As we celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we wanted to highlight some of the local Asian-Americans who have made a big impact in the Northwest and around the world. This week, we are taking a look at former Washington Governor Gary Locke, the first Asian American Governor in the continental U.S. Locke was born in 1950 in Seattle, Washington, and is a third generation Chinese American. His grandfather immigrated to Washington and worked in exchange for English lessons. Locke’s father was