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SU students package "Seattle" t-shirts for distribution, August 7, 1977

In this image of a production line set up in Pigott Hall, Seattle University marketing students package "Seattle" t-shirts for distribution. The proceeds from the t-shirts, which cost $5 at the University Bookstore and at Frederick & Nelson, funded SU student scholarships. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, July 9, 1977, page 6Caption information also derived from captions written by…
ID Number:2000.107.061.06.03
Date:1977
Image of Filipino-American débutantes at Filipino Community Center, Seattle, January 14, 1967
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Filipino-American débutantes at Filipino Community Center, Seattle, January 14, 1967

The Filipino Community of Seattle, Inc. (FCS) was formed in 1935 as the Philippine Commonwealth Council of Seattle, and by 1965 had found a permanent home in the Rainier Valley neighborhood. As of 2019 the FCS continues to serve the Filipino American community through educational programs, senior services, dance and language classes, and advocacy. In this image, nine women chosen…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.01
Date:1967
Image of Barbara Bergano and Lope Malle roasting a pig at Seafair Fiesta Filipina, Seattle, August 7, 1971
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Barbara Bergano and Lope Malle roasting a pig at Seafair Fiesta Filipina, Seattle, August 7, 1971

Fiesta Filipina (also Philippine Festival) began as an annual event commemorating the anniversary of Philippine Independence. The event was held at Seward Park and became part of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival. In 1987 the event was moved to the Seattle Center, where by 1997 it had been renamed Pagdiriwang and become one of the five ethnic and cultural festivals…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.02
Date:1971
Image of Students discussing Filipino American experience, Seattle, December 8, 1976
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Students discussing Filipino American experience, Seattle, December 8, 1976

In this image Franklin High School students Lucita Villar, right, and Laarni Fernado, left, discuss with Eligio "Joey" Fernando IV, Laarni's brother and a Mercer Junior High School student, their experiences as the children of parents born in the Philippines. All three report their parents are alarmed watching their children becoming "too American." Caption information derived from captions written by…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.03
Date:1976
Image of Phebe Porras receiving the Miss Filipina American tiara at Seattle World's Fair, July 7, 1962
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Phebe Porras receiving the Miss Filipina American tiara at Seattle World's Fair, July 7, 1962

In this image, Phebe Anne Porras, a Seattle woman who graduated from Immaculate High School, is crowned Miss Filipina American by John Cherberg, lieutenant governor of Washington State, during Philippines Week at the Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition). The coronation ceremonies took place on the International Mall and included an exhibition by the Princessa Drill Team of the Filipino…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.04
Date:1962
Image of Virginia Ordona, Diana Floresca, and Theresa Ordona dancing at Philippine Festival, Seattle, July 31, 1960
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Virginia Ordona, Diana Floresca, and Theresa Ordona dancing at Philippine Festival, Seattle, July 31, 1960

Fiesta Filipina (also Philippine Festival) began as an annual event commemorating the anniversary of Philippine Independence. The event was held at Seward Park and became part of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival. In 1987 the event was moved to the Seattle Center, where by 1997 it had been renamed Pagdiriwang and become one of the five ethnic and cultural festivals…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.05
Date:1960
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"Little Royalty" court children at Seafair Fiesta Filipina, Seattle, June 1958

Fiesta Filipina (also Philippine Festival) began as an annual event commemorating the anniversary of Philippine Independence. The event was held at Seward Park and became part of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival. In 1987 the event was moved to the Seattle Center, where by 1997 it had been renamed Pagdiriwang and become one of the five ethnic and cultural festivals…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.06
Date:1958
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"Little Royalty" court receiving dinner at Seafair Fiesta Filipina, Seattle, August 2, 1964

Fiesta Filipina (also Philippine Festival) began as an annual event commemorating the anniversary of Philippine Independence. The event was held at Seward Park and became part of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival. In 1987 the event was moved to the Seattle Center, where by 1997 it had been renamed Pagdiriwang and become one of the five ethnic and cultural festivals…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.07
Date:1964
Image of Spectators at Fiesta Filipina at Seattle Center, June 13, 1981
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Spectators at Fiesta Filipina at Seattle Center, June 13, 1981

Fiesta Filipina (also Philippine Festival) began as an annual event commemorating the anniversary of Philippine Independence. The event was held at Seward Park and became part of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival. In 1987 the event was moved to the Seattle Center, where by 1997 it had been renamed Pagdiriwang and become one of the five ethnic and cultural festivals…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.08
Date:1981
Image of Princessa Drill Team performing at Seattle Center, circa 1965
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Princessa Drill Team performing at Seattle Center, circa 1965

In 1957, Dorothy (Laigo) Cordova (b. 1932) and Frederic Pilar “Fred” Cordova (1931-2013), both second-generation Filipino Americans, founded Filipino Youth Activities of Seattle (FYA) to engage young people in activities that instilled cultural awareness, such as sports, dance, drama, language, and job placement. Two years later FYA began a new drill team they hoped would participate in local parades and…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.10
Date:Circa 1965
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