Steven Raga (Source: Inquirer.net)
Steven Raga, the first Filipino elected to the New York State Assembly, was arrested Thursday alongside other assemblymembers and senators during a peaceful anti-ICE protest at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan, New York (See Inquirer.net for story).
Steven Raga
Community leader Steven Raga won the Democratic primary elections for the New York State Assembly, the closest a Filipino American has ever reached in a race for a State-wide office. If elected, he will be the first FilAm to be elected to the New York State and the first to hold political office in Albany (See Inquirer.net)
Steven Raga
A large non-profit organization that has provided housing support since the 1970s has named a Filipino American as its new executive director. Woodside on the Move has tapped Steven Raga, who unsuccessfully ran in the District 26 Democratic primary in June, as its new executive director. (See Inquirer.net for story).
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