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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.
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. On February 7, many "committees" demanded Chinese to leave Seattle by the ship Queen of the Pacific.
Seattle is 5% Chinese, and 15% Asian. Nearby Bellevue has a larger Chinese and Asian/Asian Indian population, at least 25%. Significant Asian Seattle communities include Chinatown-International District, Beacon Hill and Capitol Hill. Most Asian people live in East King County (Bellevue area). Redmond is the 1st largest Asian percentage.
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.
Margaret Chin – member of the New York City Council representing Chinatown David Chiu – Democrat representing the 17th Assembly District , California State Assembly March Fong Eu – former Secretary of State of California (1975–1994), elected in 1974, she won reelection four times; United States Ambassador to the Federated States of ...
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]
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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.