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Reflections of Seattle's Chinese Americans: the first 100 years. University of Washington Press, 1994. ISBN 0295974125, 9780295974125; Liu, Eric, A Chinaman's Chance: One Family’s Journey and the Chinese American Dream. Public Affairs, 2014. ISBN 978-1610391948; Reflections of Seattle's Chinese Americans Bai Nian Gan Ku : the First Hundred Years.
A mob of 1,500 forced Chinese residents out of Seattle in 1886. [13] Precursors began when the Seattle City Council passed a number of ordinances directly aimed against its Chinese residents. [13] Members of the Knights of Labor chapter in Seattle then organized a movement against Chinese laborers.
He was later a member of the Seattle City Council for position 5 from 1962 until his death in 1965 in a plane crash. The Wing Luke Museum is named in his honor. The first Asian-American to hold elected office in the state, Luke was cited as an inspiration by Gary Locke, the first Chinese-American governor of Washington. [2]
In January 2024, Teresa Mosqueda vacated her seat for Seattle City Council District 8, representing the entire city of Seattle, after being elected to King County Council District 8. [ 15 ] 72 people, including Woo, applied for the vacant seat, [ 16 ] and in a 5-3 vote the Council voted to appoint Woo to the seat. [ 17 ]
This is a list of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans in the U.S. Congress.. Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The term refers to a panethnic group that includes diverse populations with ancestral origins in East Asia, South Asia or Southeast Asia, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Morales announced that she is resigning from her position as the District 2 representative on the Seattle City Council in an email to residents of her district. Her resignation will be effective ...
Pages in category "Seattle City Council members" The following 78 pages are in this category, out of 78 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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