10 Facts About Ruby Chow

Ruby Chow was a Chinese American restaurateur and politician in Seattle, Washington.

Ruby Chow was a teenager during the depths of the Great Depression, which caused her to drop out of high school and start waiting tables for two dollars a day.

Ruby Chow rented the attic of the restaurant to Bruce Lee.

Ruby Chow had an encounter with Ted Bundy who, as a GOP campaign worker, tried to convince Chow, unsuccessfully, to go Republican.

Ruby Chow stayed with the Democratic Party and served three terms as a King County councilwoman in Washington.

Ruby Chow was the first Asian American elected to King County Council.

Ruby Chow's son, Mark Ruby Chow, is a judge in King County District Court in Washington.

Ruby Chow is the first Asian-American in the State of Washington to win election as a judge.

Ruby Chow died on June 4,2008, aged 87, from heart failure in Seattle.

Ruby Chow was survived by her five children and her husband, Edward Shui "Ping" Ruby Chow.