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Cesar Borja: Human Rights Commission

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FILIPINO American Cesar Borja has been reappointed to a three-year term on the Human Relations Commission in Skokie, Illinois.

As part of the three-year term, Borja will service one year as a chairman.

The Human Relations Commission consists of 21 members, each serving three year terms.

The commission was created to encourage understanding and respect between residents of Skokie, Illinois with various racial, ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds.

The Commission is responsible for and actively involved in the enforcement of the Fair Housing Ordinance. The Commission sponsors human relations workshops, and works in the schools and community to further equal opportunity for all Skokie residents as well as celebrate the community's ethnic and cultural diversity, according to its website.

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( Published April 28, 2010 in Asian Journal Los Angeles p. B3 )

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