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Image of Hay Srey and Voeuk Soth praying for fellow Cambodians, Seattle, January 6, 1985
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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
Image of Hin Chanrotha and Khung Sokunthea at their wedding, Seattle, June 30, 1989
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Hin Chanrotha and Khung Sokunthea at their wedding, Seattle, June 30, 1989

For some young Cambodian refugees and their families in the U.S., having a traditional Cambodian wedding helped keep them connected to the culture of the war-torn homeland they left behind in the mid-1970s and 1980s. For Khung Sokunthea of Seattle and her groom, Hin Chanrotha of Sterling, VA, this meant a marriage arranged by their families and a daylong wedding…
ID Number:2000.107.031.02.06
Date:1989
Image of Hin Chanrotha marching in procession at his wedding, Seattle, June 30, 1989
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Hin Chanrotha marching in procession at his wedding, Seattle, June 30, 1989

For some young Cambodian refugees and their families in the U.S., having a traditional Cambodian wedding helped keep them connected to the culture of the war-torn homeland they left behind in the mid-1970s and 1980s. For Khung Sokunthea of Seattle and her groom, Hin Chanrotha of Sterling, VA, this meant a marriage arranged by their families and a daylong wedding…
ID Number:2000.107.031.02.07
Date:1989
Image of Khung Sokunthea with family at her wedding, Seattle, June 30, 1989
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Khung Sokunthea with family at her wedding, Seattle, June 30, 1989

For some young Cambodian refugees and their families in the U.S., having a traditional Cambodian wedding helped keep them connected to the culture of the war-torn homeland they left behind in the mid-1970s and 1980s. For Khung Sokunthea of Seattle and her groom, Hin Chanrotha of Sterling, VA, this meant a marriage arranged by their families and a daylong wedding…
ID Number:2000.107.031.02.08
Date:1989
Image of Haircut ritual at Cambodian wedding, Seattle, June 30, 1989
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Haircut ritual at Cambodian wedding, Seattle, June 30, 1989

For some young Cambodian refugees and their families in the U.S., having a traditional Cambodian wedding helped keep them connected to the culture of the war-torn homeland they left behind in the mid-1970s and 1980s. For Khung Sokunthea of Seattle and her groom, Hin Chanrotha of Sterling, VA, this meant a marriage arranged by their families and a daylong wedding…
ID Number:2000.107.031.02.09
Date:1989
Image of Donovan Cook speaking before a march honoring archbishop of El Salvador, Seattle, March 27, 1983
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Donovan Cook speaking before a march honoring archbishop of El Salvador, Seattle, March 27, 1983

The Reverend Donovan Cook of University Baptist Church addresses the crowd before an ecumenical march from the church to Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The march was held in commemoration of the March 24, 1980 assassination of El Salvador's Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (1917-1980), and to protest U. S. aid to that nation's government.The church, located at 4554 12th…
ID Number:2000.107.047.32.02
Date:1983
Image of Japanese lantern ceremony at Green Lake, Seattle, August 7, 1991
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Japanese lantern ceremony at Green Lake, Seattle, August 7, 1991

In this image, a volunteer from Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility helps launch Japanese lanterns to commemorate the U. S. dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II. The event, held near the Bathhouse Theatre on Green Lake and called "From Hiroshima to Hope," attracted more than 1,000 people. It was patterned after…
ID Number:2000.107.048.01.03
Date:1991
Image of Larry Gossett advocating the recall of Ellen Roe, Seattle, August 9, 1985
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Larry Gossett advocating the recall of Ellen Roe, Seattle, August 9, 1985

After Seattle School Board member Ellen Roe generated controversy with public comments on women, race, and poverty, a movement developed in protest. Some 300 people met at the Mount Zion Baptist Church on August 9, 1985 to begin a petition drive calling for her resignation and for a possible recall election. Representatives from more than 30 minority, feminist, church, and…
ID Number:2000.107.077.01.06
Date:1985
Image of Frank So-Happy in Seattle, October 14, 1956
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Frank So-Happy in Seattle, October 14, 1956

This image of Washat (then called Washini or Washani) religious leader Frank Sohappy (Che-che-mah) of the Wanapum tribe, who was born in 1878, was taken during a visit to Seattle from his home in Wapato, Washington. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.095.29.03
Date:1956
Image of Sallie Onishi cutting cake for her young students, Japanese Baptist Church, Seattle, July 1, 1948
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Sallie Onishi cutting cake for her young students, Japanese Baptist Church, Seattle, July 1, 1948

Here, teacher Sallie Onishi cuts a huge cake to celebrate the end of classes for her 4-, 5- and 6- year old students at the Japanese Baptist Church in Seattle. The children had staged a pageant in Japanese costumes before donning caps and gowns for their "commencement" ceremony. Caption information source: Seattle Post Intelligencer photo caption, July 3, 1948, p.3
ID Number:2000.107.098.17.03
Date:1948
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