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From 425 Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n

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A<\/span>lways interested in history and politics, Washington State Sen. Manka Dhingra made history as the first person of the Sikh faith ever elected to any state legislature. She took the Eastside\u2019s 45th District position during the 2017 special election, and she founded women\u2019s advocacy organization\u00a0API Chaya<\/a>\u00a0in 1996. Dhingra is a senior deputy prosecuting attorney in King County and an advocate and leader against domestic violence. When she\u2019s not working, she enjoys her Redmond neighborhood, reading, and hanging out with her friends. Keep reading to learn more about this political powerhouse.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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FAVORITE PLACES<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

To Relax<\/b>\u00a0Victor\u2019s Celtic Coffee Co.<\/p>\n

For<\/b>\u00a0Breakfast<\/b>\u00a0Village Square Cafe<\/p>\n

For<\/b>\u00a0Dinner<\/b>\u00a0For special occasions,\u00a0<\/b>Caf\u00e9 Juanita. And if I\u2019m just hanging out with some girlfriends, I love going to The Stone House.<\/p>\n

To<\/b>\u00a0Be<\/b>\u00a0Inspired<\/b>\u00a0Farrel-McWhirter Farm Park in Redmond<\/p>\n

INSPIRATION BOARD<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

What Are You Reading?<\/b>\u00a0Where the Crawdads Sing<\/i>\u00a0by Delia Owens,\u00a0Three Women<\/i>\u00a0by Lisa Taddeo, and\u00a0Dear Girls\u00a0<\/i>by Ali Wong<\/p>\n

Who<\/b>\u00a0Would<\/b>\u00a0Play<\/b>\u00a0You<\/b>\u00a0in a<\/b>\u00a0Movie?<\/b>\u00a0Either Priyanka Chopra or Mariska Hargitay from\u00a0Law and Order<\/i><\/p>\n

Mantra You Live By\u00a0<\/b>Be the change you wish to see in the world.<\/p>\n

Last Thing You Googled<\/b>\u00a0Good takeout near me!<\/p>\n

Best Advice You\u2019ve Received<\/b>\u00a0The only thing in life we own is our reputation.<\/p>\n

Q&A<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

How does your volunteer work and causes that are important to you inform your work as a state senator?
\n<\/b>To me, it all really comes down to our children, like everything else in life. If we really want criminal justice reform long term, you have to make sure that we as a society have a good understanding of the factors that are impacting our children.<\/p>\n

What does trauma-informed care look like in terms of the criminal justice system?<\/b>
\nIt gets down to, \u201cHow are we currently responding to individuals who are committing crimes?\u201d I think it\u2019s very important that our jails are doing trauma-informed intakes when people are getting arrested. Our judges should have a grasp on what factors informed this crime, and be able to ask if we can find a way to address those factors with the individual as well as within the broader community. And that is really a lot of what the therapeutic courts did and why they were so successful.<\/p>\n

What inspired you to start API Chaya?<\/b>
\nWhen I first moved to Washington for law school, I (had been) working with organizations that served survivors of domestic violence. I reached out to a number of organizations out here and asked them how many Southeast Asian women they serve, and over and over again I heard these agencies say, \u201cWe simply don\u2019t see Southeast Asian women, and we don\u2019t think domestic violence is a concern for that community.\u201d And I was like, \u201cNo, no, this isn\u2019t right.\u201d \u2026 I met all kinds of women who were interested in starting a domestic violence organization specifically for Southeast Asian women.\u2002<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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