177 results for: Immigration
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Tomás Villanueva speaking at press conference, Seattle, October 29, 1987
Tomás Villanueva (1941-2014) was a labor activist who spent decades advocating for the rights and welfare of farmworkers, especially Latino migrant workers. Villanueva was born in Monterrey in northern Mexico and immigrated to the United States with his family at age 13. The Villanueva family settled in Toppenish, Washington in 1958 after traveling across the US following farm work for…
ID Number:2000.107.220.23.03
Date:1987
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Seattle Hungarians' Brian Franklin with Boeing Employees opponent in the rain on a West Seattle field, December 15, 1968
The Seattle Hungarians soccer team first formed in 1956 after the arrival of Hungarian refugees to Seattle in the aftermath of the failed 1956 revolt against Communism. The Hungarians team was a hit with fans from the start, being skillful as well as entertaining players. In 1959, Balint Ducz, owner of a successful Burien bakery, took over sponsorship and management…
ID Number:2000.107.286.02.02
Date:1968
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Dai Vu studying questions in his English class, Seattle, October 1979
Ten-year-old Dai Vu, from Vietnam, arrived in the US in August 1979 with his father and two older siblings after living in a Malaysian refugee camp for 5 months. All of the family's money went into the boat passage for the four, and Dai's mother and younger siblings had to be left behind. In Seattle, Dai attended school at Lake…
ID Number:2000.107.289.01.02
Date:1979
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Ahmed Isse at American Red Cross headquarters, Seattle, December 28, 1992
Ahmed Isse, a former Somali government official, came to the United States in 1991 as a refugee from the Somali Civil War. He settled in south Seattle, with a daughter living in Tacoma and a son in Vancouver, BC. Isse had left other relatives behind, including a son in Mombasa, Kenya, and at least one sister in Somalia.In late December…
ID Number:2000.107.19921228.2.30
Date:1992
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Ahmed Isse looking at photographs at Red Cross headquarters, Seattle, December 28, 1992
Ahmed Isse, a former Somali government official, came to the United States in 1991 as a refugee from the Somali Civil War. He settled in south Seattle, with a daughter living in Tacoma and a son in Vancouver, BC. Isse had left other relatives behind, including a son in a Mombasa, Kenya, and at least one sister in Somalia.In late…
ID Number:2000.107.19921228.2.37
Date:1992
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Worker processing oysters at Taylor United plant in Shelton, WA, February 14, 1993
The protected tidal waters of Puget Sound produce a perfect growing environment for shellfish. Oysters, geoducks, clams, and mussels have been staple items in the diet of Coast Salish tribes for millennia due to their abundance in the area. Early white settlers in Washington quickly found local shellfish to be a valuable export fetching high prices in San Francisco. The…
ID Number:2000.107.19930214.7.20
Date:1993
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Workers processing oysters at Taylor United plant in Shelton, WA, February 14, 1993
The protected tidal waters of Puget Sound produce a perfect growing environment for shellfish. Oysters, geoducks, clams, and mussels have been staple items in the diet of Coast Salish tribes for millennia due to their abundance in the area. Early white settlers in Washington quickly found local shellfish to be a valuable export fetching high prices in San Francisco. The…
ID Number:2000.107.19930214.7.36
Date:1993
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Workers processing oysters at Taylor United plant in Shelton, WA, February 14, 1993
The protected tidal waters of Puget Sound produce a perfect growing environment for shellfish. Oysters, geoducks, clams, and mussels have been The protected tidal waters of Puget Sound produce a perfect growing environment for shellfish. Oysters, geoducks, clams, and mussels have been staple items in the diet of Coast Salish tribes for millennia due to their abundance in the area.…
ID Number:2000.107.19930214.8.04
Date:1993
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An Tran surrounded by family and friends at Sea-Tac Airport, February 23, 1993
In 1954, An Tran sent six of her children from their home in North Vietnam to South Vietnam to escape the impending rule of the North Vietnamese communist government. An and her husband, Tau Nguyen, followed their children but were captured at the border and sent to separate jails. Tau escaped to South Vietnam, but An was returned to the…
ID Number:2000.107.19930223.12.36
Date:1993
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An Tran holding baby during reunion at SeaTac airport, February 23, 1993
In 1954, An Tran sent six of her children from their home in North Vietnam to South Vietnam to escape the impending rule of the North Vietnamese communist government. An and her husband, Tau Nguyen, followed their children but were captured at the border and sent to separate jails. Tau escaped to South Vietnam, but An was returned to the…
ID Number:2000.107.19930223.13.18
Date:1993