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In 1915, while a student at an American college in
Tarsus, Hagop Chakmakjian recalled hearing professors
discuss the atrocities committed against the Armenian
people lhat year. "This is thc beginning of the end,"
Hagop remembered them saying. He was only 14, but
with ihsyncmory of lhc 1909 massacres still fresh in his
mind, Hagop knew what they meant.
Many of ihe Armenians killed during the genocide had
passed through lhc city of Tarsus. Eventually, Hagop
and his family were also ordered to leave.
However, unlike the thousands of other Armenians
seni on "death marches" through the desert, Hagop and
his family were treated as prisoners of war. Stilt unable
to explain this fortunate quirk of faic, Hagop said ii was
possible one of his ancestors was a Sovici citizen.
Traveling by train and by covered wagon, Hagop,
along wilh five oihcr members of his immediate family
arrived in Urfa Once there, Hagop and his family stayed
under house guard at a convent where other "foreigners"
were also detained.
Hagop, now reverend of the Pilgrim Armenian Church
in Fresno, sat quicUy for several moments before he lold
of ihe atrocities he personally witnessed as a young man
in Urfa
From the convent, he watched the sea of Armenian
deportees covering lhc hills leading lo Urfa. Every day,
they came like catdc, said Hagop. "Just marching.
Marching, marching, marching," he said. "They were
mosdy women and children."
HcsitanUy, Hagop described the daily dumping of
bodies into mass graves. Cartloads of bodies were pushed
along roads passing by ihe convent.
Shaking his head, Hagop also recalled the "cries, and
lhc screams, and the weeping" of thc people as ihey
marched along the roads by ihe convcnL Every day,
Armenians arrived. Every d3y, Armenians left lo
continue on ihcir treks through thc desert.
Hagop's memories are similar to those shared by his
wife, who also survived lhc Genocide. Like Hagop, she
also has a slory lo icll, a lesson to teach.
Thc horrific scene of bodies floating in lhc Euphrates
River is one picture Maritia Chakmakjian has
pcrmanendy ingrained in her mind.>*ir87, Maritza can
still vividly recall her life as a young girl in Turkish
Armenia.
Wrlaritiza's father had been
arrested earlier in 1915 and
he was never seen again.
Her mother died later that
same year. ;—
Living in Harpool in 1915, 13-year-old Mariiza had
only a young sister to share lhc loneliness and pain of-
living as an orphan'. "We didn't have anybody," she said,
cabining lhat all her relatives had cither perished or had
been exiled during lhc genocide.
Marilza's father had been arrested earlier in 1915, and
he was never seen again. Her mother died later thai same
ygar.
Thc pain etched in her face, Maril/a recounted her
desperate search for food once her family's home had
been pillaged and looted. "I was so hungry," she said.
See GENOCIDE, page 8
Armenia's changing face
This map shows the changing face of
Armenia up until the formation of Soviet
Armenia in 1920.
Beginning in May of 1915, thousands of
"untrustworthy" Armenians living In the
Ottoman Empire were deported to relocation
camps In desert regions located between
the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers. Deportees
from all regions met at a check-point in
Aleppo; of those that survived this far, many
were driven onward to Deir-Ez-Zor. By 1923,
1.5 million Armenians had perished.
Although they're from diferent halves of
section, and his wife, from the Turkish
relocation of their families.
Story by Suzanne M. Colby
Photographs by Thor Swift
Armenia, Hagop Chakmakjian
part, both share many
from the Russian
from the forced
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| Title | 1989_04 The Daily Collegian April 1989 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1989 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
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Description
| Title | April 26, 1989, Page 7 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1989 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | that cannot be forgotten iton. imc lily icrc lust csn't pof < In 1915, while a student at an American college in Tarsus, Hagop Chakmakjian recalled hearing professors discuss the atrocities committed against the Armenian people lhat year. "This is thc beginning of the end," Hagop remembered them saying. He was only 14, but with ihsyncmory of lhc 1909 massacres still fresh in his mind, Hagop knew what they meant. Many of ihe Armenians killed during the genocide had passed through lhc city of Tarsus. Eventually, Hagop and his family were also ordered to leave. However, unlike the thousands of other Armenians seni on "death marches" through the desert, Hagop and his family were treated as prisoners of war. Stilt unable to explain this fortunate quirk of faic, Hagop said ii was possible one of his ancestors was a Sovici citizen. Traveling by train and by covered wagon, Hagop, along wilh five oihcr members of his immediate family arrived in Urfa Once there, Hagop and his family stayed under house guard at a convent where other "foreigners" were also detained. Hagop, now reverend of the Pilgrim Armenian Church in Fresno, sat quicUy for several moments before he lold of ihe atrocities he personally witnessed as a young man in Urfa From the convent, he watched the sea of Armenian deportees covering lhc hills leading lo Urfa. Every day, they came like catdc, said Hagop. "Just marching. Marching, marching, marching," he said. "They were mosdy women and children." HcsitanUy, Hagop described the daily dumping of bodies into mass graves. Cartloads of bodies were pushed along roads passing by ihe convent. Shaking his head, Hagop also recalled the "cries, and lhc screams, and the weeping" of thc people as ihey marched along the roads by ihe convcnL Every day, Armenians arrived. Every d3y, Armenians left lo continue on ihcir treks through thc desert. Hagop's memories are similar to those shared by his wife, who also survived lhc Genocide. Like Hagop, she also has a slory lo icll, a lesson to teach. Thc horrific scene of bodies floating in lhc Euphrates River is one picture Maritia Chakmakjian has pcrmanendy ingrained in her mind.>*ir87, Maritza can still vividly recall her life as a young girl in Turkish Armenia. Wrlaritiza's father had been arrested earlier in 1915 and he was never seen again. Her mother died later that same year. ;— Living in Harpool in 1915, 13-year-old Mariiza had only a young sister to share lhc loneliness and pain of- living as an orphan'. "We didn't have anybody," she said, cabining lhat all her relatives had cither perished or had been exiled during lhc genocide. Marilza's father had been arrested earlier in 1915, and he was never seen again. Her mother died later thai same ygar. Thc pain etched in her face, Maril/a recounted her desperate search for food once her family's home had been pillaged and looted. "I was so hungry," she said. See GENOCIDE, page 8 Armenia's changing face This map shows the changing face of Armenia up until the formation of Soviet Armenia in 1920. Beginning in May of 1915, thousands of "untrustworthy" Armenians living In the Ottoman Empire were deported to relocation camps In desert regions located between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers. Deportees from all regions met at a check-point in Aleppo; of those that survived this far, many were driven onward to Deir-Ez-Zor. By 1923, 1.5 million Armenians had perished. Although they're from diferent halves of section, and his wife, from the Turkish relocation of their families. Story by Suzanne M. Colby Photographs by Thor Swift Armenia, Hagop Chakmakjian part, both share many from the Russian from the forced I V |
