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Jayapal poised for Congress?

January 29, 2016 By Stacy Nguyen

On Jan. 21, Washington state Sen. Pramila Jayapal announced her congressional bid in Washington state’s 7th district, in hopes of succeeding U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott, who is retiring and vacating his seat after 14 terms.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, Politics Tagged With: 2012, 2016, American Dream, Capitol Hill, Georgetown University, Hate Free Zone, India, Jim McDermott, MSNBC, Northwest Asian Weekly, Northwestern University, Pramila Jayapal, Seattle Met, South Asian Americans, Stacy Nguyen, United States, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, Wall Street, women of color

Sept. 2: South Asian Americans in Obama administration honored

September 17, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The North American South Asian Bar Association (NASABA) and the South Asian Bar Association of Washington, D.C. (SABA-DC) honored the South Asian Americans appointed to President Barack Obama’s administration at an event held in Washington, D.C. The Obama White House has tapped more South Asian Americans to serve in the administration than any other administration in history. Nearly 200 people attended.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, President Barack Obama, South Asian Americans, Vol 28 No 39 | September 19 - September 25

Gates Foundation agriculture chief tapped for USDA post

April 22, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Donna Gordon Blankinship The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The director of the agriculture program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been nominated by President Obama to be an undersecretary in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Filed Under: News, Names in the News, Community News Tagged With: 2008, Africa, Al Gore, Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, President Obama, Rajiv Shah, Seattle Community College District, Seattle Public Library, South Asian Americans, USDA, Wharton School, World Economic Forum, World Health Organization

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