30 results for: Immigrants and Immigration Process
Japanese calligraphy scroll by Ritsuko Kashiba, "Infinite Blue of the Sea", 2016
Ritsuko Kashiba is an artist and the wife of Seattle chef Shiro Kashiba. She painted this scroll for MOHAI's exhibit, "Edible City: A Delicious Journey" that was on display in 2016-2017 and featured Shiro and his restaurants. Shiro came to Seattle from Japan in 1966.
ID Number:2017.45.1
Date:2016
Chef Shiro Kashiba's kimono cooking jacket, short chef's hat, and apron, ca. 2000s-2010s
Chef Shiro Kashiba opened Seattle’s first sushi bar in 1970 at the back of the restaurant Maneki. He arrived in Seattle in 1966 after years of rigorous apprenticeships in Tokyo, including under legendary sushi maestro, Jiro Ono. During his more than 50-year career in Seattle, he has run multiple restaurants including Nikko in the Chinatown International District, Shiro’s in Belltown,…
ID Number:2017.45.24.ONLINE
Date:Circa 2000-2010
Box from Punjab Sweets, 2019
Punjab Sweets, opened in 2001, is an Indian American food establishment that serves Indian food and sweets in Kent, Washington.
ID Number:2019.39.Ref
Date:2019
Silver commemorative coin honoring the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI, minted in 2018
This commemorative coin, part of set number 41 of 65 sets and from the New York Numismatic Club, features Lau Sing Kee as one of four World War I soldiers who marched in a parade along Fifth Avenue in New York City in 1919. Kee was honored in the parade because of his heroism in World War I and that…
ID Number:2019.67.1
Date:2018
Bronze commemorative coin honoring the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI, minted in 2018
This commemorative coin, part of set number 41 of 65 sets and from the New York Numismatic Club, features Lau Sing Kee as one of four World War I soldiers who marched in a parade along Fifth Avenue in New York City in 1919. Kee was honored in the parade because of his heroism in World War I and that…
ID Number:2019.67.2
Date:2018
Clock from Ding Ho Laundry and Cleaners, once located on James Street in Seattle, ca. 1960
This clock hung in the window of the Ding Ho Laundry and Cleaners which was started by Chinese immigrants York and Arlene Luke and located at 905 James Street in Seattle. York Luke was born in 1923 in the Kwangtung Province in China, and immigrated to Seattle at the age of twelve with his father in 1935. He was a…
ID Number:2020.39.1
Date:Circa 1960
Water sprayer used by York Luke, ca. 1950, at the Ding Ho Laundry and Cleaners, once located on James Street in Seattle
This water sprayer was used for ironing clothes at the Ding Ho Laundry and Cleaners, owned by York and Arlene Luke and located at 905 James Street in Seattle. York Luke was born in 1923 in the Kwangtung Province in China, and immigrated to Seattle at the age of twelve with his father in 1935. He was a WWII veteran,…
ID Number:2020.39.RefSprayer
Date:Circa 1950
Pen and ink drawing of Pacific Northwest natural scene by Rudolph Franz Zallinger, 1940
Rudolph Franz (Rudy) Zallinger (1919-1994) was born in Russia and his family immigrated to Seattle in 1924. He graduated from Queen Anne High School in 1937, then headed back East where he attended Yale University and taught at the fine arts school there until 1950. Zallinger returned to Seattle and worked as a freelance artist and taught for three years…
ID Number:2021.48.1
Date:1940
Hammer and sickle cushion with handwoven cover from Lithuania, ca. 1961
Teodora Girvickaite (1898-1987) immigrated from Lithuania with her brother Tadas in 1912. They first settled in Idaho working as laborers in a glue factory, where 14-year-old Teodora lied and said she was 16 so that she could meet the age minimum. She later came to Seattle and continued to work a series of difficult, low-paying jobs, even after her brother…
ID Number:2025.42.1
Date:Circa 1920-1970
Red whistle and instruction booklet for alerting neighbors to ICE activity, 2026
In response to increased activity from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in 2025 and 2026, the organization WA Whistles formed to “spread whistles throughout WA to help communities protect themselves against ICE.” If ICE is spotted in the area, users are instructed to blow the whistles in certain ways: intermittent for ICE spotted, continuously if someone is being abducted. The…
ID Number:2026.12.1
Date:2026