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Left: John Liu at St. George’s Church in Flushing, Queens, speaking to his supporters on primary night shortly after the polls closed at 9pm. Right: Ethel Chen, second runner-up to Liu, checks with the vote status on primary night, Sept. 25. She was about 200 votes behind John Liu. Photos by Corky Lee.
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By Adrian Leung
For the first time ever, there’s a strong chance that New York City’s District 20 — Flushing, Queens — will have an Asian Pacific Islander American City Council Representative. Ballots are still being counted to find out which Chinese American candidate will be the Democratic representative after last week’s primary.
Flushing has over 50,000 APIA residents, accounting for 35 percent of the district’s total population, according to the Asian American Federation of New York. Of the eight candidates running for District 20 incumbent Julia Harrison’s seat, four were APIA.
In the primary, postponed for two weeks after the Sept. 11 tragedy, John Liu leads Ethel Chen 2,600 to 2,400 votes. With 1,600 votes, the second runner up is another APIA — Terrence Park, who heavily advertised in Korean newspapers, asking for voters to send in absentee ballots.
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