Velma Veloria

Velma Veloria (born October 22, 1950) was the first Filipino American as well as the first Asian American woman to be elected to the Washington State Legislature. She served from 1992 to 2004. She was born in Bani, Pangasinan in the Philippines around 1950. 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
"Velma Veloria". University of Washington Seattle Civil Rights & Labor Project. Retrieved 24 April 2013.

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