Erdogan's June 25 World Cup Attendance Must Not Sportswash Ankara's Genocide Denial and Complicity in Azerbaijan's Ethnic Cleansing of ArtsakhLOS ANGELES, CA – The Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region (ANCA-WR) is calling on Los Angeles and California elected officials to deny Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan any official welcome to Southern California. Erdogan — who leads Turkey's international campaign to deny justice for the Armenian Genocide and provided direct military support for Azerbaijan's ethnic cleansin (more...)
Los Angeles, CA – The Armenian National Committee of America, Western Region (ANCA-WR) today announced its endorsements for the June 2026 primary elections in California and Nevada. The forty-five-candidate slate covers federal, state, county, and local offices across California and Nevada. The California primary is Tuesday, June 2. Nevada follows on Tuesday, June 9. Mail ballots in both states are already in circulation. Visit the ANCA-WR’s election hub at www.ancawr.org/elect26 for more information. (more...)
SACRAMENTO, CA – The Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region (ANCA-WR) advanced a strategic agenda at Governor Gavin Newsom’s Sacramento office on April 20th, pressing the Governor on a range of urgent priorities for the Armenian American community, from Genocide recognition to the implementation of the landmark MENA Inclusion Act."Governor Newsom has long been a trusted ally of the (more...)
111 years ago, the Ottoman Turkish government launched a campaign of extermination against the Armenian people. That campaign never truly ended. Today, the ANCA-WR demands that Turkey and Azerbaijan answer for their crimes – past and present – and calls on the United States to lead the world toward justice.