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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
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Product technician inspecting package at IMRE Corporation lab, Seattle, March 1, 1993
IMRE Corporation, one of Seattle's pioneering biotechnology companies, was founded in 1981, and went public in 1983. Their major product, the Prosorba Column, invented by CEO Frank R. Jones, filters immune complexes from blood plasma to treat some immune diseases, and was the first device of its kind to receive FDA approval, granted in 1987. The company rebranded as Cypress…
ID Number:2000.107.095.22.08
Date:1993
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Herman K. Johns Jr. and Billy Frank Jr. lower U.S. flag at protest fishing site, Frank's Landing, Nisqually River, January 21, 1964
In the 1960s, Native Americans and their supporters began protesting Washington State laws restricting Native American fishing rights that had been granted in a series of treaties with the United States between 1854 and 1855. The Survival of the American Indian Society (SAIA), the NAACP, and the National Indian Youth Council (NIYC), coordinated a series of protests and demonstrations over…
ID Number:2000.107.096.01.01
Date:1964
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Clarence Arai watching a game of Go at the Japanese Ki-in clubroom, Seattle March 6, 1957
Clarence T. Arai (1901-1963) was a Seattle lawyer and photographer, also known for his role in the founding of the Japanese American Citizen's League (JACL). He founded the first Japanese American Boy Scout troop in 1920, an became the first Japanese American graduate from University of Washington Law School in 1924. Arai was active in local politics and served as…
ID Number:2000.107.098.17.05
Date:1957
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Japanese community "royalty" at Japan Week opening ceremony, Seattle World's Fair, July 23, 1962
Japan Week at the Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opened on July 23, 1962, with a celebration at the Plaza of States including music, dancing, speeches, and the national anthems of Japan and the U.S. played by Jackie Souder's World's Fair band. The "Royalty" of the Japanese community also participated in the festivities. Seafair Royalty have been a part…
ID Number:2000.107.098.18.01
Date:1962
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Mrs. Kin Hayashi at tour of Seattle Keiro nursing home, September 19, 1976
Seattle Keiro nursing home, designed to care for Issei (first generation Japanese immigrants) opened on September 30, 1976 at 24th Avenue South and South Massachusetts Street. Designed by Japanese Americans, the home sought to care for Japanese elders in a respectful and culturally familiar manner. In 1987, the nursing home moved to a larger facility with more than twice the…
ID Number:2000.107.098.19.02
Date:1976
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Incarceration camp survivors at reparations hearing, Seattle, September 11, 1981
The Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) was appointed by Congress in 1980 to conduct an official study into Executive Order 9066 and the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. The CWRIC held public hearings in several U.S. cities, including Seattle, and the testimonies were recorded. In 1983, the Commission issued a…
ID Number:2000.107.098.19.08
Date:1981
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Midori Sugawara in her room at Keiro Nursing Home, Seattle, April 16, 1985
Seattle Keiro nursing home, designed to care for Issei (first generation Japanese immigrants), opened on September 30, 1976 at 24th Avenue South and South Massachusetts Street. Designed by Japanese Americans, the home sought to care for Japanese elders in a respectful and culturally familiar manner. In 1987, the nursing home moved to a larger facility at 16th Avenue and East…
ID Number:2000.107.098.19.11
Date:1985
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Seafair royalty touring Japanese training ship, Seattle, June 7, 1985
Seafair Royalty have been a part of Seattle's annual summer celebration since the festival's beginnings in 1950. Young women are chosen for the court to represent their neighborhood and/or ethnic community and are awarded academic scholarships.In this photo, the Seafair queen and princesses of Seattle's Japanese community stand under an umbrella while taking a tour of the Japanese Maritime Safety…
ID Number:2000.107.098.19.12
Date:1985
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Kotaka Uomoto at Nisei Veterans Hall, Seattle, September 21, 1988
This photo shows Kotaka Uomoto posing in front of an American flag at the Nisei Veterans Hall in Seattle, where she participated in a twice-weekly nutrition program for Japanese senior citizens. Kotaka (1896-1993) and her husband Hyokichi Uomoto (1883-1965) arrived in Washington from Japan in 1916 and settled in Seattle. The couple had four sons: Yoshinori George (1919-2004), Kiyoshi Robert…
ID Number:2000.107.098.20.01
Date:1988