Bob Santos Uncle Bob, as he is affectionately referred to, has been a community activist in Seattle for the past 3 decades. He was recently called out of retirement to once again lead Inter*im, an organization he founded in 1969 to help revitalize the Chinatown/International District community. Under the Clinton Administration, he was appointed the NW Regional Representative for HUD. His autobiography, Hum Bows, Not Hot Dogs, details his history of advocacy efforts for the homeless and the International District.