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Image of Four people eating at a restaurant in Little Saigon, Seattle, January 14, 1993
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Four people eating at a restaurant in Little Saigon, Seattle, January 14, 1993

The Little Saigon neighborhood of Seattle is centered around 12th Avenue South and South Jackson Street at the eastern edge of the Chinatown - International District. The area has grown from a few businesses opened by Vietnamese immigrants in the late 1970s to become the social and economic hub of the Vietnamese-American community in the Puget Sound region.In 1993, the…
ID Number:2000.107.19930114.3.34
Date:1993
Image of Man eating pho at Pho Bac restaurant, Seattle, January 14, 1993
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Man eating pho at Pho Bac restaurant, Seattle, January 14, 1993

The Little Saigon neighborhood of Seattle is centered around 12th Avenue South and South Jackson Street at the eastern edge of the Chinatown - International District. The area has grown from a few businesses opened by Vietnamese immigrants in the late 1970s to become the social and economic hub of the Vietnamese-American community in the Puget Sound region.In 1993, the…
ID Number:2000.107.19930114.3.44
Date:1993
Image of Lion Dance performance at Lunar New Year celebration, Seattle, January 25, 1993
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Lion Dance performance at Lunar New Year celebration, Seattle, January 25, 1993

The Lion Dance is based on myths of a lion defending a village from monsters and it dates back more than 1,000 years. The dance is performed at Lunar New Year celebrations and is intended to bring good fortune in the coming year. The costume is usually brightly colored especially red, which symbolizes good luck. The lion dances in a…
ID Number:2000.107.19930124.1.05
Date:1993
Image of Lion Dance performance at Lunar New Year celebration, Seattle, January 25, 1993
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Lion Dance performance at Lunar New Year celebration, Seattle, January 25, 1993

The Lion Dance is based on myths of a lion defending a village from monsters and it dates back more than 1,000 years. The dance is performed at Lunar New Year celebrations and is intended to bring good fortune in the coming year. The costume is usually brightly colored especially red, which symbolizes good luck. The lion dances in a…
ID Number:2000.107.19930124.1.24
Date:1993
Image of Customer with bags of fortune cookie wafers outside Tsue Chong Co., Seattle, July 18, 1993
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Customer with bags of fortune cookie wafers outside Tsue Chong Co., Seattle, July 18, 1993

Tsue Chong Company was founded in 1917 by Gar Hip Louie on South Jackson Street in Seattle’s Chinatown neighborhood. Gar Hip founded the company as a noodle factory to supply the numerous local Chinese restaurants. In 1924, Gar Hip’s son Fat Yuen Louie took over the business, moving it to 8th and King Street. In the 1950s, Fat Yuen’s wife,…
ID Number:2000.107.19930716.1.03
Date:1993
Image of Woman making fortune cookies at Tsue Chong Co., Seattle, July 16, 1993
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Woman making fortune cookies at Tsue Chong Co., Seattle, July 16, 1993

Tsue Chong Company was founded in 1917 by Gar Hip Louie on South Jackson Street in Seattle’s Chinatown neighborhood. Gar Hip founded the company as a noodle factory to supply the numerous local Chinese restaurants. In 1924, Gar Hip’s son Fat Yuen Louie took over the business, moving it to 8th and King Street. In the 1950s, Fat Yuen’s wife,…
ID Number:2000.107.19930716.2.20
Date:1993
Image of Fortune cookies at Tsue Chong Co., Seattle, July 16, 1993
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Fortune cookies at Tsue Chong Co., Seattle, July 16, 1993

Tsue Chong Company was founded in 1917 by Gar Hip Louie on South Jackson Street in Seattle’s Chinatown neighborhood. Gar Hip founded the company as a noodle factory to supply the numerous local Chinese restaurants. In 1924, Gar Hip’s son Fat Yuen Louie took over the business, moving it to 8th and King Street. In the 1950s, Fat Yuen’s wife,…
ID Number:2000.107.19930716.3.35
Date:1993
Image of Recent emigres posing with Norm Rice, July 16, 1993
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Recent emigres posing with Norm Rice, July 16, 1993

In this photo, Gary Tang snaps a souvenir photo of Hao Li and Yan Wang, both recent emigres from China, with Seattle mayor Norm Rice. Tang worked at the Chinese Information and Service Center in Seattle's Chinatown - International District, and later at the Asian Counseling and Referral Service. Caption information derived from caption written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached…
ID Number:2000.107.19930716.13.04
Date:1993
Image of Spectators at Mardi Gras parade, July 25, 1993
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Spectators at Mardi Gras parade, July 25, 1993

For over 70 years, Seattle’s Black community has a held a summer festival that was part of Seattle's International Festival, now Seafair. The first, in 1952, was called the East Madison/East Union Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras later transformed into the Pacific Northwest Black Community Festival, and in 1997 it became the Umoja Fest African Heritage Festival.On July 25th, 1993, drill…
ID Number:2000.107.19930725.2.03
Date:1993
Image of Norm Rice waving from car at Mardi Gras parade, July 25, 1993
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Norm Rice waving from car at Mardi Gras parade, July 25, 1993

For over 70 years, Seattle’s Black community has a held a summer festival that was part of Seattle's International Festival, now Seafair. The first, in 1952, was called the East Madison/East Union Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras later transformed into the Pacific Northwest Black Community Festival, and in 1997 it became the Umoja Fest African Heritage Festival.On July 25th, 1993, drill…
ID Number:2000.107.19930725.2.13
Date:1993
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