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Sheila Burrus: a leader who helps Filipino community

August 18, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Cheih-hsin “Jessie” Lin UW News Lab Sheila Burrus and her family arrived in Washington state from Batangas, Philippines, in 1990. She first attended De La Salle, Lipa, and the University of St. Thomas in Philippines. She finished her degree in nursing in Georgia after coming to the United States. After realizing that nursing wasn’t […]

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2009, 2011, Celebrate Asia!, Cheih-hsin Lin, De La Salle, Dori Fajardo, Filipino Community, Georgia, Jeffrey Taylor, Philippines, San Francisco, Seattle Public Schools, Sheila Burrus, State Farm Insurance Co, United States, Vol 30 No 34 | August 20 - August 26, communication

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