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Image of Box from Punjab Sweets, 2019

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
Image of Green crate from Mountain View Berries, 2019

Green crate from Mountain View Berries, 2019

Mohinder “Moe” Sangha, owner of Mountain View Berries, is now one of dozens of Sikh berry farmers in Whatcom County. The community was much smaller when he first leased acres for raspberries back in 1981. Prior to living in the Pacific Northwest, Moe farmed in India’s Punjab region. Despite its struggles, he sees Mountain View Berries as an opportunity. As…
ID Number:2020.17.1
Date:2019
Image of Employee badge for Ishaque Safi Mehdi, an engineer at Boeing from 1962-2010

Employee badge for Ishaque Safi Mehdi, an engineer at Boeing from 1962-2010

Ishaque Safi Mehdi came to the US from India in 1960. Boeing recruited Mehdi directly out of the electrical engineering program at the University of Florida in 1962. He worked there for 48 years.
ID Number:2020.21.1
Date:Circa 1962-2010
Image of Boeing employee badge for Alok Mathur, 1978

Boeing employee badge for Alok Mathur, 1978

Alok Mathur was born in New Delhi, India, in 1952 and migrated to the US in 1977. Soon after, Mathur moved to the Seattle area in 1978 to work at Boeing on the new 757/767 project. He worked for Boeing for 40 years.
ID Number:2020.Boeing.1
Date:1978
Image of White Shah Safari shirt from the Goodwill Games, 1990

White Shah Safari shirt from the Goodwill Games, 1990

On July 20, 1990, the Goodwill Games opened in Seattle. Conceived as an apolitical alternative to the Olympics, the games promised international goodwill through world-class competition. Over 2,000 athletes from 54 countries competed in 21 sports events at the University of Washington and other cities in Washington State. Seattle company Shah Safari supplied these shirts to volunteers for the games.…
ID Number:2022.26.6
Date:1990

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