| 1900.7625 |
Article |
Article details Tony Ng, Benjamin Ng and Willie Mak's whereabouts the night of the murder and mentions that Mak returned to the crime scene after the murder. |
A Chinatown suspect went back to scene, police report |
Miletich, Steve |
April 2, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7626 |
Article |
Court date set for July, "speedy trial" delayed by defence's need to collect evidence. |
July trial date set for 2 accused in Chinatown slayings |
Johnston, Steve |
April 2, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7627 |
Article |
Discusses compensation from a victims of violent crime fund that the State of Washington set up in 1970s. |
Compensation for massacre's victims |
|
April 2, 1983 |
Chinese Post |
| 1900.7628 |
Article |
Article describes press effort to obtain information from search warrent. |
Wah Mee information still secret |
Johnston, Steve |
April 5, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7629 |
Article |
Article discusses press's attempts to gain sealed information. |
Judge rejects press plea to see full 'massacre' document |
Hopkins, Jack |
April 5, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.763 |
|
Gidra was published in Los Angeles from 1969 - 1974 to provide a forum for community expression and to counter the pervasive media stereotypes of Asian Americans |
Gidra: The Twentieth Anniversary Edition |
Evelyn |
1990 |
Magazine |
| 1900.7630 |
Article |
Article mentions third suspect, Tony Ng, and discusses his possible whereabouts. |
Third suspect of massacre charged |
|
April 2, 1983 |
Seattle Chinese Post |
| 1900.7631 |
Article |
Article describes press effort to release sealed information about massacre to the public. Defense claims that releasing the information might bias potential witnesses. |
Newspapers rebuffed in Wah Mee case |
Johnston, Steve |
April 5, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7632 |
Article |
Editorial saying that victims' families should claim benefits from the State of Washington, as relatives of violent crime victims. |
Editorial: Our Rights To Benefits In The United States |
Hung, Szeto |
April 2, 1983 |
Seattle Chinese Post |
| 1900.7633 |
Article |
Article describes Wah Mee Massacre and mentions the police search for the third suspect, Tony Ng. |
Police named third suspect in Wah Mee Club murders |
|
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| 1900.7634 |
Article |
Article discusses court proceedings to publicize information withheld in order to ensure a fair trial for Ng and Mak. |
Case for reporter shield law looks better |
Reistrup, John |
April 6, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7635 |
Article |
Describes Tony Ng's possible involvement in the Wah Mee Massacre and his subsequent dissaperance. |
Third Wah Mee suspect may have fled state |
|
April 6, 1983 |
Beacon Hill News |
| 1900.7636 |
Article |
Relatives of Willie Mak may have helped him destroy evidence related to the Massacre. |
Two held as accessories in Wah Mee mass murders |
Brown, Charles E. |
August 8, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7637 |
Article |
Article describes police search for Tony Ng, and how warrent will now allow Ng to be apprehended internationally. |
Third Man Charged in Seattle |
|
April 6, 1983 |
East/West |
| 1900.7638 |
Article |
New charges in Wah Mee case, Sonny Kwan and Kwan Fung Mak are accused of destroying evidence. Father of Kwan claims he is innocent. |
Washing car seen as destroying Wah Mee evidence |
Nalder, Eric |
April 9, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7639 |
Article |
Sonny Kwan and Kwan Fung Mak are charged with destroying evidence. Their lawyer complains about high bail. |
Wah Mee suspect's kin plead innocent |
|
April 14, 1983 |
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| 1900.764 |
|
Uwajimaya is profiled as one of five family businesses that have flourished. |
A Family Affair: Uwajimaya Inc. |
Haupt |
March 1992 |
Washington CEO |
| 1900.7640 |
Article |
Article describes charges against Sonny Kwan and Kwan Fung Mak, and how they allegedly destroyed evidence of finger prints. |
2 more Chinatown charges |
Foster, George |
April 13, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7641 |
Article |
Sonny Kwan and Kwan Fung Mak, relatives of supsect Willie Mak, are held on bail for charges of destroying evidence related to the Wah Mee Massacre. Article also mentions that Sonny Kwan petitioned the school board and was featured in news articles about school integration. |
Two men charged in Wah Mee case |
|
April 13, 1983 |
Beacon Hill News |
| 1900.7642 |
Article |
Sonny Kwan and Kwan Fung Mak are charged with tampering with evidence. |
Kin of mass-murder suspects charged |
Johnston, Steve |
