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Image of An Tran surrounded by family and friends at Sea-Tac Airport, February 23, 1993
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An Tran surrounded by family and friends at Sea-Tac Airport, February 23, 1993

In 1954, An Tran sent six of her children from their home in North Vietnam to South Vietnam to escape the impending rule of the North Vietnamese communist government. An and her husband, Tau Nguyen, followed their children but were captured at the border and sent to separate jails. Tau escaped to South Vietnam, but An was returned to the…
ID Number:2000.107.19930223.12.36
Date:1993
Image of An Tran holding baby during reunion at SeaTac airport, February 23, 1993
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An Tran holding baby during reunion at SeaTac airport, February 23, 1993

In 1954, An Tran sent six of her children from their home in North Vietnam to South Vietnam to escape the impending rule of the North Vietnamese communist government. An and her husband, Tau Nguyen, followed their children but were captured at the border and sent to separate jails. Tau escaped to South Vietnam, but An was returned to the…
ID Number:2000.107.19930223.13.18
Date:1993
Image of Chu-Lan Chiong weighing medicinal herbs, Seattle, March 1, 1993
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Chu-Lan Chiong weighing medicinal herbs, Seattle, March 1, 1993

Traditional Chinese medicine is thousands of years old and is based on the concept of a vital life force in the body called Qi, which may become unbalanced and cause illness. Increasingly, patients in the US opt to use practices from Chinese medicine, such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, and massage, to supplement or even replace Western medical treatments. This photo…
ID Number:2000.107.19930301.7.30
Date:1993
Image of Cheryl Chow bowling at campaign event, May 1993
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Cheryl Chow bowling at campaign event, May 1993

Cheryl Chow was the daughter of restaurant owner and King County Councilwoman Ruby Chow, and opera singer, US Army veteran and chef Ping Chow. Born in Seattle, Cheryl Chow attended Franklin High School and Western Washington University. Early in her career, she taught physical education at Hamilton International Middle School, was principal of Sharples Junior High School (now Aki Kurose…
ID Number:2000.107.19930525.13.14
Date:1993
Image of Customer with bags of fortune cookie wafers outside Tsue Chong Co., Seattle, July 18, 1993
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Customer with bags of fortune cookie wafers outside Tsue Chong Co., Seattle, July 18, 1993

Tsue Chong Company was founded in 1917 by Gar Hip Louie on South Jackson Street in Seattle’s Chinatown neighborhood. Gar Hip founded the company as a noodle factory to supply the numerous local Chinese restaurants. In 1924, Gar Hip’s son Fat Yuen Louie took over the business, moving it to 8th and King Street. In the 1950s, Fat Yuen’s wife,…
ID Number:2000.107.19930716.1.03
Date:1993
Image of Woman making fortune cookies at Tsue Chong Co., Seattle, July 16, 1993
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Woman making fortune cookies at Tsue Chong Co., Seattle, July 16, 1993

Tsue Chong Company was founded in 1917 by Gar Hip Louie on South Jackson Street in Seattle’s Chinatown neighborhood. Gar Hip founded the company as a noodle factory to supply the numerous local Chinese restaurants. In 1924, Gar Hip’s son Fat Yuen Louie took over the business, moving it to 8th and King Street. In the 1950s, Fat Yuen’s wife,…
ID Number:2000.107.19930716.2.20
Date:1993
Image of Fortune cookies at Tsue Chong Co., Seattle, July 16, 1993
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Fortune cookies at Tsue Chong Co., Seattle, July 16, 1993

Tsue Chong Company was founded in 1917 by Gar Hip Louie on South Jackson Street in Seattle’s Chinatown neighborhood. Gar Hip founded the company as a noodle factory to supply the numerous local Chinese restaurants. In 1924, Gar Hip’s son Fat Yuen Louie took over the business, moving it to 8th and King Street. In the 1950s, Fat Yuen’s wife,…
ID Number:2000.107.19930716.3.35
Date:1993
Image of Recent emigres posing with Norm Rice, July 16, 1993
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Recent emigres posing with Norm Rice, July 16, 1993

In this photo, Gary Tang snaps a souvenir photo of Hao Li and Yan Wang, both recent emigres from China, with Seattle mayor Norm Rice. Tang worked at the Chinese Information and Service Center in Seattle's Chinatown - International District, and later at the Asian Counseling and Referral Service. Caption information derived from caption written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached…
ID Number:2000.107.19930716.13.04
Date:1993
Image of Guy Kurose speaking to Trisha and Monique Hendrix, Seattle, August 1993
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Guy Kurose speaking to Trisha and Monique Hendrix, Seattle, August 1993

Guy Kurose (1952-2002) was an activist and youth counselor who focused on street gangs and preventing violence. He was the son of Seattle teacher and peace activist Aki Kurose and he began attending antiwar and civil rights protests as a child with his family. Kurose joined the Black Panther Party as a teenager, becoming one of the group’s few Asian-American…
ID Number:2000.107.19930818.1.12
Date:1993
Image of Puni Hokea during campaign for City Council seat, August 1993
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Puni Hokea during campaign for City Council seat, August 1993

Puni Hokea (1953-2011) was a longtime community leader in Seattle. His full name was ’O Kana‘iaupuni Iwi'ula, and he was a Native Hawaiian spiritual leader and healer. In 1993 he founded the Kalama Foundation, which educated people about Native Hawaiian culture and medicine. Hokea worked as a health administrator at the Washington Department of Health, the Seattle Indian Health Board,…
ID Number:2000.107.19930823.3.12
Date:1993
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