Week 15: April 13-19
April 14, 1994
On this day, Robert Santos, a Filipino American community activist, was appointed as the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) secretary’s representative for the Northwest-Alaska area by U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Affectionately known to many as “Uncle Bob,” Robert Santos was dubbed “Mayor of the International District” because of his efforts to preserve and develop Seattle’s International District.
Santos grew up in the Seattle area with his father, who was a popular boxer in the 1920s and 1930s.
April 16, 1969
April 19, 1967
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