584 results for: Asian American
Photograph
Henry Woo blowing out birthday candles at Linyen Restaurant & Lounge, Seattle, July 11, 1982
When Henry Woo turned 84, his co-workers at Seattle’s Linyen Restaurant & Lounge threw him a birthday party. At the time, he still worked three days a week, cooking over a hot wok in the kitchen of the restaurant located on Seventh Avenue S. in the Chinatown - International District. Here, Mr. Woo blows out the candles on his elaborate…
ID Number:2000.107.232.29.02
Date:1982
Photograph
Elaine Ko and Shari Woo of the International District Housing Alliance at a meeting, July 18, 1977
In the late 1970s, the building of the Kingdome stadium put a great deal of development pressure on neighborhoods south of downtown Seattle that threatened to displace long-time residents. The International District Housing Alliance (now InterIm CDA) formed as a non-profit organization to organize residents to preserve affordable housing in their community.In this image, Alliance members Elaine Ko (left) and…
ID Number:2000.107.232.29.03
Date:1977
Photograph
Dick Yoshimura at Mutual Fish Company, Seattle, March 6, 1984
Dick Yoshimura (1914-2012) founded the Mutual Fish Company and is credited with the region’s first live seafood tanks and other innovations. Born in Japan, Yoshimura came to Seattle in 1929 and developed a reputation for working hard for fish companies along the Alaskan Way waterfront. He was imprisoned for three years at a Japanese incarceration camp during World War II,…
ID Number:2000.107.234.22.01
Date:1984
Photograph
Don Chin talking with city officials after Wah Mee Club massacre, Seattle, February 20, 1983
In this image Don Chin, a resident of Seattle's Chinatown - International District, asks Mayor Charles Royer and Seattle Police Chief Patrick Fitzsimons what is being done to protect his community in the wake of the murder of 13 patrons in the Wah Mee gambling club two days previously, on February 18, 1983. Caption information source: "Three robbers raid Wah…
ID Number:2000.107.265.07.01
Date:1983
Photograph
Family seeking information on victims of Wah Mee Club massacre, Seattle, February 20, 1983
In this image Cerisse Jatabutr, center, accompanied by her mother and brother, knock at the door of the King County Medical Examiner at Harborview Hospital in Seattle. The family members received confirmation that Cerisse's father, Hung Fat Gee, was among the 13 people killed the previous day at the Wah Mee gambling club in the Chinatown - International District. Caption…
ID Number:2000.107.265.07.02
Date:1983
Photograph
Dai Vu studying questions in his English class, Seattle, October 1979
Ten-year-old Dai Vu, from Vietnam, arrived in the US in August 1979 with his father and two older siblings after living in a Malaysian refugee camp for 5 months. All of the family's money went into the boat passage for the four, and Dai's mother and younger siblings had to be left behind. In Seattle, Dai attended school at Lake…
ID Number:2000.107.289.01.02
Date:1979
Photograph
Ichiro Suzuki trying to catch a baseball behind his back at training camp, Peoria, AZ, February 26, 2002
Ichiro Suzuki (known as Ichiro) played right field for the Seattle Mariners from 2001 to 2012, and again from 2018 to 2019, with the intervening years spent playing for the New York Yankees and the Miami Marlins. He was the first Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball to play a position other than pitcher, and started after playing nine years…
ID Number:2000.107.2002.CD01.02.03.002
Date:2002
Photograph
John Cherberg cutting ribbon to open new parking lot on King Street, Seattle, June 14, 1972
This image shows the opening of a parking lot on King Street at 8th Avenue S. in the Chinatown - International District. The lot is located beneath an elevated section of I-5 and was leased to the International District Improvement Association (InterIm). InterIm hoped the lot would generate profit to reinvest in the community. As of 2025, the lot is…
ID Number:2000.107.19720612.1.08
Date:1972
Photograph
Mayoral candidate Liem Tuai and his wife Winnie in an antique car, Seattle, November 3, 1973
After the death of City Council Member Paul Alexander, Seattle lawyer Liem Tuai was picked to finish out his term. Tuai was the second Chinese American to serve on the City Council. Son of a Port Townsend WA railroad worker and laundry man, Tuai dropped out of high school to become a machinist at Boeing. He served in Japan with…
ID Number:2000.107.19731103.1.21
Date:1973
Photograph
View of King Street businesses, Seattle, December 1973
This image shows storefronts in the West Kong Yick Building, located on South King Street between 7th Avenue South and Canton Alley (seen at far left). The West and East Kong Yick Buildings were constructed in 1910 by the Kong Yick Investment Company, which was made up of 170 investors from Chinese community around Seattle and led by Goon Dip.…
ID Number:2000.107.19731204.1.13
Date:1973