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EDITORIAL: APIs and Latinos Americans are underrepresent in all levels of government — this has to change now

January 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A report released this week by the New American Leaders Project, a nonpartisan organization, found that fewer than 2 percent 500,000 seats in state and local offices nationwide are held by Asian Americans or Latino. There is a clear disparity in representation here, as these voters comprise 20 percent of the U.S. population. The report […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2016, Asian Americans, Jim McDermott, Latinos Americans, New American Leaders Project, Phillip Yin, Pramila Jayapal, United States, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5

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