Raga celebrates Hispanic and Filipino heritage with two community events

Assembly Member Steven Raga hosted Filipino and Hispanic heritage celebrations in October, celebrating two of the most-represented cultures in Assembly District 30.

Raga, the first Filipino ever elected to office in the state of New York, hosted his third-annual Filipino American History Month Celebration and Resource Fair at Elmhurst’s St. James Episcopal Church on Saturday, Oct. 18, joining Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and a number of community organizations to honor the contributions of generations of Filipinos in New York State.