In D.c. Region, More Immigrants Seeking Public Office

Their journeys began in places as disparate as Colombia and Pakistan. They arrived in the United States speaking Hindi, Korean or Spanish. They worked their way up through engineering school or accounting jobs, keeping their heads down and their names out of the news. Now, a small but growing number of foreign-born residents in the greater Washington region — home to more than 1 million immigrants from every corner of the globe — are coming out of their cocoons to enter electoral races and public office. Read full article >>

Topics:  colombia   pakistan   united states   hindi   korean   spanish   washington   read   region   immigrants   public office   
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