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Bridge builder hopes to continue bringing people together in Bellevue City Council By James Tabafunda NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY
Janice Zahn
Janice Zahn has lived in Bellevue for the past 23 years. In that time period, she’s designed bridges and a floating pontoon as a civil engineer. A Port of Seattle assistant director of engineering and Bellevue Transportation Commission chair, Zahn, 51, chose a pedestrian-bridge graphic as her logo, above the words “Integrity, Inclusion, Innovation,” for her current campaign to become an elected Bellevue city official. “When I sat down and I said I wanted to run for city council, we talked about a logo that resonates with who I am as a person and how I would lead,” Zahn said. She will be one of two people vying for Bellevue City Council, Position 5 this November, finishing out the last two years of Vandana Slatter’s term. Slatter began serving in state government as the representative of the 48th Legislative
District last January. “I find Janice to be incredibly thoughtful in her approach to solving problems. She brings her full self to all she does and puts people first — a servant leader with a heart for community,” Slatter said in her endorsement of Zahn. In January 1976, Zahn — at age 10 — emigrated from Hong Kong with her family, moving to Federal Way. “We were sponsored by my uncle versus folks that came to this country with nothing,” she said. “As an immigrant, if you don’t have those folks that can help you acclimate, it can be really difficult, and it can be really scary.” Her mother is from Kowloon and worked as a nurse in Hong Kong. “When she came to the States, she was not allowed to practice because her nursing credentials did not transfer,” Zahn said. “My father was actually born in
Diversity initiatives at the UW Michael G. Foster School of Business
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JOSHUA WONG A Hong Kong schoolboy’s resistance movement » see 7
SPORTS Johnny Damon » see 8
NEW YORK, NEW YORK Publisher Ng rediscovers the Big Apple through fresh eyes. » see 10
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Congresswoman introduces bill for Asian Americans battling mental illness
Foster undergraduate students on campus
By Jenn Doane NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY In both business and academics, it’s no secret that diversity breeds innovation, attracts top talent, and drives competitiveness. As such, the Foster School of Business (FSB) at the University of Washington (UW) has developed a wide array of programs and services aiming to recruit and retain a diverse student body. In May
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of 2015, in a ranking for business schools with the most perceived diversity, Businessinsider.com placed the UW 17th in the nation with a diversity score of 9.2 out of 10. Diversity initiatives at the UW first kicked-off in 1970 with the student activism of the Graduate Association of Black Business Students (GABBS), and has since evolved into an eclectic mix of see UW BUSINESS on 9
Rep. Judy Chu
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) reintroduced legislation on May 25 to curb mental health stigma in the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. The Stop Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities Act instructs the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) to provide outreach and education strategies for the AAPI community by partnering with local advocacy and behavioral health organizations that have an established record of serving AAPIs. These strategies will increase awareness of symptoms of mental illness common among AAPI populations, provide see CHU on 11
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