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Seasoned Olympia lobbyist running for state senate in the 34th

May 24, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jessica Kai Curry Northwest Asian Weekly Observe. Plan. Act. These are steps that serve Sofia Aragon well, and led her to where she is today: a hopeful in the state senate race for the 34th district, which comprises West Seattle, Burien, White Center, and Maury and Vashon Islands. The decision to run is the […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2018, Sofia Aragon, VOL 37 NO 22 | MAY 26 - JUN 1

APA advocates, health agencies address questions at Affordable Care Act forum

October 7, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Local residents with questions about the Affordable Care Act attended a Sept. 25 forum in Bellevue sponsored by the Washington State India Trade Relations Action Committee (WASITRAC), with the support of the Asian Counseling and Referral Service, and other APA and health groups.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, ACRS, APA, Affordable Care Act, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific American Affairs, Debadutta Dash, King County Public Health, Marguerite Ro, Michael Itti, Pacific Islanders, Priya Helweg, Sofia Aragon, Vol 32 No 41 | October 5 - October 11, WASITRAC, Washington Health Benefit Exchange, Washington State Nurses Association

BLOG: API delegates flooded DNC

September 7, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Recently, I received a list of Washington State Delegation delegates for the Democratic National Convention (DNC). More than 150 delegates are represented, 10 percent of which are Asian Americans, including Sofia Aragon, Robert Chu, Ruthann Kurose, Rep. Cindy Ryu, Ricardo Polintan, Nisha Nariya, Edward Song, Louis Watanabe, Rep. Bob Hasegawa, Noland Hoshino, […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2012, Bill Clinton, Bob Hasegawa, Cindy Ryu, DNC, Dean Ando, Edward Song, June Chen, Nisha Nariya, Noland Hoshino, Obama, Publisher Ng's blog, Ricardo Polintan, Robert Chu, Sofia Aragon, Vol 31 No 37 | September 8 - September 14, Washington Demorats, Washington State Delegation

Community-minded new immigrants are wanted for jobs in lawmaking

January 5, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly The year of 1957 stands out in the history of Asian Americans. Dalip Singh Saund, an immigrant from India, became the first Asian American to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 3 of that year. A Democrat, he represented the state of California and served […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2010, Asian Americans, Dalip Singh Saund, District Olympia, Election Day, Hmong American, Indian American, Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, Minnesota State Sen, NALP, Sayu Bhojwani, Seattle, Sofia Aragon, Washington State House, Washington State Nurses Association

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