A proposal to expand the Los Angeles County's Board of Supervisors from five to nine received support from two Congressional representatives on Thursday, July 18.
A proposal to expand the Los Angeles County's Board of Supervisors from five to nine received support from two Congressional representatives on Thursday, July 18.Rep. Judy Chu, who represents the 28th Congressional District, and Rep. Ted Lieu, representing the 36th Congressional District, believe adding members could lead to a special district for the Asian American Pacific Islander community.
'But despite this overwhelming growth of AAPI communities across LA County, there is not a single person who is AAPI who sits on the Board of Supervisors.'Chu said the AAPI community has been marginalized for far too long, citing discriminatory laws such as the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 or the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
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