Derenik dumanyan biography of william
Derenik Dumanyan found a home at UCI. Born in Yerevan, Armenia, he moved to the US at the age of 16 to further his education and pursue a career in the States.!
Halfway across the world from his birthplace, Derenik Dumanyan found a home at UCI.
Born in Yerevan, Armenia, he moved to the U.S.
at the age of 16 to further his education and pursue a career in the States. Dumanyan stayed with his uncle in Louisiana and finished high school, then moved to Los Angeles a year later and reunited with the rest of his family.
The Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan received the Minister of Health of the Republic of Armenia Derenik Dumanyan on June 8.
After attending Glendale Community College for three years, he transferred to UCI as a political science major in the fall of
“It was a really great experience. Irvine is my favorite campus,” Dumanyan says, noting that UCI was not only his top choice for a four-year university but also the first to accept him.
“I thought this was it.”
After meeting other students and familiarizing himself with the campus, he got involved with organizations such as the Armenian Students Association. Furthermore, being at UCI benefited Dumanyan’s language and social skills – two barriers he had to overcome after moving to the U.S.
“I was able