The California Courier
Birth of The California Courier
The story of The California Courier starts in Fresno.
Birth of The California Courier
The story of The California Courier starts in Fresno.
The year is 1958. Edmund Hillary reaches the South Pole. The first trans-Atlantic passenger jetliner takes to the skies. The US government announces plans to explore outer space. And in Fresno, a city that will forever shine brightly in Armenian memory, two young men — George Mason (Elmassian) and Reese Cleghorn — launch The California Courier. Their mission: to help propel a young, dynamic Armenian community forward, by publishing an English-language Armenian weekly newspaper, so that Armenians unfamiliar with their native language could stay in touch with community life.