Andrea Bazan, a longtime leader of the North Carolina Hispanic community, was named chairwoman of the National Council of La Raza’s board of directors Tuesday.

The council, based in Washington, is the largest Hispanic advocacy organization in the country, and Bazan is the first person from North Carolina to head its board.

In the 40 years since the group was formed, North Carolina has gone from a state with almost no Hispanic population to one of the fastest growing destinations, and the state’s growing number of illegal immigrants has become a charged political issue.”*

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