site.btaBulgarian Awards for Art, Science, Education, Culture Presented at New Office of Consulate General in LA

The 3rd edition of the Bulgarian Awards for Art, Science, Education and Culture took place at the new office of the Bulgarian Consulate General in Los Angeles, the diplomatic representation said. The ceremony brought together representatives of the Bulgarian community on the US West Coast to award those who have contributed to their compatriots.

Awards were presented in four categories: Art, Culture, Science, and Education. This year's winners are as follows:

Art: Dimiter Marinov, who has participated in many Bulgarian and US cinema productions and represented Bulgaria at the Oscars ceremony;

Culture: PCHELA Bulgarian Education and Culture Society, which unites the Bulgarian community in Orange County and Los Angeles through a series of Bulgarian cultural events organized by the Society;

Science: Boris Minev for his research in the field of vaccines against oncological diseases;

Education: Khan Asparuh Bulgarian School, which has two branches in the Californian cities of Sunnyvale and Concord.

The General Consulate's special award this year went to plastic surgeon Nicholas Nikolov, whose efforts to promote Bulgaria are relentless, the diplomatic representation said. His initiative to do surgeries free of charge to those in need of complex surgery in Bulgaria and to share his experience, deserve admiration.

The Bulgarian Awards are organized annually by the BgFACE nongovernmental organization on the occasion of November 1, National Awakeners' Day. They mark the relentless efforts of the Bulgarian diaspora to elevate Bulgarian culture, science, education, and art to a world level.

BgFACE was established with the mission to unite Bulgarians from the various West Coasts states by showing and awarding contemporary awakeners.