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APEC conference attendees waving from boat at Tillicum Village, Blake Island, November 20, 1993
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference (APEC) was founded in 1989 as an informal dialog group with limited participation by ministers and cabinet-level officials in the Asian-Pacific region, and rose to world prominence in Seattle in 1993 when President Clinton endorsed the organization and used it for what is now an annual summit meeting of Asian and Pacific leaders. The group…
ID Number:2000.107.19931120.4.13
Date:1993
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APEC conference attendees walking to briefing area at Tillicum Village, Blake Island, November 20, 1993
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference (APEC) was founded in 1989 as an informal dialog group with limited participation by ministers and cabinet-level officials in the Asian-Pacific region, and rose to world prominence in Seattle in 1993 when President Clinton endorsed the organization and used it for what is now an annual summit meeting of Asian and Pacific leaders. The group…
ID Number:2000.107.19931120.5.13
Date:1993
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APEC conference attendees standing together at Tillicum Village, Blake Island, November 20, 1993
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference (APEC) was founded in 1989 as an informal dialog group with limited participation by ministers and cabinet-level officials in the Asian-Pacific region, and rose to world prominence in Seattle in 1993 when President Clinton endorsed the organization and used it for what is now an annual summit meeting of Asian and Pacific leaders. The group…
ID Number:2000.107.19931120.6.05
Date:1993
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Elizabeth Gordon and Susan Varner at Jubilee Women's Center, Seattle, April 4, 1997
In 1997, the Washington State Legislature cut $35 million from the state’s General Assistance - Unemployable (GAU) program, which at the time provided cash assistance and medical coverage to about 17,000 Washingtonians who were unable to work. As of 2024, this program, now called the Aged, Blind or Disabled Cash Program (ABD), continues to offer cash assistance to low-income people…
ID Number:2000.107.19970404.24.24
Date:1997
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Governor Gary Locke and health care program supporters, Olympia, April 22, 1997
The Washington state legislature established a pilot program in 1987 to provide health care insurance to low-income working families who didn’t qualify for Medicaid. In 1993, the Basic Health Program was expanded statewide and it grew a bit further in 1995. In 1997, the Republican legislature pushed to freeze the program at 1995 levels and to increase premiums and copayments.…
ID Number:2000.107.19970422.10.13
Date:1997
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US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and others speaking at WTO conference, November 29, 1999
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991129.CD02.002
Date:1999
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Delegates and others waiting to enter WTO conference, Seattle, November 29, 1999
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991129.CD02.003
Date:1999
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Bomb squad with dog at King County Courthouse, Seattle, September 11, 2001
In the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, people across the country and around the world reacted with shock and grief, while authorities in the U.S. acted swiftly to secure public buildings and landmarks seen as potential targets, in case another incident was yet to come.In Seattle, authorities evacuated downtown skyscrapers and closed federal buildings. Traffic…
ID Number:2000.107.20010911.17.01
Date:2001
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Swearing in of new US citizens at Seattle Center, July 4, 2002
On July 4, 2002, 311 migrants from 65 countries were sworn in as new US citizens at a naturalization ceremony at Seattle Center. Some chose to become citizens to secure their place in the US in the wake of immigration law changes after the 9/11 attacks in 2001, while others wanted citizenship in order to be able to work for…
ID Number:2000.107.20020704.CD01.01.001
Date:2002
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Ying Shen Winkle after being sworn in as a new citizen at Seattle Center, July 4, 2002
On July 4, 2002, 311 migrants originating from 65 counries were sworn in as new US citizens at a naturalization ceremony at Seattle Center. Some chose to become citizens to secure their place in the US in the wake of immigration law changes after the 9/11 attacks in 2001, while others wanted citizenship in order to work for the government…
ID Number:2000.107.20020704.CD01.01.002
Date:2002