3 results for: Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
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Girl performing Pacific Island dance at Chinatown - International District festival, Seattle, June 28, 1981
The Chinatown - International District's Summer Festival, the "largest pan-Asian celebration in the Northwest," was begun in 1975 and features cultural performances, music, dancing, martial arts, and a wide array of international bites at the beloved $3 Food Walk. The event was renamed Dragon Fest when it became one of the official events of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival.In this…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.11
Date:1981
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Samoan cricket players practicing at Genesee Playfield, Seattle, August 1986
The Seattle Samoan Cricket League formed in 1986, organizing games at the Genesee Field in Seattle's Rainier Valley neighborhood. Samoan cricket, or kirikiti, reflects the value of community to the Samoan people, a way to connect with their culture and with one another. Games are attended by extended families, who gather to sing, eat, dance, and cheer for the players…
ID Number:2000.107.245.05.01
Date:1986
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Puni Hokea during campaign for City Council seat, August 1993
Puni Hokea (1953-2011) was a longtime community leader in Seattle. His full name was ’O Kana‘iaupuni Iwi'ula, and he was a Native Hawaiian spiritual leader and healer. In 1993 he founded the Kalama Foundation, which educated people about Native Hawaiian culture and medicine. Hokea worked as a health administrator at the Washington Department of Health, the Seattle Indian Health Board,…
ID Number:2000.107.19930823.3.12
Date:1993