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Ron Chew at Wing Luke Museum, April 27, 1993
Ronald A. "Ron" Chew (b. 1953) was born in Settle, the son of Chinese immigrants who worked in the restaurant and garment industries in Seattle’s Chinatown International District (CID). Chew attended Franklin High School and University of Washington (UW), leaving UW in 1975 to pursue community-based journalism. Chew was a reporter for, then editor of, the CID newspaper International Examiner,…
ID Number:2000.107.035.07.02
Date:1993
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Taiwanese students from University of Washington protesting China policy, December 17, 1978
On December 17, 1978, about fifty University of Washington students demonstrated in downtown Seattle to protest President Carter's decision to recognize the People's Republic of China and sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The students decried what they saw as Carter's inconsistency in his human rights program, which had previously supported free people over those under Communist regimes. This photos shows…
ID Number:2000.107.036.11.02
Date:1978
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Cheryl Chow taking Seattle City Council oath of office, Seattle, January 2, 1990
Cheryl Chow (1946-2013) was a Seattle educator, politician, and advocate for children. Chow was the daughter of Ruby Chow, a restaurant owner and King County Councilwoman, and Ping Chow, an opera singer, US Army veteran, and chef. Born in Seattle, Cheryl Chow attended Franklin High School and Western Washington University. Early in her career, she taught physical education at Hamilton…
ID Number:2000.107.036.20.01
Date:1990
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Cheryl Chow speaking at 34th District Democrats meeting, Seattle, July 12, 1989
Cheryl Chow (1946-2013) was a Seattle educator, politician, and advocate for children. Chow was the daughter of Ruby Chow, a restaurant owner and King County Councilwoman, and Ping Chow, an opera singer, US Army veteran, and chef. Born in Seattle, Cheryl Chow attended Franklin High School and Western Washington University. Early in her career, she taught physical education at Hamilton…
ID Number:2000.107.036.20.02
Date:1989
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Dorothy Cordova teaching Filipino folk dancing to children, Seattle, August 31, 1987
Dorothy (Laigo) Cordova (b. 1932) and Frederic Pilar “Fred” Cordova (1931-2013), both second-generation Filipino Americans, met and married in Seattle, where they devoted their lives to their family, to championing social justice issues, preserving Filipino American history, and empowering youth. In 1957, the couple founded the Filipino Youth Activities of Seattle (FYA) to engage young people in activities that instilled…
ID Number:2000.107.041.21.01
Date:1987
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Dorothy Cordova discussing education policy, Seattle, February 29, 1988
Dorothy (Laigo) Cordova (b. 1932) and Frederic Pilar “Fred” Cordova (1931-2013), both second-generation Filipino Americans, met and married in Seattle, where they devoted their lives to their family, to championing social justice issues, preserving Filipino American history, and empowering youth. In 1957, the couple founded the Filipino Youth Activities of Seattle (FYA) to engage young people in activities that instilled…
ID Number:2000.107.041.21.02
Date:1988
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Fred Cordova and students looking at Filipino American archive, Seattle, August31, 1987
Dorothy (Laigo) Cordova (b. 1932) and Frederic Pilar “Fred” Cordova (1931-2013), both second-generation Filipino Americans, met and married in Seattle, where they devoted their lives to their family, to championing social justice issues, preserving Filipino American history, and empowering youth. In 1957, the couple founded the Filipino Youth Activities of Seattle (FYA) to engage young people in activities that instilled…
ID Number:2000.107.041.21.03
Date:1987
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Fred and Dorothy Cordova at home, Seattle, November 11, 1963
Dorothy (Laigo) Cordova (b. 1932) and Frederic Pilar “Fred” Cordova (1931-2013), both second-generation Filipino Americans, met and married in Seattle, where they devoted their lives to their family, to championing social justice issues, preserving Filipino American history, and empowering youth. In 1957, the couple founded the Filipino Youth Activities of Seattle (FYA) to engage young people in activities that instilled…
ID Number:2000.107.041.21.04
Date:1963
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Earl Debnam in front of Colman School, Seattle, July 1990
In 1985, a group of Black activists led by Charlie James, Earl Debnam, Omari Tahir-Garrett, and Michael Greenwood began occupying the abandoned Colman School in the Central Area in order to pressure the city to renovate it into a museum of African-American history. Despite the building's lack of heat and running water, the occupiers stayed for eight years, making this…
ID Number:2000.107.046.22.01
Date:1990
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Earl Debnam in front of Colman School, February 16, 1993
In 1985, a group of Black activists led by Charlie James, Earl Debnam, Omari Tahir-Garrett, and Michael Greenwood began occupying the abandoned Colman School in the Central Area in order to pressure the city to renovate it into a museum of African-American history. Despite the building's lack of heat and running water, the occupiers stayed for eight years, making this…
ID Number:2000.107.046.22.02
Date:1993