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Armenian Studies Program
California State University, Fresno
Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Coordinator
5245 N. Backer Ave. PB4
Fresno CA 93740-8001
ASP Office: 559-278-2669
Office: 559-278-2669
FAX: 559-278-2129
Visit the ASP Website: http://www.fresnostate.edu/artshum/armenianstudies/
`Historic Armenia After 100 Years: Ani, Kars, and the Six Provinces of
Western Armenia'
by Matthew Karanian
Attorney Matthew Karanian will be the guest speaker of the Armenian
Studies Program for a talk, `Historic Armenia After 100 Years: Ani,
Kars, and the Six Provinces of Western Armenia' at 7:30PM on Tuesday,
February 17, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters
Auditorium, Room 191, on the Fresno State campus.
The lecture is part of the Spring Lecture Series of the Armenian
Studies Program, with the support of the Leon S. Peters Foundation.
One hundred years after the Armenian Genocide, the homeland of the
Armenians remains unknown to much of the world. During the century
since the Genocide of 1915, most of the cultural monuments of the
Armenian nation in the lands of historic Armenia have been eliminated
or repurposed. But there is much that still remains. Author Karanian
celebrates the Armenia that has avoided destruction, as well as the
hidden Armenians who have struggled to carry on in the face of
persecution.
The text describes the history and culture of the Armenian monuments
and artifacts that are still present in Ani and Kars, and in the six
Armenian provinces of Van, Erzerum, Kharpert, Bitlis, Diyarbakir, and
Sebastia. Many important smaller towns are featured, including Sasoon,
Gurun, Chunkush, Palu, Zara, Mush, Erzincan, and Egin.
Historic Armenia After 100 Years is the product of several years of
research and photography and is illustrated with 125 color maps and
photographs and includes antique photos from 100 years ago that are
juxtaposed with images of the same locales as they appear today.
Karanian is a second generation Armenian American who lives in
Pasadena. His four grandparents are from Western Armenia and both of
his grandmothers survived their deportation during the summer of
1915. Karanian has served as Associate Dean of the law program at the
American University of Armenia, and as the Director of the
university's Legal Research Department. He is the author of Armenia
and Karabakh: The Stone Garden Travel Guide . He practices law in
Pasadena.
Karanian's new book will be available for purchase after the lecture.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Free parking is available,
with parking code 273505, after 7:00PM at Fresno State Lots P5 and P6,
near the University Business Center.
For more information about the lecture please contact the Armenian
Studies Program at 278-2669, or visit our website at
www.fresnostate.edu/armenianstudies.
From: A. Papazian
California State University, Fresno
Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Coordinator
5245 N. Backer Ave. PB4
Fresno CA 93740-8001
ASP Office: 559-278-2669
Office: 559-278-2669
FAX: 559-278-2129
Visit the ASP Website: http://www.fresnostate.edu/artshum/armenianstudies/
`Historic Armenia After 100 Years: Ani, Kars, and the Six Provinces of
Western Armenia'
by Matthew Karanian
Attorney Matthew Karanian will be the guest speaker of the Armenian
Studies Program for a talk, `Historic Armenia After 100 Years: Ani,
Kars, and the Six Provinces of Western Armenia' at 7:30PM on Tuesday,
February 17, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters
Auditorium, Room 191, on the Fresno State campus.
The lecture is part of the Spring Lecture Series of the Armenian
Studies Program, with the support of the Leon S. Peters Foundation.
One hundred years after the Armenian Genocide, the homeland of the
Armenians remains unknown to much of the world. During the century
since the Genocide of 1915, most of the cultural monuments of the
Armenian nation in the lands of historic Armenia have been eliminated
or repurposed. But there is much that still remains. Author Karanian
celebrates the Armenia that has avoided destruction, as well as the
hidden Armenians who have struggled to carry on in the face of
persecution.
The text describes the history and culture of the Armenian monuments
and artifacts that are still present in Ani and Kars, and in the six
Armenian provinces of Van, Erzerum, Kharpert, Bitlis, Diyarbakir, and
Sebastia. Many important smaller towns are featured, including Sasoon,
Gurun, Chunkush, Palu, Zara, Mush, Erzincan, and Egin.
Historic Armenia After 100 Years is the product of several years of
research and photography and is illustrated with 125 color maps and
photographs and includes antique photos from 100 years ago that are
juxtaposed with images of the same locales as they appear today.
Karanian is a second generation Armenian American who lives in
Pasadena. His four grandparents are from Western Armenia and both of
his grandmothers survived their deportation during the summer of
1915. Karanian has served as Associate Dean of the law program at the
American University of Armenia, and as the Director of the
university's Legal Research Department. He is the author of Armenia
and Karabakh: The Stone Garden Travel Guide . He practices law in
Pasadena.
Karanian's new book will be available for purchase after the lecture.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Free parking is available,
with parking code 273505, after 7:00PM at Fresno State Lots P5 and P6,
near the University Business Center.
For more information about the lecture please contact the Armenian
Studies Program at 278-2669, or visit our website at
www.fresnostate.edu/armenianstudies.
From: A. Papazian