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Cheryl Chow, educator and former city council member, passes away at 66

April 5, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Cheryl Chow, former member of the Seattle School Board and city council and daughter of the late Chinatown leader Ruby Chow, passed away at her home on Friday, March 29. She was 66 years old.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: Charlie Chong, Cheryl Chow, Chinatown, Fifth Ave, Franklin High School, Hamilton International Middle School, Northwest Asian Weekly, Ruby Chow, Sarah Morningstar, Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team, Seattle Chinese Girls Drill Team, Seattle City Council, Seattle School Board, Town Hall, Western Washington

BLOG: The race is on

November 30, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng You might say that Seattle’s 2013 election will be boring after the dramatic presidential and governor races that happened this year, but that’s not true. On the contrary, thanks to Mayor Mike McGinn’s vulnerability, eight contenders have thought about replacing him, according to a Nov. 25 Seattle Times article. The prospective candidates are […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2012, Asian Americans Harrell, Charlie Chong, Charlie Staadecker, Chinatown, Key Arena, King County Executive, Martha Choe, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, Peter Steinbrueck, President Obama, Publisher Ng's blog, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, Seattle City Councilmembers Tim Burgess, Seattle Police Department, Seattle Port Commissioner Bill Bryant, Seattle Times, Space Needle, State Sen, Vol 31 No 49 | December 1 - December 7, hing hay park, ron sims

EDITORIAL: Who should run: Hasegawa or Virk?

February 9, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This is not the first time that Asian American candidates have competed for the same political seat. Dr. Bobby Virk, an orthodontist, has announced his candidacy for the 11th District state senate seat, a seat that Rep. Bob Hasegawa has also filed for. They are both Democrats. The seat is being vacated by Sen. Margarita […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2012, Asian Americans, Beacon Hill, Betty Patu, Bob Hasegawa, Bob Santos, Bobby Virk, Charlie Chong, Cheryl Chow, Indian Americans, King County Council, Margarita Prentice, Martha Choe, Paul Schell, Seattle City Council, Seattle School Board, South Park, Vol 31 No 7 | February 11 - February 17, Wilson Chin, ron sims

Blog: 0.5 Asians out of 9 on Seattle’s city council

January 21, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The other day, I had lunch in the ID with a couple of political gurus. “We have only 0.5 Asians on the Seattle City Council,” complained one of them.
She was referring to Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell, who is half Japanese and half African American. This can also be applied to the Black community — now there are only 0.5 Blacks on the council (Seattle City Councilmember Richard McIver retired last December).

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2010, African American, Asian Americans, Assunta Ng, Charlie Chong, Cheryl Chow, David Della, Dolores Sibonga, Martha Choe, Publisher Ng, Publisher Ng's blog, Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell, Vol 29 No 4 | January 23 - January 29

Diversity at the Top

November 25, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Dow Constantine is not a very good DJ name,” admitted the former college radio DJ and newly elected King County Executive. Instead of spinning records, Constantine chose a different path in order to serve the public. Constantine defeated Susan Hutchinson on Nov. 3 to become King County Executive.

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2009, Asian Community, Back Home, Boy Scouts, Charlie Chong, DJ, Diversity at the Top, Dow Constantine, Eagle Scout, International District, KCMU, King County Council, King County Executive, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Professional Life, Shirley Carlson, Susan Hutchinson, Vol 28 No 49 | November 28 - December 4, West Seattle

Editorial: From Seattle to New York City, city council diversity is needed in our communities

November 12, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This week, there is great news coming from the New York City Council. There are new faces on the council. A quarter of its members are new.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2009, Asian Americans, Charlie Chong, Cheryl Chow, Chinatown, Christine Quinn, Dolores Sibonga, Filipino, Margaret Chin, Martha Choe, New York City Council, Pacific Northwest, Seattle, Vol 28 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, Wing Luke

Blog: Behind the news: NWAW Publisher weighs in on the mayoral candidates forum

October 15, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Four candidates were debating simultaneously in Chinatown/International District on Oct 9.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2009, Assunta Ng, Blog Behind, Charlie Chong, Chinatown International District, Dow Constantine, Joe Mallahan, King County Executive, Mayor Greg Nickels, NWAW, New Hong Kong Restaurant, Northwest Asian Weekly, Paul Schell, Seattle Rotary Club, Seattle Shoreline, Shoreline Mayor Cindy Ryu, Sun Ya Restaurant, Susan Hutchinson, Vol 28 No 43 | October 17-October 23

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