By Assunta Ng Earlier this year, several Asian Americans stood with Rod Dembowski instead of Rep. Cindy Ryu, a Korean American, in a contested King County Council race. Dembowski, who is white and won by a council vote of five to eight, is now a council member, finishing the remainder of Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s […]
BLOG: What our political leaders have taught us about failure
I am not insane. People will probably accuse me of being insane because I’m starting my 2012 blog by talking about failures. I can imagine some readers’ reaction. “Don’t you have better things to write about?”
Blog: My thoughts on the elections
The Executive Development Institute (EDI), an agency that trains Asian and Hispanic American professional leaders, held its graduation dinner for 270 guests at the Bellevue Hilton’s
Asian Americans to take city hall, even U.S. senate?
It’s safe to say that there’s a shortage of Asians in government-related jobs, but here are some candidates who might change that.
Ryu bounces back by running for state rep
She cares for her family. She gets up early to take her 15-year-old son to school and calls to check in with her two
Korean Americans Strickland and Ryu vie for political seats
Cindy Ryu earned the distinction of being the first female Korean American mayor in the United State two years ago when she was elected as Shoreline’s mayor.
This year, Marilyn Strickland, born in Seoul, may follow up on Ryu’s accomplishment by becoming Tacoma’s mayor.