April 13, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7643 |
Article |
Article desrcibes arrests of Sonny Kwan and Kwan Fung Mak, and their charge of destroying fingerprint evidence from Wah Mee Massacre. |
Two Arrested in Connection With Wah Mee Slayings |
|
April 13, 1983 |
East/West |
| 1900.7644 |
Article |
Bing Kung Association offers reward for information or help in catching anyone responsible for the Wah Mee Masssacre. |
Reward: Chinese tong offers $30,000 in Wah Mee murders |
Brown, Charles |
April 14, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7645 |
Article |
Sonny Kwan and Kwan Fung Mak are arrested for destroying evidence important in Wah Mee Masscare. |
2 held for destroying evidence of massacre |
Foster, George |
April 9, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7646 |
Article |
Sonny Kwan and Fung Fai Mak are released on bail. Both are accused of tampering with evidence important in the Wah Mee Massacre. Father of Kwan expresses his conviction of son's innocence. Article mentions charity raised for Chinn Law, one of the Wah Mee victims. |
Wah Mee Murder Development |
|
April 16, 1983 |
Seattle Chinese Post |
| 1900.7647 |
Article |
Article describes $30,000 reward for information and the release of Sonny Kwan and Kwan Fung Mak on bail. |
Wah Mee case brings $30,000 reward offer |
|
April 20, 1983 |
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| 1900.7648 |
Article |
Article discusses police trip to Vancouver while searching for missing suspect Tong Ng. Also mentions arrest of Sonny Kwan and Kwan Fung Mak for tampering with evidence. |
Seattle police discuss Wah Mee investigation with Canadian police |
|
April 20, 1983 |
International Examiner |
| 1900.7649 |
Article |
Opinion piece. Ron Chew argues that disclosing sealed information would prevent defendents Mak and Ng from having a fair trial. Chew argues that the Seattle Times and Post Intelligencer are wrong to pursue disclosure. |
Wah Mee Murders Let's reserve the trial for a court of law |
Chew, Ron |
April 20, 1983 |
International Examiner |
| 1900.765 |
|
Pacific Asian American Women Writers West |
PAAWWW Reads to a Full House |
|
Oct. 23, 1987 |
Pacific Citizen |
| 1900.7650 |
Article |
Judge allows witness Wai Chinn's testimony to be taped for trial, citing Chin's continuing health issues and bullet fragments lodged in his neck. |
Chinatown survivor to testify on video |
Miletich, Steve |
May 10, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7651 |
Article |
Sonny Kwan pleads guilty to tampering with evidence in Wah Mee case, and agrees to cooperate fully with police during trial. |
Suspect will talk in Chinatown case |
Sherman, Bruce |
May 24, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7652 |
Article |
Editorial raises concern for high crime rate in cities, and advocates strong punishment for murderers. |
Editorial: When will the crimes stop? |
|
May 21, 1983 |
Seattle Chinese Post |
| 1900.7653 |
Article |
Sonny Kwan agrees to give information and cooperate with police in exchange for light sentence. Kwan Fung Mak is also expected to make a similar plea agreement. |
Suspect to testify in Wah Mee trial |
Brooks, Tom |
May 24, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7654 |
Article |
Article updates information about testimony of witness Wai Y. Chin and his ablility to appear in court. |
Massacre witness to testify |
Hopkins, Jack |
|
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7655 |
Article |
Defendents' lawyers want a survey to figure out whether Ng and Mak will be able to receive a fair trial in the state of Washington, due to pre-trial publicity. |
Wah Mee case suspects want publicity survey |
|
May 26, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7656 |
Article |
Lawyers of Ng and Mak demand a survey to explore whether publicity will make a fair trial difficult. |
Wah Mee case suspects want publicity survey |
|
May 26, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7657 |
Article |
Article summaraizes crime trends in Seattle for the year and compares murder rate to past years. Describes recent unsolved murders. |
May is month of murder; 10 killed in city, county |
Brown, Charles E. |
May 31, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7658 |
Article |
Lawyer for Mak resigns, trial delayed further. |
Chinatown Massacre attorney quits case |
Hopkins, Jack |
May 28, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7659 |
Article |
Article describes efforts to set trial date and potentially try Ng and Mak separately |
Trial date due in Wah Mee murder case |
Emery, Julie |
June 2, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.766 |
|
Jude Narita in one woman show "The Coming into Passion/Song for a Sansei" |
