Category: Event

May 3, 2013

Chinese American Heritage Societies Recap

A few weeks ago, the Chinese American Heritage Society held their conference here in Seattle. This event allowed individuals from all over the country to gather, reminisce and inspire action for present and future...

Arts / Event

April 23, 2013

Event Info: One Generation’s Time Film Screening

On May 4th, 2013 The Wing Luke Museum will be hosting a preview film screening of One Generation’s Time. It is a Seattle Channel documentary detailing the 1981 murders of two Filipino American cannery...

Arts / Event

April 23, 2013

Event Info: Aoki Film Screening

The University of Washington’s Department of American Ethnic Studies in partnership with the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute will be hosting a free screening of AOKI on May 10, 2013. A question & answer...

Arts / Event

March 12, 2013

Event Info: “A Passage to Seattle: Past, Present, and Future”

[framed_left img=”http://cahsseattle.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/frontpage2.png?w=605&h=806″][/framed_left] [break] The conference is a celebration of Seattle’s Chinatown/International District. We are pleased to highlight our accomplished speakers, who will present on a range of topics. From commemorating the expulsion of Chinese...

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March 12, 2013

Event Info: ICHS Gala “Bloom”

[framed_left img=”http://www.ichs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Bloom-2013-feature-image.jpg”][/framed_left] [break] International Community Health Services (ICHS) is a nonprofit community health center that offers affordable health care services to Seattle and King County’s Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities, as well...

Arts / Event / OCA Event

March 12, 2013

Event Info: Asian Americans in the Media

The University of Washington’s American Ethnic Studies in conjunction with the Seattle Asian American Film Festival will be hosting a screening of various films that focus on Asian Americans in the media. Films to...

Event

March 10, 2013

Event Info: 23rd Annual Walk for Rice

Register with OCA – Greater Seattle here! It’s time to take action! The 23rd Annual Walk for Rice campaign has officially launched! Last year, thanks to your support, we raised a record-breaking $225,000 for...

2012 Golden Circle Awardee: Raymond Chinn

Event / Golden Circle Honorees / OCA Event

October 24, 2012

2012 Golden Circle Awardee: Raymond Chinn

“If we build it, they will come back. If property owners in the International District develop new housing, people will come back to live in the community.” -Raymond Chinn, March 2009 Raymond Chinn’s grandfather...

Event / Golden Circle Honorees / OCA Event

October 24, 2012

2012 Golden Circle Awardee: ICHS

“Health Care is a Right, Not a Privilege.” “Health Care for People, Not for Profit.” -ICHS Posters, 1973 In the late 1960s, there was little available in medical help for many low-income Asian and...

Event / Golden Circle Honorees / OCA Event

October 24, 2012

2012 Golden Circle Awardee: Rita Wang

“When I came, people looked at me with doubt[s]. I had the feeling the Asian and Chinese community was watching. I had to show them I could do it. Even some board members were...

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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