Browse Items (15 total)

  • Collection: U.S. Immigration Station & Assay Office (INS)

Miyo Ike

Miyo Ike.pdf
Miyo Ike describes her life as a Seattle native, her experiences at the Minidoka internment camp, and her visits to her relatives in Hiroshima. She depicts her experiences with the INS Building during its use as a detention center for single Japanese…

Mozhdeh Oskouian

Mozhdeh.pdf
Mozhdeh Oskouian was born in Tehran in 1966. Her father was in the Shah's Air Force, but after some persuasion from her mother during the Islamic Revolution, Mozdeh left her home country and immigrated to Seattle. Her asylum lawyer's poor performance…

Seyed Mohamed Maulana

Maulana.pdf
Former Swahili instructor at University of Washington, Seyed Maulana recounts his childhood in Mombasa, before his immigration ot the United States. In the US, he depicts his immigration process, and how a strong education made the process easier for…

Tour of INS Building

Tour.pdf
Cassie Chinn, Jeni Fung, Dori Cahn and Jay Stansell tour the INS Building

Vivien Sharples

Vivien Sharples.pdf
Oral History Interview with Vivien Sharples