587 results for: Asian American
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Ichiban restaurant at 6th Ave. S. and S. Main St. , Seattle, 2008
Koji and Mayumi Ogawa opened Ichiban restaurant at 601 Main Street, in the Panama Hotel building, around 1983. The small restaurant served homestyle Japanese food to its customers in the Nihonmachi or Japantown area in Seattle’s Chinatown - International District for 27 years. In early May 2010, the Ogawas posted a “Farewell letter to our loyal customers and friends” announcing…
ID Number:2014.43.2.2.MISC178
Date:2008
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Taiko drummers performing at Bon Odori festival, Seattle, July 2015
During the summer of 1932, the Seattle Buddhist Church held the city's first Bon Odori festival. Bon Odori is a Japanese dance which is part of the observance of Obon, a Buddhist memorial service. The joyful dance, which celebrates the Buddhist tradition of selfless giving, expresses gratitude to departed family members. Over the years, the festival grew to include flower…
ID Number:2014.43.2.4.MUSIC433
Date:2015
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Protesters at the groundbreaking for Seattle's Kingdome, November 2, 1972
A deputy of the King County Department of Public Safety attempts to confront demonstrators who are protesting the construction of the Kingdome stadium at the western edge of the Chinatown - International District, Seattle's longtime Asian American neighborhood. A lawsuit to stop the stadium had failed, and activists were concerned that its construction and need for more parking would overwhelm…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder23.001
Date:1972
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Protestors at a meeting about Kingdome construction, circa 1972
Here, a KOMO television news cameraman films a protest meeting at an unidentified office. Asian activists and others fill the room, signs read: "Preserve the International District" and "... a Parking Lot" and "Chinatown. It's not Only A Place to Eat. People Live There Too." This meeting is probably part of the 1972 protest against construction of the Kingdome stadium…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder23.002
Date:Circa 1972
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Kohga Photographic Society members at giant cedar stump, Snohomish County, circa 1950
Seattle photographer Al Smith began taking photographs as a hobby as a teenager and continued documenting his experiences, both abroad and at home, throughout his life. Best known for his photos of Seattle's Jackson Street area jazz clubs and musicians, Smith also photographed family, friends, and local people in their everyday lives.After World War II, Al Smith was invited to…
ID Number:2014.49.005.066.0710
Date:Circa 1950
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Portrait of Japanese American family, Seattle, circa 1953
An unidentified Japanese American family poses together in Seattle. The man in the photo had worked as a temporary postal worker.
ID Number:2014.49.006.011.0032
Date:Circa 1960
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Four Asian sailors posing in uniform, Seattle, circa 1953
Four unidentified Asian sailors, in uniform and carrying cameras, are standing outside, leaning against a cyclone fence.
ID Number:2014.49.006.025.0069
Date:Circa 1960
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Chinese dancers performing in a parade, Seattle, circa 1953
In this image unidentified Chinese dancers perform with a dragon costume in a street parade, likely for Chinese New Year. The location appears to be Jackson Street in Seattle's Chinatown - International District. A crowd watches from the sidewalk in front of a record store and an optometrist's office.
ID Number:2014.49.010.046.0092
Date:Circa 1953
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Chinese dancers performing on stage, Seattle, circa 1953
In this image unidentified Chinese dancers perform with a dragon costume on a stage, likely for Chinese New Year.
ID Number:2014.49.010.046.0188
Date:Circa 1953
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Women riding in East Madison Seafair parade, Seattle, circa 1953
Four unidentified young women of Japanese descent wear traditional kimonos as they ride in a parade car passing the Seattle Japanese Methodist Church at 1236 S. Washington Street. The banner on the car reads "Japanese Community Queen."
ID Number:2014.49.010.053.0107
Date:Circa 1953