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New Asian mayor, deputy mayor

January 16, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Originally elected to the Mercer Island City Council in 2013, Wong has an undergraduate degree from Yale University and a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a senior partner at the Seattle law firm of Keller Rohrback L.L.P.

Filed Under: Community News, Politics Tagged With: 2020, Benson Wong, Peter Kwon, VOL 39 NO 3 | JANUARY 18 - JANUARY 24

WACCC Civic Leadership Forum

October 9, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Washington State Chinese Community Coalition (WACCC) held a Civic Leadership Forum on Sept. 23 — to encourage more Asian American participation and engagement in public and political affairs. Approximately 60 people attended the event at the Microsoft Conference Center. Participants included many Chinese American business and civic leaders in Seattle and Bellevue areas, and […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2017, Benson Wong, JANICE ZAHN, LILI YIN, Phillip Yin, SHEREE WEN, VOL 36 NO 41 | OCTOBER 7 - OCTOBER 13, YENYUN WI

API candidates on the ballot

July 20, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Compiled by Staff Northwest Asian Weekly This year, election day for the primary election is on Aug. 1. Voters have until 8 p.m. that day to return their ballots or have them postmarked. A primary election is an election that narrows down the field of candidates before the general election in November. The following are […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, Politics Tagged With: 2017, API CANDIDATES 2017, Bea Querido-Rico, Benson Wong, Betty Patu, Bob Hasegawa, ELIZABETH T. PEANG, HOANG TRAN, IMRAN PEERBHAI, Jinyoung Lee Englund, LINHUI HAO, MANKA DHINGRA, Minal Kode Ghassemieh, PREETI SHRIDHAR, RYIKA HOOSHANGI, Rituja Indapure, SUSAN CHANG, Satwinder Kaur, UZMA BUTTE, VOL 36 NO 30 | JULY 22 - JULY 28, Vandana Slatter

BLOG: Sawant vs. Murray and City Council

January 9, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Newly elected Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant gave a fiery speech, overshadowing other City Council members’ swearing in at City Hall last Monday. A Socialist, Sawant gave a hard-line approach to push for her $15/hour minimum wage platform by creating a mass movement to pressure the mayor and City Council. She […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2014, Benson Wong, China Gary Locke, City Attorney Peter Holmes, Kshama Sawant, Mayor Ed Murray, Mercer Island City Council, Michael Shiosaki, Seattle City Council, Seattle City Hall, Terry Mark, Vol 33 No 3 | January 11 - January 17, Washington State Labor Council

Counties certify election, state to follow next week

November 29, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Tuesday (Nov. 26), results from Washington State’s Nov. 5 election were certified by each county.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2013, APA, Benson Wong, Bruce Elliot, Conrad Lee, Ed Luera, Joe Van, Lyndon Heywood, Lynne Robinson, Maya Vengadasalam, Naomi Wilson, Pam Fernald, Reagan Dunn, Rich Erwin, Richard Conlin, Rod Dembowski, Seattle, Vol 32 No 49 | November 30 - December 6, Washington State

Murray defeats McGinn — Four of 10 APA candidates victorious

November 7, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sue Misao Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle denied Mayor Mike McGinn a second term, and instead elected Sen. Ed Murray in Tuesday’s (Nov. 5) elections, with 26% of the vote counted by Wednesday afternoon.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2013, APA, Benson Wong, Bruce Elliott, Ed Luera, Ed Murray, Joe Van, Lyndon Heywood, Lynne Robinson, Maya Vengadasalam, Naomi Wilson, Pam Fernald, Reagan Dunn, Rich Erwin, Richard Conlin, Seattle City Council, Vol 32 No 46 | November 9 - November 15

Asian candidates dot electoral landscape

October 24, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sue Misao Northwest Asian Weekly Ten API candidates remain on the ballot for King County in contested races in the Nov. 5 general election.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2013, Benson Wong, Community Center, Ed Luera, Joe Van, Lyndon Heywood, Lynne Robinson, Maya Vengadasalam, Metropolitan King County Council, Naomi Wilson, Project Safe Neighborhoods, Reagan Dunn, Regional Transit Committee, Rich Erwin, Richard Conlin, Seattle Central Community College, Seattle University, Shari Song, Vietnamese American, Vol 32 No 44 | October 26 - November 1

EDITORIAL: You’re in control: Vote, run, be heard

October 24, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

If politics, as it’s been said, is the art of controlling your environment, then voting is the easiest way to exert that control. We vote for candidates who will use their position and power to give us what we want — good schools for our children, efficient transportation, safe neighborhoods, care for our elders, and […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2013, API, Asian Americans, Bellevue School Board Director, Benson Wong, King County, Mercer Island, My-Linh Thai, Vol 32 No 44 | October 26 - November 1

Seven APA candidates advance — McGinn, Murray on to general election

August 8, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly State Sen. Ed Murray and incumbent Mayor Mike McGinn will be moving on to the general election in November, along with seven of the eight APA candidates who competed in the primary, initial ballot returns show.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2013, APA, Albert Shen, Benson Wong, David Ishii, Don Davidson, Ed Luera, Ed Murray, Erik Fretheim, King County Council, Maya Vengadasalam, Naomi Wilson, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell, Seattle School Boardmember Betty Patu, State Sen, Vandana Slatter, Vol 32 No 33 | August 10 - August 16

What did your mother teach you?

May 9, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Happy Mother’s Day, Moms!   “My mother was a teacher who maintained high standards for her middle and high school students. She taught her sons to set high expectations for themselves, too. Without that lesson, I would never have become Executive.” — Dow Constantine King County Executive “My mother Rose taught me to love without […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: API, Angelina Shen, Benson Wong, Chinese New Year, Chinese Opera, Community Volunteer, Grace Chien, Korean Community Service Center, Larry Luke, Rod Dembowski, Sam Chung, Seattle Chinese Gardens, Seungja Song, Shen Consulting Inc, Shiao Yen Wu

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