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Image of Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team at Marysville Strawberry Festival, June 19, 1965
2000.107.036.10.03
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Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team at Marysville Strawberry Festival, June 19, 1965

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In 1952, Seattle restaurateur, Chinese community pioneer, and civic activist Ruby Chow helped a group of Chinese girls called the Chi-ettes form the Chinese Community Girls Drill Team. Ruby wanted to encourage girls from 11 to 21 to develop social skills and self-esteem and give the girls an opportunity for a supervised activity outside their homes. The drill team became a Chinatown institution that won top honors in the Seafair parade and appeared at major venues throughout the country, including at the Pasadena Rose Festival, the nation’s capital, and in Taiwan.

The Chinese Community Girls Drill Team is shown here in ornate costumes, performing at the Marysville Strawberry Festival.

Caption information source: "Ruby Chow," by Frank Chesley, HistoryLink.org Essay 8063.
ID Number: 2000.107.036.10.03
Date: 1965
Creator(s): Davis, Harvey, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.036.10.03, photo by Harvey Davis
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
Subjects: Chinatown International District, Asian American, Celebrations, Clubs and Organizations

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