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The Bulgarian community on the US West Coast gathered in the City of Angels to pay tribute to their deserving compatriots. The Bulgarian Consulate hosted the Bulgarian Awards for Art, Science, Education and Culture, organized by the BgFACE non-governmental organization.
The beloved Bulgarian actor Dimitar Marinov, who has starred in numerous American and Bulgarian film productions, who waved the national flag on stage at the Oscars, was honored in the Arts category.
The award in the Culture category went to the Bulgarian Education and Culture Society Pchela, which unites the Bulgarian community in Orange County and Los Angeles around a number of cultural events presenting Bulgarian traditions.
Boris Minev's research in the field of vaccines against cancer earned him the recognition in the Science area, and in the Education category the prize went to the Bulgarian School "Khan Asparuh", which has two branches in the Californian cities of Sunnyvale and Concord.
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