Asian Youth at Risk Ad Hoc Committee Records

Series — Box: 1

Identifier: 4617-05

Scope and Contents Note

Records of a committee co-chaired by Martha Choe and Cheryl Chow. The committee, in conjunction with an interdepartmental team, worked on recommendations to target services for at-risk Asian-American youth and respond to the increase in Asian gang activity. Records include agendas, work plans, memos, and proposed legislation.

Dates

Creation: 1993

Creator

Choe, Martha (Person)
Chow, Cheryl (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Records are open to the public.

Biographical Note

Martha Choe was elected to City Council for the term beginning January 1, 1992, and served to 1999. In September, 1999, a few months before the end of her second term, Choe accepted appointment as director of the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development. During her tenure on the Council, she chaired the Transportation and Economic Development Committee (1992-1995) and the Finance and Budget Committee (1996-1999). She was the first Korean-American to serve on the Council. Choe graduated from Seattle’s Roosevelt High School, earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Washington and her MBA degree from Seattle University. Prior to being elected to City Council, she was vice-president for commercial lending, credit administration, and private banking for the Bank of California.