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Samurai of Gold Hill

Seeking a new life in nineteenth-century California with his samurai father, a young Japanese finds it difficult to adjust to the idea of being a farmer and not a samurai.

Samurai Costume




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Cotton fabric on painted metal
Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple Collection

“A picture is worth
a thousand words, but an artifact touches your heart.”
–Ellen Hale,
Seattle Betsuin Archives Committee


Sampling 'Touch of the Heart' Pastries

Sun Ya restaurant's "Deem Sum"

Samoans turn defeat into victory

Samoan youths had been one of the highest rates for expulsion, suspension and academic performance of any minority group. A program was started to help Samoan youths graduate and earn their high school diploma.

Sami Hilario

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Filipina-American artist and employee of the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle’s Chinatown International District. In this interview, we talk about how her and her family have been influenced by the sudden prevalence of COVID-19, and how this pandemic…