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Image of Toru Sakahara, April 27, 1967
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Toru Sakahara, April 27, 1967

This image shows Toru Sakahara (1916-2008), a leader in Seattle’s Japanese American community. During World War II, Sakahara was incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center and the Minidoka concentration camp. He was one of the first Japanese American students to attend the UW School of Law. He used his legal skills to aid Japanese Americans in reclaiming property after their…
ID Number:2000.107.159.13.02
Date:1967
Image of Antonio Sanchez at Sea Mar Community Health Center, Seattle, February 5, 1980
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Antonio Sanchez at Sea Mar Community Health Center, Seattle, February 5, 1980

Sea Mar Community Health Centers was organized by a group of Latino community leaders and health activists who wanted to develop a comprehensive health center for the Latino community in Seattle, with satellite clinics in rural communities in western Washington. They began in 1978 with one small clinic in the South Park neighborhood of Seattle. As of 2022, SeaMar has…
ID Number:2000.107.159.33.01
Date:1980
Image of Bob Santos visiting apartment in need of renovation, Seattle, December 15, 1980
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Bob Santos visiting apartment in need of renovation, Seattle, December 15, 1980

Robert Nicholas "Bob" Santos (1934-2016), was a Filipino American born and raised in Seattle's Chinatown - International District. He spent most of his life as an activist in his old neighborhood -- saving it, nurturing it, defending it against outside threats, whether environmental, cultural, or political. Mr. Santos developed a close relationship with other activists for racial justice, in particular…
ID Number:2000.107.160.07.01
Date:1980
Image of Bob Santos speaking at microphone, Seattle, August 1983
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Bob Santos speaking at microphone, Seattle, August 1983

Robert Nicholas "Bob" Santos (1934-2016), was a Filipino American born and raised in Seattle's Chinatown - International District. He spent most of his life as an activist in his old neighborhood -- saving it, nurturing it, defending it against outside threats, whether environmental, cultural, or political. Mr. Santos developed a close relationship with other activists for racial justice, in particular…
ID Number:2000.107.160.07.02
Date:1983
Image of Bob Santos in office, Seattle, August 29, 1985
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Bob Santos in office, Seattle, August 29, 1985

Robert Nicholas "Bob" Santos (1934-2016), was a Filipino American born and raised in Seattle's Chinatown - International District. He spent most of his life as an activist in his old neighborhood -- saving it, nurturing it, defending it against outside threats, whether environmental, cultural, or political. Mr. Santos developed a close relationship with other activists for racial justice, in particular…
ID Number:2000.107.160.07.03
Date:1985
Image of Bob Santos standing on sidewalk in Chinatown - International District, Seattle, July 18, 1986
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Bob Santos standing on sidewalk in Chinatown - International District, Seattle, July 18, 1986

Robert Nicholas "Bob" Santos (1934-2016), was a Filipino American born and raised in Seattle's Chinatown - International District. He spent most of his life as an activist in his old neighborhood -- saving it, nurturing it, defending it against outside threats, whether environmental, cultural, or political. Mr. Santos developed a close relationship with other activists for racial justice, in particular…
ID Number:2000.107.160.07.04
Date:1986
Image of Ken Sarumaru of Sun Grade, Inc., Bellevue, December 10, 1985
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Ken Sarumaru of Sun Grade, Inc., Bellevue, December 10, 1985

Early tech entrepreneur Ken Sarumaru (who has since changed his name to Kenichi Uchikura) has had several Bellevue-based software businesses including Sun Grade Inc., designed to connect software companies with Japanese markets. Uchikura founded Pacific Software Publishing in 1987 and as of 2019, it is still operating out of Bellevue.In this photo Ken Sarumaru sits at his desk in front…
ID Number:2000.107.160.12.01
Date:1985
Image of Norie Sato with unfinished artwork, Seattle, June 26, 1991
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Norie Sato with unfinished artwork, Seattle, June 26, 1991

Norie Sato (b. 1949) was born in northern Japan and moved to the United States at age four with her family. She moved to Seattle in 1972 and studied at the University of Washington, receiving a Master of Fine Arts in printmaking in 1974. Sato’s early work focused on printmaking, and she later incorporated glass and video elements as well.…
ID Number:2000.107.160.17.01
Date:1991
Image of Seattle Art Museum exterior, October 31, 1991
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Seattle Art Museum exterior, October 31, 1991

The new Seattle Art Museum (SAM) building at 1st Avenue and University Street opened on December 5, 1991. The 5-story building, designed by Robert Venturi, had four times the space of the old museum at Volunteer Park, with new galleries displaying African art, Northwest Native American art, modern art, photography, and Northwest artists. The Volunteer Park Museum was remodeled to…
ID Number:2000.107.164.37.03
Date:1991
Image of View of Atlantic Street neighborhood, Seattle, 1983
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View of Atlantic Street neighborhood, Seattle, 1983

Seattle's Atlantic neighborhood (which has also been referred to as Yesler/Atlantic and Judkins Park) is a triangular community in the Central District area, between Mount Baker Ridge and Beacon Hill. One of Seattle's oldest residential neighborhoods, it was home to Seattle's largest Italian enclaves during the early years of the twentieth century. Like other neighborhoods in central and southeast Seattle,…
ID Number:2000.107.165.05.01
Date:1983
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