110 results for: Asian American
Dodge Challenger drag racing car driven by champion racer, Al Young, 1974-2003
Al Young (1946-2022) was a Chinese American Seattle history enthusiast. He worked for the Seattle School District for 35 years as a history teacher and taught auto maintenance to many students. During the 1970s and 1980s, Al spent his weekends traveling to various tracks in the Pacific Northwest and around the United States and competitively race this souped-up Dodge Challenger.…
ID Number:2007.66.1
Date:1970
Wooden crate used at the Hong Lee Laundry, ca. 1930s
Yip Hong and Yee Moon Luke, opened and operated Hong Lee Laundry in the early part of the 20th century. It was later operated by Tsze Chow Luke and Sug May Luke. The laundry company was located at 5018 University Way NE. At the time of its closing it was one of the last remaining hand laundries in Seattle's University…
ID Number:2010.28.3
Date:Circa 1930-1940
Table ironing board used at Hong Lee Laundry, ca. 1930s
Yip Hong and Yee Moon Luke, opened and operated Hong Lee Laundry in the early part of the 20th century. It was later operated by Tsze Chow Luke and Sug May Luke. The laundry company was located at 5018 University Way NE. At the time of its closing it was one of the last remaining hand laundries in Seattle's University…
ID Number:2010.28.4
Date:Circa 1930-1940
Set of two plaster Fu Dog statues, from the Hong Lee Laundry, ca. 1900-1950
These statues were decorations at Hong Lee Laundry, a family business owned by the donor's parents and grandparents. The laundry company was located at 5018 University Way NE, and at the time of its closing it was one of the last remaining hand laundries in Seattle's University District.
ID Number:2010.28.5
Date:Circa 1900-1950
Sadiron, used at Hong Lee Laundry, ca. 1930s
Yip Hong and Yee Moon Luke, opened and operated Hong Lee Laundry in the early part of the 20th century. It was later operated by Tsze Chow Luke and Sug May Luke. The laundry company was located at 5018 University Way NE. At the time of its closing it was one of the last remaining hand laundries in Seattle's University…
ID Number:2010.28.6
Date:Circa 1930
Electric iron with trivet and detachable cord, used at Hong Lee Laundry, ca. 1930s
Yip Hong and Yee Moon Luke, opened and operated Hong Lee Laundry in the early part of the 20th century. It was later operated by Tsze Chow Luke and Sug May Luke. The laundry company was located at 5018 University Way NE. At the time of its closing it was one of the last remaining hand laundries in Seattle's University…
ID Number:2010.28.7
Date:Circa 1930
Ceramic cookpot, used at Hong Lee Laundry, ca. 1930s
Yip Hong and Yee Moon Luke, opened and operated Hong Lee Laundry in the early part of the 20th century. It was later operated by Tsze Chow Luke and Sug May Luke. The laundry company was located at 5018 University Way NE. At the time of its closing it was one of the last remaining hand laundries in Seattle's University…
ID Number:2010.28.14
Date:Circa 1930
American League MVP baseball player Ichiro Suzuki bobblehead doll in original box, 2001
Ichiro was signed to play the Seattle Mariners right fielder in 2001 after playing nine years for the Orix Blue Wave in Japan's Pacific League. He is the first Japanese-born player to receive the American League MVP and Rookie of the Year, and he led the majors in batting average and stolen bases. The decision to put first name "Ichiro"…
ID Number:2010.84.1
Date:2001
Red dress designed by Hanae Mori, ca. 1980s
This impeccably elegant 1980s dress was designed by Hanae Mori. Mori was one of the first Japanese designers to break into the high-fashion market in both France and the United States. She is one of only two Japanese women to have presented her collections on the runways of Paris and New York, and the first Asian woman to be admitted…
ID Number:2013.5.6
Date:Circa 1980
Japanese-themed souvenir tea set from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) in Seattle, WA, 1909
This tea set was purchased at the Japanese Pavilion on the AYPE campus. Like other souvenirs of the fair, it did not reflect an authentic Japanese tea service but was instead created and marketed for Western stereotypes of Japan.
ID Number:2013.53.1
Date:1909