201 results for: Chinatown International District
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Woman drumming at Chinatown - International District's Summer Festival, Seattle, July 15, 1990
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…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.20
Date:1990
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Youth performing Chinese lion dance, Seattle, January 1, 1959
Seattle's vibrant Chinatown - International District neighborhood hosts an annual celebration of the Chinese, or Lunar, New Year, featuring traditional dragon and lion dances, Japanese Taiko Drumming, martial arts, and other cultural performances. The Chinese lion dance is performed in costume on big occasions to bring good luck, and is accompanied by beating drums, clashing cymbals, and resounding gongs.In this…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.21
Date:1959
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Crowd at dedication of Chinatown - International District Community Garden, Seattle, May 8, 1977
In 1975, restaurateur and community leader Dan “Danny” G. Woo (1914-1987) donated 1.5 acres located on the hillside between Washington Street and Main Street for development of the International District Community Garden. The garden contains nearly 100 plots that are cultivated and cared for by elderly and low-income residents of the neighborhood. The garden is also home to a children's…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.22
Date:1977
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Funeral procession for Yee Wai Yee, July 14, 1953
Yee Wai Yee was a Chinese-American businessman who owned the Golden Dragon Café in Tacoma. He was also involved and well-liked in the Chinese communities of both Seattle and Tacoma. Yee was an active member of the Chinese Nationalist Party and was president of the Hop Sing Tong, a social organization among Chinese-Americans. Yee died in Sacramento on July 3,…
ID Number:2000.107.188.37.01
Date:1953
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Street in the Central Area, Seattle, May 8, 1969
The Central Area (also called the Central District or the CD) is one of the oldest residential neighborhoods in Seattle. Known historically as Seattle’s Black neighborhood, other ethnic groups also called the Central Area home in the early 20th century. Urban development in the area first accelerated in the 1890s, as Seattle’s population rapidly grew. The first settlers were mostly…
ID Number:2000.107.189.01.01
Date:1969
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Velma Veloria taking oath of office at Washington State House of Representatives, Olympia, January 11, 1993
Velma Veloria (b. 1950) was the first Filipina American elected to a state legislature in the continental United States when she was elected to the Washington Legislature's 11th District in 1992. Veloria served for 12 years, from 1992 to 2004. Born in the Philippines, Veloria grew up in the Bay Area and became an activist through her participation in the…
ID Number:2000.107.219.31.01
Date:1993
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Bao Chao with South Vietnamese flag at Hing Hay Park, Seattle, May 1, 1982
On May 1, 1982, people who had been refugees from Vietnam marched in Hing Hay Park in Seattle's Chinatown - International District to protest Soviet involvement in Vietnam and El Salvador. The marchers carried signs and banners, and many also carried South Vietnamese flags. Here, 4-year old Bao Chao hands her flag to her father, George Dao, so she can…
ID Number:2000.107.220.22.03
Date:1982
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Demonstrators marching at Hing Hay Park, Seattle, May 1, 1982
On May 1, 1982, people who had been refugees from Vietnam marched in Hing Hay Park in Seattle's Chinatown - International District to protest Soviet involvement in Vietnam and El Salvador. The marchers carried signs and banners, and many also carried South Vietnamese flags. Here, holding a flag, 11-year-old Hien Le rests on a bench while the protestors march around…
ID Number:2000.107.220.22.04
Date:1982
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Diane Wong, July 1, 1979
This photo of Diane Wong was taken to accompany an interview published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. At the time, Diane Wong was the director of Washington State Commission on Asian American Affairs.Diane Wong grew up in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. She attended Garfield High School, where she became involved in the civil rights movement, and the University of…
ID Number:2000.107.232.27.01
Date:1979
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Ben Woo and Tom Kubota, Seattle, August 14, 1972
Asian community leader Benjamin Woo was born in Seattle in 1923 and attended Queen Anne High School and the University of Chicago. After military service he returned to Seattle and opened an architectural firm in Madison Park. He directed King County’s Construction and Facilities Management Department and served as president of the Seattle Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.…
ID Number:2000.107.232.28.05
Date:1972