Homelessness is not a new issue in Seattle, but how we approach this complex topic has varied throughout the decades. Join us as Anne Frantilla and Jeanie Fisher from the Seattle Municipal Archives walk us through the ways Seattle's government and residents have responded to homelessness, from the Hoovervilles of the Great Depression to the Nickelsvilles of the 21st century, and today.

Join Black Farmers Collective organizers for a discussion about their experiences creating spaces of community care and nourishment on their 1.5 acre farm at Yesler Terrace, Yes Farm. Learn how the co-op encourages people of all ages to care for the land, and each other, while building Black-led food systems that center on Black healing and joy.

The first migrants from the Indian subcontinent to North American arrived in the Pacific Northwest 19th century. South Asian migrants formed the Ghadar Party in 1913 to fight the colonial regime, using newspapers and literature as tools of resistance. Join Nalini Iyer, co-author of Roots and Reflections: South Asian Americans in the Pacific Northwest for an exploration of how contemporary South Asian Americans revisit histories of resistance in their literary imaginings.

The Curator's Fellowship invites community and academic historians to bring a new perspective to MOHAI's extensive collections. 2024 Curator's Fellow, Polly Yorioka, researched a collection of Japanese Boys' and Girls' dolls left behind after families were sent to incarceration camps. Join Polly for a discussion on how these forgotten dolls help us remember the stories of identity and loss experienced by Japanese American children during WWII.