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Image of Hin Chanrotha and Khung Sokunthea at their wedding, Seattle, June 30, 1989
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Hin Chanrotha and Khung Sokunthea at their wedding, Seattle, June 30, 1989

For some young Cambodian refugees and their families in the U.S., having a traditional Cambodian wedding helped keep them connected to the culture of the war-torn homeland they left behind in the mid-1970s and 1980s. For Khung Sokunthea of Seattle and her groom, Hin Chanrotha of Sterling, VA, this meant a marriage arranged by their families and a daylong wedding…
ID Number:2000.107.031.02.06
Date:1989
Image of Hin Chanrotha marching in procession at his wedding, Seattle, June 30, 1989
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Hin Chanrotha marching in procession at his wedding, Seattle, June 30, 1989

For some young Cambodian refugees and their families in the U.S., having a traditional Cambodian wedding helped keep them connected to the culture of the war-torn homeland they left behind in the mid-1970s and 1980s. For Khung Sokunthea of Seattle and her groom, Hin Chanrotha of Sterling, VA, this meant a marriage arranged by their families and a daylong wedding…
ID Number:2000.107.031.02.07
Date:1989
Image of Khung Sokunthea with family at her wedding, Seattle, June 30, 1989
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Khung Sokunthea with family at her wedding, Seattle, June 30, 1989

For some young Cambodian refugees and their families in the U.S., having a traditional Cambodian wedding helped keep them connected to the culture of the war-torn homeland they left behind in the mid-1970s and 1980s. For Khung Sokunthea of Seattle and her groom, Hin Chanrotha of Sterling, VA, this meant a marriage arranged by their families and a daylong wedding…
ID Number:2000.107.031.02.08
Date:1989
Image of Haircut ritual at Cambodian wedding, Seattle, June 30, 1989
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Haircut ritual at Cambodian wedding, Seattle, June 30, 1989

For some young Cambodian refugees and their families in the U.S., having a traditional Cambodian wedding helped keep them connected to the culture of the war-torn homeland they left behind in the mid-1970s and 1980s. For Khung Sokunthea of Seattle and her groom, Hin Chanrotha of Sterling, VA, this meant a marriage arranged by their families and a daylong wedding…
ID Number:2000.107.031.02.09
Date:1989
Image of Japanese lantern ceremony at Green Lake, Seattle, August 7, 1991
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Japanese lantern ceremony at Green Lake, Seattle, August 7, 1991

In this image, a volunteer from Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility helps launch Japanese lanterns to commemorate the U. S. dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II. The event, held near the Bathhouse Theatre on Green Lake and called "From Hiroshima to Hope," attracted more than 1,000 people. It was patterned after…
ID Number:2000.107.048.01.03
Date:1991
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 New citizens of the United States, July 4, 1963
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New citizens of the United States, July 4, 1963

Each year, the Immigration and Naturalization Service holds ceremonies for new immigrants to become U.S. citizens. In 1963, the July 4th naturalization ceremonies were held at the Aqua Theater at Green Lake.Here, three new citizens stand between American Legion Commander (Seattle Post 1) Dan P. Danilov and John. P. Boyd, district director of the INS, who had presented the certificates.…
ID Number:2000.107.095.22.02
Date:1963
Image of Women practicing Japanese tea ceremony, Seattle, July 24, 1953
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Women practicing Japanese tea ceremony, Seattle, July 24, 1953

The Aiiku Guild was the first Japanese-American Orthopedic Guild in Seattle, supporting the Children's Orthopedic Hospital (now Seattle Children's Hospital) through its fundraising activities. Here, members of the Guild practice a Japanese tea ceremony, in preparation for a public demonstration in the exhibition hall at Frederick & Nelson later that summer. The event would also include a demonstration of flower…
ID Number:2000.107.098.17.04
Date:1953
Image of Student practicing Japanese tea ceremony, Seattle,  November 20, 1980
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Student practicing Japanese tea ceremony, Seattle, November 20, 1980

Here, tea ceremony teacher Yoshiko Kubota watches student Atsuko Murao pour water from a kettle to make a frothy green tea. Ms. Kubota's school at 525 S. Main Street in Seattle's Chinatown International District was based on the principles of tea articulated by Grand Master Shoshitsu Sen and the Urasenke Foundation of Kyoto. In a simple room designed specifically for…
ID Number:2000.107.098.19.05
Date:1980
Image of Rev. Robert Jeffrey speaking during Eddie Bascomb's funeral at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, February 24, 1987
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Rev. Robert Jeffrey speaking during Eddie Bascomb's funeral at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, February 24, 1987

Rev. Dr. Robert Jeffrey served nine years as Senior Pastor of Pilgrim Baptist Church in Roanoke, VA before relocating to Seattle in 1986 to become the Senior Pastor of the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, where he still serves as of 2019. Throughout his career, Jeffrey has advocated for those locked out of economic opportunity. In 1988, Jeffrey founded the…
ID Number:2000.107.098.35.02
Date:1988
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