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Beverages Exhibit Oral History Interview This oral history is about Mari and Mamoru's sake brewery, the Tomisawa family brewery. They talk about the history, culture, and traditions associated with sake and their personal involvement in making sake.…

Beverages Exhibit Oral History Interview For more than 20 years, Lydia Lin and her husband have owned the Seattle Best Tea Store in the International District of Seattle. Through years of dedication and study Lydia has become an expert in the…

Beverages Exhibit Oral History Interview Koichi discusses his career at Starbucks and his understanding that the culture of the company is centered on people, both customers and partners, and on the community. Sometimes it seems the company is at…

Beverages Exhibit Oral History Interview Kazumi O'Hara was born in a small city in Japan and as a child showed a passion for beauty and self expression through singing, dancing and music. In those early years she had her first experiences with the…

Beverages Exhibit Oral History Interview This oral history is about Joan and Bob Seko's memories and stories from the Bush Garden restaurant. It is about the role Bush Garden played in the community and also focuses on the bar and the karaoke which…

Beverages Exhibit Oral History Interview Jillu Zaveri was born in Mumbai, India. Her parents both worked with textiles, so Zaveri learned from them and went on to work in the fashion industry. She and her husband moved to Seattle where she worked in…

Beverages Exhibit Oral History Interview I-Miun Liu, the owner of Oasis Bubble Tea and Eastern Coffee shop speaks about the exciting cultures and products of his two very different beverage shops. The overarching themes of his narrative are the…

Beverages Exhibit Oral History Interview Dionnie Dionisio is working with a community of farmers in the Philippines to help them develop more stability when their coffee plants are not being harvested. He talks about his personal background, how he…

Beverages Exhibit Oral History Interview Chris Murakami is lead brewer for a well known Northwest craft beer. Blending his first career in biology research with a newly found hobby of brewing beer with his Dad in the basement of his parent's home,…

Beverages Exhibit Oral History Interview Carmel Laurino has reconnected deeply with her country of origin, the Philippiines, by building a company dedicated to the cultivation of Philippine coffee and the communities that grow it. As a college…