Narita's "Song" Looks at Roles of Asian Women |
Arkatov |
August 26, 1987 |
Los Angeles Times |
| 1900.7660 |
Article |
Kwan Fung Mak, Willie Mak's brother pleads guilty to tampering with evidence and agrees to testify at trial. |
Massacre suspect's brother tells court he tampered with evidence |
Hopkins, Jack |
June 1, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7661 |
Article |
Discussion of when trial date will be, and whether Ng and Mak will be tried together or separately. |
Massacre defendants disagree on when the trial should start |
Hopkins, Jack |
June 2, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7662 |
Article |
Judge denies requests to move back trial date to October. Ng's attorney pushes for an early trial date. |
Chinatown trial date is moved up |
|
June 9, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7663 |
Article |
De Yonge discusses pretrial publicity and his own perceptions of how information has affected his attitudes towards murders. |
Request adds new twist to a fair trial |
De Yonge, John |
June 15, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7664 |
Article |
Ng and Mak's defense lawyers argue against death penalty, but judge rejects arguments. |
Death penalty is attacked in Chinatown trial |
|
June 16, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7665 |
Article |
Legal scholar, Ng and Mak's lawyers argue that crime charges should be listed differently. |
Judge to study one Wah Mee challenge |
Emery, Julie |
June 16, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7666 |
Article |
Article reports on efforts to delay trial date, and confirms that trial will begin in August. |
Judge refuses to delay trial of Wah Mee defendants |
Emery, Julie |
June 29, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7667 |
Article |
Article discusses trial date. |
Massacre trial delay requested |
Suffia, David |
June 26, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7668 |
Article |
Discusses change in defense attorneys. Ng and Mak are both receiving legal help at the public's expense after being deemed indignant . |
2nd attorney appointed for defendant in Wah Mee case |
|
June 18, 1983 |
|
| 1900.767 |
Article |
Tennis championship |
Florida, PNW Among USTA League Winners |
Sikowitz, Peter |
November 1984 |
Tennis USA |
| 1900.7670 |
Article |
Bing Kung Tong raises reward offer for information related to Wah Mee killings. |
Bing Kong Tong Doubles Seattle Case Reward |
|
July 6, 183 |
East/West |
| 1900.7671 |
Article |
Article describes legal debate about court delays and how press has handled case |
Wah Mee defendant asks for separate trial, change of venue |
|
July 7, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7672 |
Article |
Ng makes accusatory statemens about Mak. |
Two Chinatown supsects at odds |
Hopkins, Jack |
July 9, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7673 |
Article |
Lawyers for Mak dispute court date. Discussion of anonymous informant who claims " the real planners of the massacre are not on trial." |
Two lawyers seek to quit defense in Wah Mee case |
Emery, Julie |
July 12, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7674 |
Article |
Article discusses Mak's laywer and the potential for the lawyer to withdraw from the case. Also questions police handling of case. |
Wah Mee lawyers ask to withdraw |
Hopkins, Jack |
July 12, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7675 |
Article |
Judge rules that Mak's lawyers must continue working and that Mak will be tried jointly with Ng in August. |
Two lawyers must stay on massacre case |
Hopkins, Jack |
July 16, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7676 |
Article |
Police investigation of Wah Mee Massacre goes over budget, Seattle Police Department demands more money. |
Wah Mee probe is putting icty's police in the red |
Foster, George |
July 22, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7677 |
Article |
Prosecutors comment on fairness of pre-trial and media exposure of suspects. |
News of massacre was factual, say prosecutors |
Emery, Julie |
July 10, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7678 |
Article |
Mak's lawyers feel unprepared to defend him on the scheduled trial date, and desire more time. Mention of confidential informant who supplied police with additional information. |
Wah Mee suspect's lawyers want off the case |
Emery, Julie |
July 11, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7679 |
Article |
Interviews with Chinatown/ International District residents about Wah Mee murders. |
Trial set to open in Wah Mee Massacre |
Suffia, David |
July 31, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.768 |
|
