Velma Veloria
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Velma Veloria (b. October 22, 1950) was the first Filipino America as well as the first Asian American woman to be elected to the Washington State Legislature serving 1992-2004. She was born in Bani, Pangasinan in the Philippines around 1939. Veloria graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in medical technology.[1]
Career
- Labor Activist 1970-1980
- Office of Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU)
- IL WU Local 37 (cannery workers)
- Service Employees' International Union (SEIU).[2]
- From 1990 to 1991 Veloria worked as a legislative aide to Art Wang who chaired the Finance Committee.
Archives
- Velma Veloria Papers. 1988-2002. 17.17 cubic feet (18 boxes). At the Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
References
- ↑ Votesmart.org-Velma Veloria
- ↑ . Washington State http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/veloria.htm. Retrieved 24 April 2013. Missing or empty
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