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Mayor Durkan signed resolution for Alan Sugiyama Way

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August 5, 2018

Mayor Durkan signed resolution for Alan Sugiyama Way

Event / OCA Event

November 5, 2017

2017 Pre-conquest Indigenous Cultures and the Aftermath Conference

City of Edmonds looks to fill Diversity Commission

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January 21, 2017

City of Edmonds looks to fill Diversity Commission

(Edmonds – WA) –Edmonds residents interested in working on issues, programs and activities associated with the changing demographics of our community and enhancing an environment of mutual respect and understanding are encouraged to apply...

Event / Golden Circle Honorees

December 18, 2016

2017 Golden Circle Awards

Join us for the 2017 Golden Circle Awards! This year we will be honoring Van Sar, Velma Veloria, Ron & Lynnette Consego, and the Tsutakawa Family (George, Ayame, Marcus, Deems, Mayumi, Gerard).

Event / OCA Event

October 29, 2016

2016 Pre-Conquest of Indigenous Cultures and Aftermath conference

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June 17, 2016

Free Passes to The Music of Strangers!

We’re giving away two pair of passes to THE MUSIC OF STRANGERS: YO-YO MA AND THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE! Email info@ocaseattle.org to be entered into a drawing from now till Wednesday, June 22nd and...

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June 14, 2016

ACRS Walk For Rice

Join OCA-Greater Seattle on Saturday, June 25th, 8:00AM – 1:00PM at Seward Park (5902 Lake Washington Blvd. S) for the 26th Annual ACRS Walk For Rice. To join our team sign up here. Walk for...

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April 17, 2016

Chinatown-ID Spring Clean Up

Join OCA-Greater Seattle, 8:00AM on Saturday, April 30th for the Chinatown-ID Spring Clean Up! We will be cleaning and mulching Danny Woo garden. If interested, email Team Captain Jael Yamamoto with the following information:...

Arts / Event / OCA Event

February 11, 2016

OCA-Greater Seattle Co-Presents, My Life in China

In a partnership with the Seattle Asian American Film Festival, OCA-Greater Seattle co-presents the Seattle premier of My Life in China. My Life in China is a personal film that takes viewers on a journey to rural...

Event / Golden Circle Honorees / OCA Event

January 15, 2016

2016 Golden Circle Awards and Lunar New Year Banquet

Join us for the 2016 Golden Circle Awards & Lunar New Year Celebration! This year we will be honoring Rod Kawakami, Sharon Maeda, Betty Patu, Fred Yee, and the Southeast Asian/American Access in Education...

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