西雅图华埠国际区特别审查委员会公布年度选举候选人 华裔建筑师黄莎曼获提名
华盛顿州金县西雅图市消息，西雅图华埠国际区特别审查委员会近日公布年度选举候选人名单，两个改选席位的提名已于10月19日截止。据委员会发布的公告，第3号席位（业主、雇员席位）未收到任何提名，第5号席位（不限身份席位）有一人获提名，即现任委员会主席、执业建筑师黄莎曼。
黄莎曼长期参与华埠社区事务，曾担任西雅图中华商会副会长，她表示希望继续以专业背景与社区成员身份，保护华埠国际区独特的社区特色并帮助其发展。本次选举仅以邮寄选票方式进行，选票须于11月17日前寄达西雅图市社区局，工作人员将于11月17日上午11时至下午2时在 Hing Hay Coworks 设立特别办公时间，现场受理选票并提供中文与越南文口译服务。
Seattle Chinatown-International District Special Review Board Announces Annual Election Candidates; Chinese American Architect Samantha Wong Nominated
In Seattle, King County, Washington, the Seattle Chinatown-International District International Special Review District Board recently announced its annual election candidate list; nominations for the two seats up for election closed on October 19. According to the board's announcement, Position 3 (business owner/employee seat) received no nominations, and one person was nominated for Position 5 (at-large seat): the board's current chair, practicing architect Samantha Wong.
Wong has long been involved in Chinatown community affairs and previously served as vice chair of the Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce; she said she hopes to continue using her professional background and her identity as a community member to protect the Chinatown-International District's distinctive community character and help it thrive. The election is conducted by mail ballot only; ballots must reach the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods by November 17, and staff will hold special office hours at Hing Hay Coworks from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on November 17 to accept ballots in person and provide Chinese and Vietnamese interpretation services.
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图片来源：图：西雅图华埠国际区中华门牌坊。图：ZhengZhou，CC BY-SA 3.0，经维基共享资源。 / Photo: The Chinatown Gate in Seattle's Chinatown-International District. Photo: ZhengZhou, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
