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EDITORIAL: Tough competition but good news for the Asian American community – Two API candidates running for Clark’s City Council seat

April 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Two qualified Asian Pacific Islander candidates will be running for Sally Clark’s recently vacated position on City Council. Clark’s last day was April 13 to serve in her new position as director of regional and community relations at the University of Washington. The candidate requirement in this type of special situation is that the position […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2015, API, Asian American, Asian Pacific Islander, City Council, Community Outreach Officer, Executive Director, Howard Wright, Jan Drago, John Okamoto, Libraries Committee, Peter Steinbrueck, Sharon Maeda, Space Needle, Sustainable Seattle, Transportation Committee, Vol 34 No 17 | April 18 - April 24, Washington Education Association

BLOG: The port seat is for ladies only

February 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Twenty-nine applicants were interested in the vacant Port of Seattle Commissioner’s seat, vacated by Gael Tarleton, who had left to become a state representative for the 36th District.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2013, African American, Al Yuen, CEO, Claudia Kauffman, Courtney Gregoire, Gael Tarleton, Jan Drago, King County Assessor, Lloyd Hara, Microsoft Corporation, Native American, Orrico Consulting, Publisher Ng's blog, Rob Holland, State Senator, Stephanie Bowman, Vol 32 No 8 | February 16 - February 22, Worldwide Sales Group

Seattle City Council honors Cheryl Chow

September 20, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The Seattle City Council declared Monday, Sept. 17, “Cheryl Chow Day” as a special proclamation for the former council member.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2012, Cheryl Chow, Cheryl Chow Day, David Della, Filipino, Jan Drago, Martha Choe, Mayor Norm Rice, Northwest Asian Weekly, Paul Kraabel, Paul Schell, Sarah Morningstar, Seattle City Council, Sherry Harris, Sue Donaldson, Tina Podlodowski, Tom Weeks, Vol 31 No 39 | September 22 - September 28

Mayor McGinn opens new King Street Station Jackson Plaza to the public

July 15, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn opened the new King Street Station’s Jackson Plaza to the public on June 24, helping to connect transit to neighborhoods with an environmentally sustainable plaza.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2011, First Hill Streetcar, International District Chinatown, Jackson Plaza, Jan Drago, King Street Station Restoration Project, Pioneer Square, Seattle, Sound Transit, South King Street, Vol 30 No 29 | July 16 - July 22

Dec. 15: Drago and McIver bid farewell to Seattle City Council

February 5, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Councilmembers Jan Drago and Richard McIver had a joint farewell party at Seattle City Hall’s Bertha Knight Landes Room. Present was the Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee (NVC), which gave Drago the Commander’s Award. In 2000, Drago was the first local elected official to support naming a U.S. courthouse after Japanese American William Nakamura.

Filed Under: News, Names in the News, Community News Tagged With: Bertha Knight Landes Room, Jan Drago, Japanese American William Nakamura, Richard McIver, Seattle City Hall, Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee

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