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Life History of Mr. Woo Gen

Interview with Woo Gen early Seattle Chinese pioneer and withness to the Seattle Chinese expulsion.

Life History and Social Document of Albert King

Interview with Albert King early Seattle Chinese pioneer and head of the Ah King or King Cheong Lung Co.

Takuji Yamashita: A Pioneer Issei Civil Right Activist

History of Takuji Yamashita, who was denied his Law degree by the University of Washington when the university was just starting. He became a business man and fought for civil rights for Japanese Americans.

Romance with a Rebel

John Balaban talks of his translations of the Vietnamese poet Ho Xuan Huong in the book Spring Essence

The Buckskin Ceiling and its Discontents

Native American art and artists

The Faces in the Glass are Rarely Theirs

Lack of roles for Asian Americans

Anna May Wong

First Asian female to become a movie star.

An Oral History of the Danny Woo International District Community Gardens

A history of the Danny Woo Garden told through oral histories.