BEVERLY HILLS, CA — Close to 600 elected officials, dignitaries, and community leaders gathered at The Beverly Hilton for the 2024 ANCA-WR Gala – an evening dedicated to celebrating and honoring those who have championed the Armenian Cause and amplified the voices of Armenians from Artsakh. The evening began with opening remarks from Souzi Zerounian-Khanzadian, Chair of the ANCA Western Region Gala Committee, a volunteer-based body whose hard work made the evening possible. “It is a profound honor to welcome all of you to this special evening,” said Zerounian-Khanzadian. “ (more...)

(Los Angeles, California) – The ANCA Western Region is proud to announce its list of endorsed candidates ahead of the upcoming November 5 elections, where community members will have the opportunity to shape the future of Armenian-American advocacy by electing candidates to office who have a proven track record of supporting pro-Armenian policy measures. The ANCA Western Region endorsement process was carried out with meticulous detail, calculating incumbent officials’ and newcomer candidates’ tangible actions, track-records, and backgrounds as they relate to advancing Armen (more...)

Leads California Legislature Calls for Azerbaijan's Release of Armenian Hostages; Advocates for Right of Return of Artsakh's Forcibly Displaced Armenian Population

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The Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region (ANCA-WR) will honor engineer, innovator, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Sam Simonian with the Global Educational Excellence Award at the 2024 Awards Gala which will be held on October 20^th at The Beverly Hilton. “I would like to see a peaceful, happy, strong and technologically superior Armenia, and education is the only vehicle to take us there.” TUMO Co-Founder Sam Simonian’s words reflect not only a dream for a better future – but a clear vision for Armenia (more...)

The Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region will bestow Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA-16) with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2024 Awards Gala which will take place on Sunday, October 20th at The Beverly Hilton. The award salutes Representative Eshoo’s extraordinary tenure in Congress and the political courage with which she has so boldly and consistently championed the Armenian Cause. Congresswoman Eshoo, who is currently the only sitting member in Congress of Armenian descent, recently announced her retirement after three decades of leadership in (more...)

Los Angeles, California – The ANCA Western Region is proud to announce that legendary anchor and reporter Araksya Karapetyan will be attending the 2024 ANCA Western Region Gala to present the Steve Artinian Visionary Activist Awards to qualified awardees who have gone above and beyond in service to the Armenian-American community in the space of journalism. Karapetyan is no stranger to the ANCA-WR Gala awards, having been bestowed with the “Excellence in Media” Award at the 2019 ANCA-WR Gala. Karapetyan has also taken a passionate role in highlighting others who have served the A (more...)