
faculty. Elnil Mifevoj of fe Adversity Business Center assistedthe
visitors ha variety of ways.
Dr. SargsyanandDr. Toroiyan
had fe unique oppcnx&utyto at-
tendthe Armeiran Studies Rogram
lecture by Peter Balaknn cm his
new book Ihe Owning Tigris on
November2nd. Theywereparticu*
kr^ anpressedby the large turrt-
out andthey enpye dmeeting with
the mwf community members in
attendance.
Resno St&te EtesidentDr.John;
Wfely had a private meetitgwih
the visitors on Monday afternoon,
November 3rd, where he had the
opportunity to discuss fe current
Resno &ate*YSUpartnership.Dr.
WfeUy has been invited to visi
Yerevan Sfcate Uhiversiy in the
%ringof 2004.
The me etxrtg was followed by a
spec &1 reception inhonor of fe
guests, attendedby more fen 10
faculty from fe Craig School of
Business who had traveled to Ar*
menia as part of fe jointproject.
A wit to fe Heray Madden
Library also leftadeep repression*
Ihe Library provides opportuni*
xk sfor students to c onductie sear di
usingthe inteu^L
Later tiiat week Dr. Sargsyan
metvrifti inter in Dean ofthe Craig
School of Business Dr. Karen
Bovreiman and Associate Dean
ftofessor Oaro Katfayan,who discussed how fe Cra^ School of
Business is organized, Dr. &rgsyan
shared howhis Sdioolof Economics is organised and governed and
exchanged mary ideas with fe
Resno &ate administrators.
Dr. Torosyan spent much of his
tine at Re |
