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Image of Spectators at Chinatown - International District festival, Seattle, June 8, 1980
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Spectators at Chinatown - International District festival, Seattle, June 8, 1980

The Chinatown - International District's Summer Festival, the "largest pan-Asian celebration in the Northwest," was begun in 1975 and features cultural performances, music, dancing, martial arts, and a wide array of international bites at the beloved $3 Food Walk. The event was renamed Dragon Fest when it became one of the official events of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival.In this…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.09
Date:1980
Image of Gil Go watching Chinatown - International District festival performance, Seattle, June 28, 1981
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Gil Go watching Chinatown - International District festival performance, Seattle, June 28, 1981

The Chinatown - International District's Summer Festival, the "largest pan-Asian celebration in the Northwest," was begun in 1975 and features cultural performances, music, dancing, martial arts, and a wide array of international bites at the beloved $3 Food Walk. The event was renamed Dragon Fest when it became one of the official events of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival.In this…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.10
Date:1981
Image of Little girl at Chinatown - International District Summer Festival, Seattle, June 28, 1981
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Little girl at Chinatown - International District Summer Festival, Seattle, June 28, 1981

The Chinatown - International District's Summer Festival, the "largest pan-Asian celebration in the Northwest," was begun in 1975 and features cultural performances, music, dancing, martial arts, and a wide array of international bites at the beloved $3 Food Walk. The event was renamed Dragon Fest when it became one of the official events of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival.In this…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.12
Date:1981
Image of Thai dancer at Chinatown - International District Summer Festival, Seattle, July 14, 1985
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Thai dancer at Chinatown - International District Summer Festival, Seattle, July 14, 1985

The Chinatown - International District's Summer Festival, the "largest pan-Asian celebration in the Northwest," was begun in 1975 and features cultural performances, music, dancing, martial arts, and a wide array of international bites at the beloved $3 Food Walk. The event was renamed Dragon Fest when it became one of the official events of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival.In this…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.13
Date:1985
Image of Miss Chinatown waving from Summer Festival parade car, Seattle, July 28, 1985
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Miss Chinatown waving from Summer Festival parade car, Seattle, July 28, 1985

The Chinatown - International District's Summer Festival, the "largest pan-Asian celebration in the Northwest," was begun in 1975 and features cultural performances, music, dancing, martial arts, and a wide array of international bites at the beloved $3 Food Walk. The event was renamed Dragon Fest when it became one of the official events of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival.In this…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.14
Date:1985
Image of Gardener in Chinatown - International District garden plot, Seattle, April 11, 1986
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Gardener in Chinatown - International District garden plot, Seattle, April 11, 1986

In 1975, restaurateur and community leader Dan “Danny” G. Woo (1914-1987) donated 1.5 acres located on the hillside between Washington Street and Main Street for development of the International District Community Garden. The garden contains nearly 100 plots that are cultivated and cared for by elderly and low-income residents of the neighborhood. The garden is also home to a children's…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.15
Date:1986
Image of Man practicing tai chi in International Children's Park, Seattle, July 6, 1986
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Man practicing tai chi in International Children's Park, Seattle, July 6, 1986

The Donnie Chin International Children's Park on Seventh Avenue South and South Lane Street in Seattle's Chinatown - International District opened in 1981. Architect Joey Ing designed the park to incorporate sculpture, including an umbrella with glowing LED lights to shade park goers and a dragon by Gerry Tsutakawa, son of sculptor George Tsutakawa. Affectionately nicknamed “Dragon Park,” the space…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.16
Date:1986
Image of Chinatown - International District restaurant worker taking a break, Seattle, July 8, 1988
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Chinatown - International District restaurant worker taking a break, Seattle, July 8, 1988

In this image, Nariano Chachero, a Filipino dishwasher at the Tai Tung restaurant in Seattle's vibrant and multi-cultural Chinatown - International District, takes a rest from his work for a breath of fresh air. In the distance behind Mr. Chachero the King Street Station clock tower is visible. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.17
Date:1988
Image of Elderly Chinese woman carrying bags of groceries, Seattle, June 29, 1988
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Elderly Chinese woman carrying bags of groceries, Seattle, June 29, 1988

In this image, an elderly Chinese woman carries two bags of groceries she just received from a food bank that serves the needy of Seattle's vibrant and multi-cultural Chinatown - International District neighborhood. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.18
Date:1988
Image of Man eating Chinese BBQ, Seattle, June 29, 1988
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Man eating Chinese BBQ, Seattle, June 29, 1988

In this image Tsang Leung, a foreign student from Hong Kong, eats lunch outside the China Poultry Company on South Jackson Street in Seattle's Chinatown - International District neighborhood.
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.19
Date:1988
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