Dolores Sibonga
Dolores Dasalla Sibonga is Washington’s first Filipina American female lawyer.[1][2]
She was born in 1931. Sibonga earned her journalism degree from the University of Washington in 1952. Her journalistic pursuits included co-owing the newspaper Filipino Forum with her husband. When her family entered financial straits, Sibonga returned to school to earn her Juris Doctor. By 1973, she became the first Filipina American admitted to practice law in Washington.[3] Sibonga initially worked as a defense attorney before becoming a legislative analyst for the King County Council. In 1978, she achieved another historical first by becoming the first minority female to serve on the Seattle City Council. In 1989, Sibonga lost an election to become the Mayor of Seattle.[4]
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References[edit]
- ^ Parker, Monica R. (2010). What it Takes: How Women of Color Can Thrive Within the Practice of Law. American Bar Association. p. 6. ISBN 9781590319925.
- ^ Sterngass, Jon (2007). Filipino Americans. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438107110.
- ^ "Dolores Sibonga: BA, 1952, Journalism; JD, 1973: Attorney, Former Seattle City Council member". Department of Communication. 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- ^ "Dolores Sibonga campaigning for City Council, Seattle, October 4, 1979". digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- Washington (state) lawyers
- American women lawyers
- Seattle City Council members
- University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences alumni
- 1931 births
- Living people
- Women city councillors in Washington (state)
- Asian-American city council members
- American politicians of Filipino descent
- Asian-American people in Washington (state) politics
- 21st-century American women