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The Stranger's Endorsements for the November 2, 2021, General Election
The difference between incumbent Peter Steinbrueck and challenger Toshiko Hasegawa was most apparent when the SECB asked about their visions for Terminal 46, a waterfront property currently being eyed for new development. Hasegawa had an immediate answer, calling for specific infrastructure changes to reduce emissions, create jobs, and accommodate cargo traffic. Steinbrueck hemmed and hawed and offered no specific vision. Oh well!
A woman of color has never been elected to Seattle Port Commission. That could change this year
David Hyde
KUOW
“Hasegawa said she would be laser-focused on greater equity for those working families to ‘make sure that women and people of color not only have access to these jobs, but also that we’re creating a safe and supportive environment to retain them once they get there.”
Inslee and community leaders condemn violence against Asian community
Michael Crowe
King 5 News
“Members of the public are not just afraid, they are angry,” said Toshiko Grace Hasegawa, executive director of the Washington Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs. “They want justice. They want to feel safe when they walk the streets, and they want accountability for hate speech.”
Washington state leaders speak out against anti-Asian violence
Komo 4 News
Video: Toshiko Hasegawa on standing up to hate during tremendously challenging times
Cascadia Advocate
Toshiko Hasegawa running for Port Commissioner
NW Asian Weekly
Community leaders denounce anti-Asian attacks — and call for community-driven solutions
Chetanya Robinson
International Examiner
Photo credit: International Examiner
On the evening of February 25 in the Chinatown International District, Noriko Nasu, a Japanese language high school teacher was struck in the face by a man wielding a heavy object in a sock. Nasu was knocked unconscious, her nose was fractured and several of her teeth chipped in the attack. Her boyfriend Michael Poffenbarger was struck in the head, and required stitches.
Toshiko Hasegawa Is Running for Port Commission
Rich Smith
The Stranger
"The port is uniquely positioned to be a model on how we can bring together industry, business, the public, and workers on how we’re going to rebuild our economy to better than it was. It's a tremendously tall challenge, but I'm up for it," Hasegawa said.
ELECTION 2021: Toshiko Grace Hasegawa running for Seattle Port Commission Position 4
West Seattle Blog
“I’m running in the wake of economic devastation because I have the values and the experience to meet the dire needs of this moment.
TOSHIKO HASEGAWA ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR PORT COMMISSION, VOWS TO PRIORITIZE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
M. Anthony Davis
South Seattle Emerald
So, there’s a lot of cultural and regional identity tied up in this place for me and for my family. I grew up buying fish from the natives on the docks of the Duwamish River. I grew up fishing in Lake Washington, if you can believe it. I grew up watching resident whale pods from the shores. And I wonder, is my daughter going to be able to enjoy the same riches of the region the way I did, and my grandparents before me?
Kamala Harris vice presidential run sparks pride in Washington's Indian American community
King 5 News
Brit Moorer
"In my work at the Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American affairs, I can tell you that Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders are the second largest and the fastest-growing minority population in the entire nation and we are present in every single state of the union, and we are the sleeping giant of the electorate,” said Hasegawa.
Toshiko Hasegawa and CAPAA are changing paradigms
Kai Curry
NW Asian Weekly
“I was really glad to be able to give voice to the Asian American Pacific Islander community because it is oftentimes seen as an issue that impacts everybody but AAPI’s,” she says. “We’ve gone statewide and continue to do story-finding and give voice to that testament because it absolutely happens to us, and no longer are we going to be witnesses to injustice.”
31 DAYS OF REVOLUTIONARY WOMEN, #30: TOSHIKO GRACE HASEGAWA
Cynthia Green
South Seattle Emerald
She often tells her young mentees: “Don’t shy away from her own greatness”