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Image of Ahmed Isse at American Red Cross headquarters, Seattle, December 28, 1992
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Ahmed Isse at American Red Cross headquarters, Seattle, December 28, 1992

Ahmed Isse, a former Somali government official, came to the United States in 1991 as a refugee from the Somali Civil War. He settled in south Seattle, with a daughter living in Tacoma and a son in Vancouver, BC. Isse had left other relatives behind, including a son in Mombasa, Kenya, and at least one sister in Somalia.In late December…
ID Number:2000.107.19921228.2.30
Date:1992
Image of Ahmed Isse looking at photographs at Red Cross headquarters, Seattle, December 28, 1992
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Ahmed Isse looking at photographs at Red Cross headquarters, Seattle, December 28, 1992

Ahmed Isse, a former Somali government official, came to the United States in 1991 as a refugee from the Somali Civil War. He settled in south Seattle, with a daughter living in Tacoma and a son in Vancouver, BC. Isse had left other relatives behind, including a son in a Mombasa, Kenya, and at least one sister in Somalia.In late…
ID Number:2000.107.19921228.2.37
Date:1992
Image of Woman shopping at Viet-Wah supermarket, Seattle, January 14, 1993
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Woman shopping at Viet-Wah supermarket, Seattle, January 14, 1993

The Little Saigon neighborhood of Seattle is centered around 12th Avenue South and South Jackson Street at the eastern edge of the Chinatown - International District. The area has grown from a few businesses opened by Vietnamese immigrants in the late 1970s to become the social and economic hub of the Vietnamese-American community in the Puget Sound region.In 1993, the…
ID Number:2000.107.19930114.1.10
Date:1993
Image of Theresa Vu preparing bowls of pho at Phở Bắc restaurant, Seattle, January 14, 1993
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Theresa Vu preparing bowls of pho at Phở Bắc restaurant, Seattle, January 14, 1993

The Little Saigon neighborhood of Seattle is centered around 12th Avenue South and South Jackson Street at the eastern edge of the Chinatown - International District. The area has grown from a few businesses opened by Vietnamese immigrants in the late 1970s to become the social and economic hub of the Vietnamese-American community in the Puget Sound region.In 1993, the…
ID Number:2000.107.19930114.2.04
Date:1993
Image of Display of durian at Viet-Wah supermarket, Seattle, February 14, 1993
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Display of durian at Viet-Wah supermarket, Seattle, February 14, 1993

The Little Saigon neighborhood of Seattle is centered around 12th Avenue South and South Jackson Street at the eastern edge of the Chinatown - International District. The area has grown from a few businesses opened by Vietnamese immigrants in the late 1970s to become the social and economic hub of the Vietnamese-American community in the Puget Sound region.In 1993, the…
ID Number:2000.107.19930114.2.17
Date:1993
Image of Counterman with banh mi sandwich at Vietnamese deli, Seattle, January 14,1993
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Counterman with banh mi sandwich at Vietnamese deli, Seattle, January 14,1993

The Little Saigon neighborhood of Seattle is centered around 12th Avenue South and South Jackson Street at the eastern edge of the Chinatown - International District. The area has grown from a few businesses opened by Vietnamese immigrants in the late 1970s to become the social and economic hub of the Vietnamese-American community in the Puget Sound region.In 1993, the…
ID Number:2000.107.19930114.3.23
Date:1993
Image of Four people eating at a restaurant in Little Saigon, Seattle, January 14, 1993
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Four people eating at a restaurant in Little Saigon, Seattle, January 14, 1993

The Little Saigon neighborhood of Seattle is centered around 12th Avenue South and South Jackson Street at the eastern edge of the Chinatown - International District. The area has grown from a few businesses opened by Vietnamese immigrants in the late 1970s to become the social and economic hub of the Vietnamese-American community in the Puget Sound region.In 1993, the…
ID Number:2000.107.19930114.3.34
Date:1993
Image of Man eating pho at Pho Bac restaurant, Seattle, January 14, 1993
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Man eating pho at Pho Bac restaurant, Seattle, January 14, 1993

The Little Saigon neighborhood of Seattle is centered around 12th Avenue South and South Jackson Street at the eastern edge of the Chinatown - International District. The area has grown from a few businesses opened by Vietnamese immigrants in the late 1970s to become the social and economic hub of the Vietnamese-American community in the Puget Sound region.In 1993, the…
ID Number:2000.107.19930114.3.44
Date:1993
Image of Colman Elementary School students working at computers, Seattle, February 8, 1993
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Colman Elementary School students working at computers, Seattle, February 8, 1993

In 1991, Seattle voters approved a $22 million technology levy for schools, ensuring that nearly all schools would have enough classroom computers for their students. At the same time, the disparity between children's access to computer technology at home was stark. In 1993, administrators at Colman and Hawthorne elementary schools, located in largely minority neighborhoods in Seattle’s Central Area and…
ID Number:2000.107.19930208.8.20
Date:1993
Image of Colman Elementary School students working at computers, Seattle, February 8, 1993
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Colman Elementary School students working at computers, Seattle, February 8, 1993

In 1991, Seattle voters approved a $22 million technology levy for schools, ensuring that nearly all schools would have enough classroom computers for their students. At the same time, the disparity between children's access to computer technology at home was stark. In 1993, administrators at Colman and Hawthorne elementary schools, located in largely minority neighborhoods in Seattle’s Central Area and…
ID Number:2000.107.19930208.8.23
Date:1993
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