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Only Skin Deep: Changing Visions of the American Self

By bringing together a provocative selection of essays and images, Only Skin Deep: Changing Visions of the American Self addresses the issues of nation, race, and selfhood and how they are depicted in ways that are challenging and informative,…

Japanese Problem

A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer said the Japanese in the Auburn area are not fully assimilated and race riots could occur, so the best solution was to send them all to inland areas.

Seattle’s Iconic Pho Bac Boat Restaurant Will Reopen on New Year’s Day

Newspaper Article - give an overview of Pho Bac's history in Little Saigon and the community love for the space

So He Says!

A three panel cartoon shows an interpreter asking a Japanese alien if he is a citizen at the request of some law enforcement officer; and after a long winded explanation from the alien, the interpreter merely translates it as a yes.