TACOMA—The Greater Seattle Korean Association (GSKA) held a candidate forum for Tacoma and Pierce County on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The candidates were mostly on their best behavior — with only two noted criticisms lobbied at an opponent during the roughly two-hour forum — keeping in theme with the event’s “One Heart, Many Voices” message.

“Greater representation and the opportunity for our voices from the various communities to be heard directly by the candidates was the most important reason why we held this forum,” GSKA Vice President Sam Sim said. “We had eight candidates participate and over a dozen ethnicities represented at this forum.”

The forum was held at the Asia Pacific Cultural Center in Tacoma to a packed house and was a collaborative effort between APCC, GSKA, Tacoma Community

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