357 results for: Discrimination
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Nelson Mandela at welcoming ceremony at Boeing Field, Seattle, December 8, 1999
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (1918-2013) became South Africa’s first Black president in 1994, in the country’s first fully democratic election. His election came after a long struggle against the apartheid system of racial segregation in South Africa, in which Mandela played a key role and during which he was imprisoned for 27 years.In December 1999, Nelson Mandela and his wife Graça…
ID Number:2000.107.19991208.1.15
Date:1999
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Nelson Mandela and Graça Machel at welcoming ceremony at Boeing Field, Seattle, December 8, 1999
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (1918-2013) became South Africa’s first Black president in 1994, in the country’s first fully democratic election. His election came after a long struggle against the apartheid system of racial segregation in South Africa, in which Mandela played a key role and during which he was imprisoned for 27 years.In December 1999, Nelson Mandela and his wife Graça…
ID Number:2000.107.19991208.1.24
Date:1999
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Harinder "Paul" Bains, with his son, Ikjot Bains, Seattle, June 21, 2002
Harinder "Paul" Bains and his two brothers Gurinder and Gagandeep immigrated to Washington from India in 1987, seeking freedom from religious persecution. The brothers settled in Okanogan, became US citizens, and started a gas station and gasoline transport business called Flying B. In 2000, they complained to oil company Arco alleging racial and religious discrimination while contracting with Arco. The…
ID Number:2000.107.20020621.CD02.001
Date:2002
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Abdinasir Ali Nur at the Maka Mini Mart, Seattle, July 16, 2002
Three small South Seattle groceries owned by Somali immigrants were caught up in the wake of the September 11 terror attacks. In late 2001, federal agents raided Maka Mini Mart and Halal Meat, owned by Abdinasir Ali Nur, during a raid on a neighboring money-wiring business with alleged links to terrorism. Although unrelated to that neighboring business, the agents confiscated…
ID Number:2000.107.20020716.CD02.03.001
Date:2002
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Marlina Soerakoesoemah editing fashion pictures for Azizah magazine, Redmond, September 2002
In the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks, Muslims and Arabs in the US faced intense discrimination and harassment, as did Sikhs, Somalis, and other people perceived to have Middle Eastern ancestry or connections. They experienced slurs and violence from other members of the public including demands to remove hijabs or turbans, housing and employment discrimination, and physical attacks.…
ID Number:2000.107.200209.CD01.13.001
Date:2002
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"Jathedar" Sidhu prays at Gurudwara Singh Sabha of Washington, Renton, September 2002
In the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks, Muslims and Arabs in the US faced intense discrimination and harassment due to perceived connections to the attacks. While Arabs and Muslims were the focus, Sikhs, Somalis, and other people perceived to have Middle Eastern ancestry or connections were also targeted. They experienced slurs and violence from other members of the…
ID Number:2000.107.200209.CD01.13.002
Date:2002
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Greg Nickels and Gary Locke cutting cake at an interfaith community meeting at Idriss Mosque, Seattle, September 10, 2002
In the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks, Muslims and Arabs in the US faced intense discrimination and harassment, as did Sikhs, Somalis, and other people perceived to have Middle Eastern ancestry or connections. They experienced slurs and violence from other members of the public including demands to remove hijabs or turbans, housing and employment discrimination, and physical attacks.…
ID Number:2000.107.200209.CD01.16.001
Date:2002
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Worshippers at sundown prayers at Idriss Mosque, Seattle, September 5, 2002
In the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks, Muslims and Arabs in the US faced intense discrimination and harassment, as did Sikhs, Somalis, and other people perceived to have Middle Eastern ancestry or connections. They experienced slurs and violence from other members of the public including demands to remove hijabs or turbans, housing and employment discrimination, and physical attacks.…
ID Number:2000.107.20020905.CD04.01.001
Date:2002
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Tawfik Rajab after prayers at Idriss Mosque, Seattle, September 2002
In the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks, Muslims and Arabs in the US faced intense discrimination and harassment, as did Sikhs, Somalis, and other people perceived to have Middle Eastern ancestry or connections. They experienced slurs and violence from other members of the public including demands to remove hijabs or turbans, housing and employment discrimination, and physical attacks.…
ID Number:2000.107.20020905.CD04.01.002
Date:2002
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Madeleine Sosin and Jonah Cohen protest new INS policies at Hing Hay Park, Seattle, January 13, 2003
In January 2003, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft implemented a new policy requiring male visitors - including tourists, workers, and students on short-term visas - from 18 mainly Muslim countries to be fingerprinted, interviewed, and photographed by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now USCIS) or risk deportation. On January 13, 2003, several hundred people gathered in Seattle's Chinatown - International…
ID Number:2000.107.20030113.CD04.001
Date:2003