584 results for: Asian American
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Guy Anderson and Mrs. Ray Collins at the Otto Seligman Gallery, March 7, 1965
Painter Guy Anderson (1906-1998) was one of the defining artists of the "Northwest School," an art movement which combined natural elements of the Puget Sound area with traditional Asian aesthetics to create a novel and distinct regional style that was different from traditional Northwest Native American art forms, which had been long recognized as "northwest art."Seattle's Otto Seligman Gallery mounted…
ID Number:2000.107.007.28.03
Date:1965
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Guy Anderson in his studio with mural design, LaConner, August 16, 1968
Painter Guy Anderson (1906-1998) was one of the defining artists of the "Northwest School," an art movement which combined natural elements of the Puget Sound area with traditional Asian aesthetics to create a novel and distinct regional style that was different from traditional Northwest Native American art forms, which had been long recognized as "northwest art."Here, in the spring of…
ID Number:2000.107.007.28.04
Date:1968
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Ye Kuo Rong holding sign protesting China's human rights record prior to APEC conference, Seattle, November 19, 1993
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference (APEC) was founded in 1989 as an informal dialog group with limited participation by ministers and cabinet-level officials in the Asian-Pacific region, and rose to world prominence in Seattle in 1993 when President Clinton endorsed the organization and used it for what is now an annual summit meeting of Asian and Pacific leaders. The group…
ID Number:2000.107.009.35.02
Date:1993
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Harish Bharti and family in doorway of their home, May 24, 1990
Harish Bharti is a Seattle trial lawyer who practiced law in India before joining the Seattle firm of Felix, Zimmar and Smith in 1994. Bharti prosecuted the famous 2001 class action lawsuit against McDonald's, on behalf of vegetarians and Hindus, for the fast-food chain's inclusion of beef flavoring in their french fries. As of 2019, Bharti Law Group in Seattle…
ID Number:2000.107.021.16.01
Date:1990
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Harish Bharti and family in front of their home, May 24, 1990
Harish Bharti is a Seattle trial lawyer who practiced law in India before joining the Seattle firm of Felix, Zimmar and Smith in 1994. Bharti prosecuted the famous 2001 class action lawsuit against McDonald's, on behalf of vegetarians and Hindus, for their inclusion of beef flavoring in their french fries. As of 2019, Bharti Law Group in Seattle focuses on…
ID Number:2000.107.021.16.02
Date:1990
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Hay Srey and Voeuk Soth praying for fellow Cambodians, Seattle, January 6, 1985
During and after the brutal reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, an estimated one million Cambodians sought refuge in other countries. Over 130,000 eventually settled in the United States between 1975 and 1985, often after long periods spent in refugee camps in Thailand. Many Cambodians settled in Washington state, with the majority of those living in King County. As…
ID Number:2000.107.031.02.01
Date:1985
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Sarun Kong in science class at Rainier Beach High School, Seattle, April 25, 1985
During and after the brutal reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, an estimated one million Cambodians sought refuge in other countries. Over 130,000 eventually settled in the United States between 1975 and 1985, often after long periods spent in refugee camps in Thailand. Many Cambodians settled in Washington state, with the majority of those living in King County. As…
ID Number:2000.107.031.02.02
Date:1985
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Sinina Moeun and Phalkun Tep, Seattle, May 31, 1989
During and after the brutal reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, an estimated one million Cambodians sought refuge in other countries. Over 130,000 eventually settled in the United States between 1975 and 1985, often after long periods spent in refugee camps in Thailand. Many Cambodians settled in Washington state, with the majority of those living in King County. As…
ID Number:2000.107.031.02.03
Date:1989
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Thuc Vu with students at Evergreen High School, White Center, May 5, 1989
During and after the brutal reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, an estimated one million Cambodians sought refuge in other countries. Over 130,000 eventually settled in the United States between 1975 and 1985, often after long periods spent in refugee camps in Thailand. Many Cambodians settled in Washington state, with the majority of those living in King County. As…
ID Number:2000.107.031.02.04
Date:1989
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Cambodians refugees at community center, Seattle, January 30, 1989
During and after the brutal reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, an estimated one million Cambodians sought refuge in other countries. Over 130,000 eventually settled in the United States between 1975 and 1985, often after long periods spent in refugee camps in Thailand. Many Cambodians settled in Washington state, with the majority of those living in King County. As…
ID Number:2000.107.031.02.05
Date:1989