Dalida Keuroghlian after receiving the Ellis Island Medal GLENDALE—Community activist Dalida Keuroghlian received a very prominent and prestigious award, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor hosted by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, otherwise known as NECO on May 12. The Ellis Island M...
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Gor Plavchyan GLENDALE—The 6’7” Gor Plavchyan of the men’s Armenia national basketball team will soon begin his collegiate basketball career as a freshman student at Glendale College. Plavchyan will play both the power forward and center positions. Plavchyan rose to prominence under Coach H...
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Rep. Ed Royce was one of the honorees of the ANCA-WR 2011 banquet GLENDALE—The Armenian National Committee of America–Western Region announced this week that its highly anticipated Annual Banquet has been slated for Sunday, October 28 at 6 p.m. The Banquet, which regularly sells out, will be he...
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Adrin Nazarian, on behalf of City Councilman Paul Krekorian and City Controller Wendy Greuel present Bohjalian with a city proclamation UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.—Hundreds of Armenian Americans from the LA area welcomed New York Times Best-Selling author Chris Bohjalian as he joined with the ANC Gras...
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Dr. Frieda Jordan being presented with the St. Nerses the Graceful Medal by Archbishop Hovnan Derderian Award is followed by certificates of recognition from US Congress, California Assembly, and City of Glendale LOS ANGELES—Dr. Frieda Jordan, president of the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry ...
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Some of the Hye Votes volunteers at Navasartian VAN NUYS—Hundreds of Armenian-American registered to vote through Hye Votes, the ongoing voter registration initiative of the Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region, during the five-day Navasaratian Games and Festival. Young Hye Votes...
Read More →Pasadena ANCA member David Gevorkyan makes presentation at a redistricting meeting in late spring PASADENA—In response to the fall-out of the public discussion held during the June 6, PUSD Board meeting regarding the challenges of redistricting PUSD and the possible underlying aspirations of sele...
Read More →Vanna Kitsinian Der Ohanessian represented the Cilician Catholicosate at the conference in Beijing BEIJING—To combat ongoing hatred, violence, and greed, collective Christian awareness of moral and spiritual values, mutual understanding, and socio-political advancement are necessary counter force...
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Arakelians unveil plaque at Getap school Jack Arakelian was born in 1913 in the village of Getap, (formerly Ghasmal). Jack Arakelian traveled to America at the age of 8 years old leaving his home. It is clear that he kept the memory of his village alive through his children, grandchildren, and grea...
Read More →ARS volunteers are honored during a special ceremony GLENDALE—In an intimate ceremony organized to recognize the generosity of donors who have contributed to the Armenian Relief Society of Western USA during the past couple of years, more than 120 ARS members and guests gathered at the ARS Region...
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