1

Ray Chinn

Rotarian

I was born in Seattle and lived here all my life. I was actively operating our Chinese restaurant on the Ave for over 30 years before retiring from it to enter the real estate investment business. Although our family had a grocery business and other restaurants, I spent most of my time in the U District. I enjoyed eating at other eateries in our district that didn’t serve Chinese food and meeting the owners.

2

Megan Cornish

Feminist

I was involved somewhat in the feminist and antiwar movements in the U District in 1970–72. I moved to Seattle in 1972 in order to be involved with Radical Women at Freeway Hall, and was very active there. I have continued with some involvement in the movements in the District and on campus through Campus Radical Women.

3

Matthew Fox

Community Activist

Deputy Director, ROOTS Seattle.
Favorite movie is a 3-way tie between
This is Spinal Tap, The Producers, and
Dr. Strangelove. Hidden talent: Can do
good impressions.

4

Leslie Grace

Folk Art Collector

In her role as former owner of La Tienda Folk Art Gallery, Leslie traveled extensively through Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, and South America for over 40 years, collecting and researching ethnic textiles and local folk arts. She was determined to bring to the Pacific Northwest the very best crafts that were available from Latin America, by personally selecting every item, as much as possible directly from the people making it.

5

Fred Hart

Co-owner of La Tienda Folk Art Gallery

6

Stephen Herold

Author, Historian

He is a historian and paleographer whose studies led him to be a calligrapher and artist as part of the famous Asparagus Moonlight Group. In the 1960s and early 1970s he was involved in civil rights and social action in Seattle, and helped start and run several bookstores focused on community and the humanities. He currently runs Books AtoZ, an Internet based publishing services company.

7

Lynn Huff

University District Neighbor

I lived in the District at 7th and East 53rd for the first 17 years of my life. I hired on in 1955 at SAFECO. I was at SAFECO for 36 years, retiring in 1991 as VP for Corporate Strategic Planning. Since the age of 13, I have been tied to the District through worship at University Christian Church.

8

Vivian McPeak

Peace & Social Justice Activist

He was born in Los Angeles, California in 1958. He founded the Seattle Peace Heathens Community Action Group in 1988. The group produced many rallies, community feeds and stillproduces a website and resource booklet. The majority of members of the Peace Heathens who remain today work on the Seattle Hempfest. Vivian McPeak is the executive director.

9

Margaret Hoban Moore

University District Neighbor

One of my fondest memories was our freedom to play outside, in the street, or walk to the shops on the Ave. My brother and I often walked to the UW campus and he loved showing me the mummy at the Museum. The highlight came in 1951 when my sister was crowned Miss University District. We were celebrities for a year!

10

Henry Noble

Labor Organizer

I’ve been active in the U District nearly continually since 1972. Participated in just about every local antiwar, pro-civil rights and labor struggle for my entire life. I’ve been national secretary of the socialist feminist Freedom Socialist Party since retiring from Boeing in 1995. The party formed in the U District in 1967 and was, for many, many boisterous years, headquartered at Freeway Hall near the UW campus.

11

Tamara A. Turner

Radical Woman

She is a Gay rights hell raiser and member of Radical Women, who is also a retired librarian, journal editor and archivist. Tamara was Director of the Medical Library at Children’s Hospital for 18 years.

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Patty Whisler

University District Neighbor

Through the University District Center, I was involved in many of the same issues that face us today, land use, transportation, parks, social services. Although, our problems of 2009 seem daunting, we’ve come a long way in working out our problems together as a neighborhood and in finding common ground when problems emerge.