San Francisco, CA – The Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region (ANCA-WR) actively engaged with leaders, delegates, elected officials, and party stakeholders at the California Democratic Party Convention in San Francisco, ensuring that Armenian-American priorities remained firmly on the political agenda. Throughout the convention, ANCA-WR representatives met directly with State and Federal legislators, California gubernatorial candidates, party officials, and grassroots delegates to advocate for policies that safeguard Armenia’s security, demand accountability (more...)

LOS ANGELES, CA – The ANCA-WR and a delegation of Armenian legal experts, clergy, elected officials, and human rights advocates presented documented evidence of Azerbaijan’s systematic destruction of Armenian Christian heritage sites before members of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), calling for the release of Armenian hostages held in Baku and raising alarms on the Armenian government’s attacks on the Armenian Apostolic Church and on escalating threats to Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter. (more...)

Fresno, CA – Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region Chairman Oshin Harootoonian and Executive Director Ruben Karapetian joined Central Valley Armenian advocate Paul Jamushian and Varoujan Der Simonian in talks with Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chair David Valadao (R-CA). They focused on U.S. support for Armenia’s security, sanctions enforcement against Azerbaijan, the release of Armenian hostages illegally held in Baku, and the rightful return of Artsakh refugees. “Congressman Valadao (more...)

Montebello, CA –  In a powerful and highly visible demonstration of unity, remembrance, and moral leadership, the Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region (ANCA-WR) led a major and extraordinary gathering, bringing together federal, state, county, and municipal officials alongside community leaders, clergy, educators, and youth. While April 24 remains the solemn anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the community gathered (more...)

Los Angeles, CA – The Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region (ANCA-WR) condemns the recent statements and video released by CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz in which he associates alleged healthcare fraud in Los Angeles County with “foreign influences,” including “Russian-Armenian gangs,” and references Armenian identity, language, and community presence as markers of criminality. This rhetoric—especially when amplified by a senior federal official—undermines civil rights norms and fuels a climate of Arme (more...)