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Children at El Centro de la Raza's bilingual child care program, Seattle, September 1974
As more women started working outside the home, child day care and after-school activities became critical. In the Seattle area, El Centro de la Raza (The Center for People of All Races) stepped in to provide this. In 1974, El Centro opened a bilingual day care program in the basement of Beacon Hill United Methodist Church. The center, run by…
ID Number:2000.107.19740924.2.14
Date:1974
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Director Lucia Rios at bilingual child care program sponsored by El Centro de la Raza, Seattle, September 1974
As more women started working outside the home, child day care and after-school activities became critical. In the Seattle area, El Centro de la Raza (The Center for People of All Races) stepped in to provide this. In 1974, El Centro opened a bilingual day care program in the basement of Beacon Hill United Methodist Church. The center, run by…
ID Number:2000.107.19740924.2.20
Date:1974
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Bobby Richmond with teacher Jack Esparza at El Centro de la Raza's bilingual child care program, Seattle, September 1974
As more women started working outside the home, child day care and after-school activities became critical. In the Seattle area, El Centro de la Raza (The Center for People of All Races) stepped in to provide this. In 1974, El Centro opened a bilingual day care program in the basement of Beacon Hill United Methodist Church. The center, run by…
ID Number:2000.107.19740924.2.36
Date:1974
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Urbano Quijance speaking about Filipino soldiers in WWII, January 17, 1985
Filipino soldiers began serving with the U.S. Army Forces of the Far East in 1941 when President Franklin Roosevelt offered full veterans’ benefits to Filipinos who enlisted. The Philippines at that time was a U.S. commonwealth, and Filipinos were U.S. nationals. 260,000 Filipinos fought alongside American forces during the war and more than 57,000 Filipino troops died. But once the…
ID Number:2000.107.19850117.1.28A
Date:1985
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Wayne Hamilton at Nintendo Distribution Center, North Bend, 1992
In this image, Wayne Hamilton shows off two of the four “automated guided vehicles” that run Nintendo of America’s distribution center in North Bend, Washington. Hamilton was Nintendo’s director of distribution. The vehicles automatically move pallets of game cartridges through the facility using electronic paths embedded in the floor and carry them to the automated storage and retrieval shelves (visible…
ID Number:2000.107.19921222.5.31
Date:1992
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Drummer at Festival Sundiata, February 1993
Festival Sundiata is an celebration of the art and culture of people of African descent, held annually at Seattle Center since 1980. The festival includes music, spoken word, food, art displays, and other programs, creating an opportunity to bring together diverse communities for a weekend of fun and education. Here, a drummer performs at the 1993 Festival Sundiata at the…
ID Number:2000.107.19930204.3.44
Date: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
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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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An Tran surrounded by family and friends at Sea-Tac Airport, February 23, 1993
In 1954, An Tran sent six of her children from their home in North Vietnam to South Vietnam to escape the impending rule of the North Vietnamese communist government. An and her husband, Tau Nguyen, followed their children but were captured at the border and sent to separate jails. Tau escaped to South Vietnam, but An was returned to the…
ID Number:2000.107.19930223.12.36
Date:1993
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Ken Griffey, Jr. at press conference announcing Nintendo game, Seattle, May 11, 1993
In May 1993, Nintendo of America and Major League Baseball held a press conference at the Kingdome to announce an agreement between 23-year-old Mariners center fielder Ken Griffey, Jr. and Nintendo to produce the Redmond corporation's first attempt at a game named after a live character. Billed as the most realistic baseball video game ever, the game featured real Major…
ID Number:2000.107.19930511.1.05
Date:1993