Rose Pak

Rose Pak (b. 1947) is a political activist in San Francisco, California, noted for her advocacy for the Chinatown community.[1] Pak serves as a consultant for the San Francisco Chinese Chamber of Commerce and organizer of the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco.[1]

Political involvement

In 2011, Pak was instrumental in obtaining consensus to nominate Edwin M. Lee as the first Asian American mayor of San Francisco.[2] Pak said, "This was finally our moment to make the first Chinese mayor of a major city."[3]

Controversies

Pak has been critical of the Falun Gong movement in San Francisco and, in 2004, banned the group from participating in San Francisco's annual Chinese New Year's Parade.[1] The group and others, including San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly, subsequently alleged that Pak has connections to the Chinese Communist Party.[4] Pak has consistently denied any ties with Beijing.[1] In an August 2011 interview with the New Tang Dynasty Television and Epoch Times, former San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin made similar allegations, claiming that Pak was "the real leader of San Francisco", and that she represented outside governmental interests that "include the People's Republic of China."[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 John Wildermuth (2010-09-19). "Chinatown's Champion". SFGate.com (Hearst Newspapers). Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  2. ↑ Eckholm, Erik (2011-11-11). "Rose Pak, a Chinatown Power Broker, Savors Mayor Edwin Lee's Victory". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ Gerry Shih (2011-01-06). "Behind-the-Scenes Power Politics: The Making of a Mayor". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  4. ↑ Roger Canfield (2006-04-17). "Terror in Chinatown". The New American. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  5. ↑ Matthew Robertson (2011-08-17). "San Francisco Mayoral Race Deeply Corrupted, Says Former Legislator". The Epoch Times. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  6. ↑ "誰在操縱市長選舉 (Chinese video - Who's controlling the Mayoral Election)". New Tang Dynasty Television. 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
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