Compiled by Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY 10. Streetcar On Feb. 13, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and community leaders celebrated the First Hill Streetcar’s start-of-service with a party full of lion dancing, firecrackers, and red envelopes. The streetcar line, which runs along Jackson street through the International District (ID), connects the ID to Pioneer Square and […]
Ready for the school year, and a new challenge
By Ruth Bayang Northwest Asian Weekly Contradictions and paradoxes. That’s one of the first things Dr. Shouan Pan noticed about Seattle since he moved to the Emerald City more than two months ago to head Seattle Colleges (SC) as its new chancellor. Born and raised in Mainland China, Pan replaced Chancellor Jill Wakefield, who retired […]
Welcome reception for Dr. Shouan Pan
Over 80 people attended an AAPI community welcome reception for the new Seattle Colleges Chancellor on Sept. 20 at Joyale Seafood Restaurant.. The event was Dr. Peter Ku’s (Chancellor from 1998 to 2003) idea. A committee was formed and the reception became a reality, thanks to planning members Maria Lamarca Anderson, Michael Lock, May Lukens, […]
BLOG: Behind the scenes: How Seattle Colleges picks an outsider
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly When Seattle Colleges (SC) announced its three finalists for the chancellor seat, they were all persons of color — two of them Asian. The Black finalist was not considered, leaving Mark Mitsui, former president of North Seattle College, and Dr. Shouan Pan, president of Mesa Community College of Arizona, […]