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[Photograph of MP Sophia Leung speaking at a educational event for visible minority women in Vancouver]
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Creator: Bodalia, Chandra
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2002-11-23
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Photograph of MP Sophia Leung speaking at a educational event for visible minority women hosted by the Vancouver Society of Visible Minority Women and the Vancouver Educational Society of Visible Minority Women in Vancouver, B.C.
MLA Lynn Stephens, Sandy Rakhra, and Eva Trigueros are sitting in the background.
Lynn Stephens is a former Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for the BC Liberal Party; she served three terms as an MLA for Langley. She served as the Opposition Critic for Women's Equality, as a member on the Women's Caucus Committee, and was appointed as the Minister of State for Women's Equality, a position she held until Jan. 26, 2004.
A social worker by profession, Sophia Leung has distinguished herself as a family counsellor, writer and lecturer, and consultant in Asian culture, art and business. Her research on the impact of adolescent learning disabilities on their behavioral problems, and on the cross-cultural differences in patterns of child abuse, has effected positive changes in therapeutic approaches in both China and North America. She was awarded the Member of the Order of Canada in 1994. Sophia Leung is a former Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party; she served two terms as MP from the Vancouver Kingsway riding. She was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue, and she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
Sandy Rakhra has been a Case Manager and Employment Counselor at the WorkBC Employment Services Centre, Vancouver South, since March 1997, providing employment support services and guidance to clients for over 28 years.
MLA Lynn Stephens, Sandy Rakhra, and Eva Trigueros are sitting in the background.
Lynn Stephens is a former Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for the BC Liberal Party; she served three terms as an MLA for Langley. She served as the Opposition Critic for Women's Equality, as a member on the Women's Caucus Committee, and was appointed as the Minister of State for Women's Equality, a position she held until Jan. 26, 2004.
A social worker by profession, Sophia Leung has distinguished herself as a family counsellor, writer and lecturer, and consultant in Asian culture, art and business. Her research on the impact of adolescent learning disabilities on their behavioral problems, and on the cross-cultural differences in patterns of child abuse, has effected positive changes in therapeutic approaches in both China and North America. She was awarded the Member of the Order of Canada in 1994. Sophia Leung is a former Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party; she served two terms as MP from the Vancouver Kingsway riding. She was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue, and she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
Sandy Rakhra has been a Case Manager and Employment Counselor at the WorkBC Employment Services Centre, Vancouver South, since March 1997, providing employment support services and guidance to clients for over 28 years.
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https://www.leg.bc.ca/members/37th-Parliament/Stephens-Lynn
https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=1231
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