" More than just an isolated "incident", The Komagata Maru story reflects a deliberate, exclusionary policy of the Canadian government to keep out ethnicities with whom it deemed unfit to…
Alaskeros: Filipino Cannery Workers in Alaska
RESEARCH Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project Links "Cannery Workers' and Farm Laborers' Union 1933-1939: Their Strength and Unity" by Crystal Fresco The United States took possession of the…
Invisible and Unwelcomed People: Chinese Railroad Workers by Zhi Lin
Koplin Del Rio is pleased to debut a new series of work by Zhi Lin, titled Invisible and Unwelcomed People: Chinese Railroad Workers. The exhibition comprises an extensive series of…
The Filipinos in the Field: The Lesser Known History of the Farmworkers Union
NBCNEWS: "Eclipsed by Cesar Chavez, Larry Itliong's Story Now Emerges" "Ask members of the Filipino American National Historical Society and they will say the Delano Grape strike of 1965 —…
Taking on the Bully: A Weekly Series
Wing Chong Luke lived through bullying as a young Chinese American boy growing up in Seattle. In his own unique way, he dealt a peaceful blow to the bullies tormenting…
How Birthright Citizenship Became A Constitutional Right
"March 28, 1898 United States v. Kim Wong Ark-- This landmark Supreme Court case extended the protections of the 14th Amendment to all who were born in the U.S. regardless of…
Belonging: Community Digital Exhibition
HÅLE’-KU dåkot-ta (dakota alcantara-camacho) www.infinitedakota.com Linalai (Chant) Born in Snohomish territory and raised in Swinomish and Duwamish territories, of Ilokano (Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines) and Taotao Håya Chamoru (Mongmong &…
Where Exactly is the Immigration Debate Going?
This year, Wing Luke Museum developed the exhibit Belonging: Before and After the Immigration Act of 1965 in its Seattle Chinatown-International District location. This exhibit marks the 50th anniversary of…