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Image of Spectators watch Lion Dance performers during Tet festival at Seattle Center, January 25, 2003
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Spectators watch Lion Dance performers during Tet festival at Seattle Center, January 25, 2003

Tet, or Vietnamese Lunar New Year, is celebrated annually at the Seattle Center where festivities begin with a lion dance and continue with cooking demonstrations, music workshops, photo exhibits, martial arts, arts and crafts for kids, and Vietnamese Opera performances. In traditional Vietnamese culture, the first three days of the new year represent what will happen the rest of the…
ID Number:2000.107.20030126.CD02.01.002
Date:2003
Image of Ichiro Suzuki acknowledging the fans after his record tying 257th hit, Safeco Field, Seattle, October 1, 2004
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Ichiro Suzuki acknowledging the fans after his record tying 257th hit, Safeco Field, Seattle, October 1, 2004

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:2000.107.20041001.CD01.01.001
Date:2004
Image of Ichiro Suzuki's record-breaking 258th hit in a season, Safeco Field, Seattle, October 1, 2004
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Ichiro Suzuki's record-breaking 258th hit in a season, Safeco Field, Seattle, October 1, 2004

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:2000.107.20041001.CD03.001
Date:2004
Image of Ichiro Suzuki with teammates after breaking record for most hits in a season, Safeco Field, Seattle, October 1, 2004
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Ichiro Suzuki with teammates after breaking record for most hits in a season, Safeco Field, Seattle, October 1, 2004

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:2000.107.20041001.CD03.002
Date:2004
Image of Kung-Fu Exhibition program, May 5, 1984
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Kung-Fu Exhibition program, May 5, 1984

Established in 1963, the Seattle Kung Fu Club offers traditional martial arts classes for adults and children in Seattle's Chinatown - International District neighborhood. The program pictured here is from a Kung-Fu exhibition presented by the club on May 5, 1984, at the Seattle Center Arena (now Climate Pledge Arena). Caption information source: https://www.seattlekungfuclub.com.
ID Number:2001.72.6
Date:1984
Image of C.W. Parker's Military pass during anti-Chinese riots, Seattle, 1886
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C.W. Parker's Military pass during anti-Chinese riots, Seattle, 1886

During the mid-1880s, a nationwide economic depression led to widespread unemployment. Many white workers accused immigrants of taking their jobs. On the west coast, Chinese laborers were the targets of anger and mob violence.In the fall of 1885, anti-Chinese feelings in Seattle led to four months of riots aimed at driving the Chinese out of the city. Some Seattle citizens…
ID Number:2002.3.156
Date:1886
Image of Anti-Chinese riots, Seattle, 1886
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Anti-Chinese riots, Seattle, 1886

During the mid-1880s, a nationwide economic depression led to widespread unemployment. Many white workers accused immigrants of taking their jobs. On the west coast, Chinese laborers were the targets of anger and mob violence.In the fall of 1885, anti-Chinese feelings in Seattle led to four months of riots aimed at driving the Chinese out of the city. Some Seattle citizens…
ID Number:2002.3.410
Date:1886
Image of May Day family picnic flier, Seattle, May 4, 1975
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May Day family picnic flier, Seattle, May 4, 1975

On May 4, 1975, Seattle area Asian and Pacific Island workers were invited to a potluck picnic at Seward Park that included a pig roast, recreation, cultural presentations and speakers. May Day, also known as International Workers Day, aims to build international working class unity.The flier for the event is printed in Tagalog (Filipino), Chinese and English. Sponsors included groups…
ID Number:2002.23.1.32.2
Date:1975
Image of We will take only...Sew Much! newsletter, September 1975
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We will take only...Sew Much! newsletter, September 1975

The newsletter shown here was produced by The Sew Much, a national organization of garment workers that fought for higher pay and more favorable union contracts. The newsletter, written in both English and Japanese, calls for changes to the local garment workers’ union in Seattle. Specifically, it opposes a proposed increase in dues from $5.00 to $6.50 and proposes lowering…
ID Number:2002.23.3.43.1
Date:1975
Image of We will take only...Sew Much! newsletter, February 1975
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We will take only...Sew Much! newsletter, February 1975

The newsletter shown here was produced by The Sew Much, a national organization of garment workers that fought for higher pay and more favorable union contracts. The newsletter calls for a 10% pay raise and a commitment to regular cost-of-living increases, an end to layoffs, a union hiring hall to help unemployed members find a new job in the union,…
ID Number:2002.23.3.47.1
Date:1975
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