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October 23, 2014

2014 PICA Conference | 50 Years: A Celebration of the 1964 Civil Rights Act

OCA-Greater Seattle is proud to announce our schedule for the 2014 Pre-Conquest Indigenous Cultures and the Aftermath (PICA) Conference, November 7,8, and 11, 2014. PICA is a collaborative celebration of the histories of local...

OCA-Greater Seattle looking for American born Asian adolescents for study

Event

September 8, 2014

OCA-Greater Seattle looking for American born Asian adolescents for study

Hello parents of OCA – Greater Seattle, My name is Wells Ling, and I am currently a graduate student at St. Louis University in the developmental psychology program. As a member of an organization...

Editorial

July 18, 2014

OCA Greater Seattle on ‘The Mikado’

We would like to thank Sharon Pian Chan for her thoughtful editorial, “Yellowface in Your Face” (Seattle Times, 7/14/14) regarding the Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society’s production of The Mikado. We are, however, dismayed...

News / OCA National

July 7, 2014

2014 Semiannual Review of OCA Projects

OCA National News Doug Chin represented our chapter at the OCA National meeting in Houston in April. At the meeting, our chapter was able to pass a resolution regarding hepatitis B – which disproportionately affects Asians...

OCA Event

May 12, 2014

OCA-Luncheon / Walk in the Park

OCA-Luncheon/ Walk in the Park Welcome everybody! The sun is out, spring is here, and it’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and we at OCA-Greater Seattle would love to invite you to our OCA...

Editorial / Event

April 29, 2014

OCA-Greater Seattle thanks Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

OCA – Greater Seattle would like to formally recognize the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe for their continued support. With their help, OCA-Greater Seattle has been able to continue the legacy of the Golden Circle Awards...

Event / OCA Event

April 9, 2014

Walk in the Park

Hello everybody, It’s that time of the year again where the weather is becoming nicer and people are enjoying the outdoors more often. Why not spend these beautiful days with the OCA-Greater Seattle at...

Event / OCA Event

April 4, 2014

Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month at Seattle Center

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Golden Circle Honorees / OCA Event

January 7, 2014

Golden Circle Invitation 2014

Click to enlarge… To RSVP, please visit www.bit.do/GCA2014 and mail check (payable to OCA-Greater Seattle) to: OCA-Greater Seattle P.O. BOX 14141 Seattle WA 98114

Event / OCA Event

December 1, 2013

OCA – Greater Seattle donates to Philippines typhoon relief efforts

The OCA Seattle board voted to donate $1000 to the Philippines typhoon relief. We will make $500 donations to the “Active Citizenship Foundation,” based on the recommendation from Cindi Domingo, and another $500 to...

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		1	2	3	4	5 Cheryl Chow Park Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Cheryl Chow Park Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony April 5, 2025 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm South Charlestown Street & 35th Avenue South, S Charlestown St & 35th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144, USA Seattle Parks and Recreation to Open New Park in Rainier Valley named after beloved Seattle Councilmember Member, Cheryl Chow by Rachel Schulkin on February 26, 2025 Seattle, WA-Seattle Parks and Recreation will celebrate the opening of a new park in the Rainier Valley on April 5, 2025 named after late Seattle Councilmember, Cheryl Chow. Cheryl Chow Park will host a ribbon cutting community celebration on April 5, 2025, from noon to 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come celebrate! The afternoon will be filled with entertainment, food and an opportunity to explore the new park. Cheryl Chow’s life and career were dedicated to public service. A long-time Seattle City Councilmember, Chow devoted her life to serving the people of Seattle, particularly those in marginalized communities. Serving on the City Council from 1990–97, Chow championed parks, spearheaded the renovation/building of recreation centers throughout Seattle, forged the Seattle Public Schools-Community Centers agreement, and extended recreation hours for after-school programs. Chow was also an educator for many years, teaching at Hamilton International Middle School, a public school in the Seattle School District, and a principal of Sharples Junior High School (now Aki Kurose Middle School), Franklin and Garfield high schools. She also served on the Seattle School Board, coached girls’ basketball for SPR and led the famed Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team. Chow passed away in 2013. Cheryl Chow Park is located at S Charlestown Street between 34th and 35th Avenue South and creates a new multi-generational neighborhood park for the North Rainier community. This park space consists of property acquired by SPR over the past 10 years. The design incorporates accessibility in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as well as SPR’s intent to create access to open space in areas of high urban density. The park will be a multi-generational community gathering space with adult exercise equipment, a half-court basketball feature, BBQ grills, picnic areas and colorful play equipment. Community-provided graphics of textile fabric designs that hang as banners in the park reflect a broad representation of cultures in the North Rainier neighborhood. Cheryl Chow Park was created with support from numerous community members, Seattle Park District Funding, and funding from King County Parks Levy and Conservation Futures funding, Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office and Group Health/Kaiser Permanente. Disclaimer OCA-GS is posting this event on our Community Calendar as a service to the community. Date/Time/Location details are subject to change. See more details •
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Cheryl Chow Park Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony April 5, 2025  12:00 pm - 2:00 pm South Charlestown Street & 35th Avenue South, S Charlestown St & 35th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144, USA
Seattle Parks and Recreation to Open New Park in Rainier Valley named after beloved Seattle Councilmember Member, Cheryl Chow

by Rachel Schulkin on February 26, 2025

Seattle, WA-Seattle Parks and Recreation will celebrate the opening of a new park in the Rainier Valley on April 5, 2025 named after late Seattle Councilmember, Cheryl Chow.

Cheryl Chow Park will host a ribbon cutting community celebration on April 5, 2025, from noon to 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come celebrate! The afternoon will be filled with entertainment, food and an opportunity to explore the new park.

Cheryl Chow’s life and career were dedicated to public service. A long-time Seattle City Councilmember, Chow devoted her life to serving the people of Seattle, particularly those in marginalized communities. Serving on the City Council from 1990–97, Chow championed parks, spearheaded the renovation/building of recreation centers throughout Seattle, forged the Seattle Public Schools-Community Centers agreement, and extended recreation hours for after-school programs. Chow was also an educator for many years, teaching at Hamilton International Middle School, a public school in the Seattle School District, and a principal of Sharples Junior High School (now Aki Kurose Middle School), Franklin and Garfield high schools. She also served on the Seattle School Board, coached girls’ basketball for SPR and led the famed Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team. Chow passed away in 2013.

Cheryl Chow Park is located at S Charlestown Street between 34th and 35th Avenue South and creates a new multi-generational neighborhood park for the North Rainier community. This park space consists of property acquired by SPR over the past 10 years. The design incorporates accessibility in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as well as SPR’s intent to create access to open space in areas of high urban density. The park will be a multi-generational community gathering space with adult exercise equipment, a half-court basketball feature, BBQ grills, picnic areas and colorful play equipment. Community-provided graphics of textile fabric designs that hang as banners in the park reflect a broad representation of cultures in the North Rainier neighborhood.

Cheryl Chow Park was created with support from numerous community members, Seattle Park District Funding, and funding from King County Parks Levy and Conservation Futures funding, Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office and Group Health/Kaiser Permanente.

*Disclaimer* OCA-GS is posting this event on our Community Calendar as a service to the community. Date/Time/Location details are subject to change.

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April 2025

Seattle Parks and Recreation to Open New Park in Rainier Valley named after beloved Seattle Councilmember Member, Cheryl Chow