Describes the fate of the children of the Hood River, OR Yasui family during World War II and their educational and careers accomplishments following the war. They are the family of Minoru Yasui, lawyer and imprisoned for challenging the curfew law for Japanese Americans. |
In Time Of War |
Kessler, Lauren |
Winter, 1986 |
Old Oregon |
| 1900.7680 |
Article |
Some pre-trial hearings for Wah Mee Murder case closed to public and press. Judge rules that trial should not be moved to another county, and that trial will be delayed only one week. Lawyers and judges discuss how much access the press should have to information. End of article cut off. |
Judge bars press and public from Wah Mee hearings |
Hopkins, Jack |
July 29, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7681 |
Article |
Discussion of closed hearings. Ng and Mak's attorneys demand separate trials at hearing. |
Court to bar public from Wah Mee pretrial hearing |
Emery, Julie |
July 29, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7682 |
Article |
Article interviews Marcheeta Chinn, widow of Wah Mee victim Henning Chinn. Discusses victims, families' ability to collect compesation for crimes. Interviews with residents and leaders of International District. |
Chinese community scarred by mass murder |
Suffia, David |
July 31, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7683 |
Article |
Article about how to avoid becoming a victim of crime. |
Stopping Crime- Everybody Can Help |
Lam, Dennis |
July 2, 1983 |
Seattle Chinese Post |
| 1900.7684 |
Article |
Judge separates Ng and Mak's trials. Ng's will take place first. Mak's lawyers need more preparatory time. |
Two suspects in Wah Mee killings get separate trials |
Parker, Laura |
August 4, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7685 |
Article |
Discussion of separate trials. Hearing is not open to the press. |
Closed-door Wah Mee hearing runs 5 hours, continues today |
|
August 3, 1983 |
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| 1900.7686 |
Article |
Article discusses trial of Mak and Ng, and the continued search for Tony Ng. Also mentions police desire to add dectectives for the International District. |
Wah Mee murer trial set to begin next week |
|
August 3, 1983 |
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| 1900.7687 |
Article |
Letter to the editor complaining of tolerance for gambling and relief that gambling has decreaced since Wah Mee Massacre. |
Thanking Wah Mee suspects |
Bui, Choi Yee |
August 5, 1983 |
Seattle Chinese Post |
| 1900.7688 |
Booklet |
Companion booklet to traveling exhibit Remembering 1882. It explores the historical debate around the Exclusion Act from its origin throug its full repeal in 1968. |
Remembering 1882: Fighting for Civil Rights in the Shadow of the Chinese Exclusion Act |
Yu, Connie Young |
2012 |
Chinese Historical Society of America |
| 1900.7689 |
Booklet |
Architecture in San Fancisco's Chinatown |
The Architecture of San Francisco Chinatown |
Choy, Phillip P. |
2008 |
Chinese Historical Society of America |
| 1900.769 |
|
Obituary of Minoru Yasui |
Minoru Yasui: An Outspoken and Outraged American |
Kinoshita, Cherry |
12/3/1986 |
International Examiner |
| 1900.7690 |
Booklet |
in 2010 CHSA purchased 7 paintings of the original 12 from Kan's restaurant in San Francisco painted bv Jake Lee. The pamphlet shows 8 Jake Lee paintings and their captions. |
Finding Jake Lee: The Paintings at Kan's |
|
2010 |
Chinese Historical Society of America |
| 1900.7691 |
Booklet |
Catalogue of the exhibit The Tag Project by Wendy Maruyama
Historical text by Susan Hasegawa and Barbara McBane
Exhibit is on the Japanese American internment experience |
The Tag Project/Executive Order 9066 |
Maruyama, Wendy |
January 2012 |
University Art Gallery, San Diego State University |
| 1900.7692 |
Article |
Describes historical and contemporary significance of Chinatown and how Massacre has affected neighborhood. |
Chinatown tragedy Seattle's tragedy |
Scates, Shelby |
August 2, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7693 |
Article |
Gail Tanaka responds to Scates' article about Chinatown, and clarifies information about city money funding development in the International District. |
City takes pride in this community |
Tanaka, Gail |
August 10, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7694 |
Article |
Describes case from arrest of Ng and Mak to beginning of trial. Discusses legal issues surrounding trial, other possible criminal activity by Ng and Mak, and the role of tongs in the Chinese community. |
Wah Mee trial will rekindle killings' horror |
Dardarian, Suki |
August 6, 1983 |
Everett Herald |
| 1900.7695 |
Article |
Describes jury selection process for Ng's trial. Potential jurors objecting to dealth penalty are eliminated. |
Potential Jurors Grilled on Death Penalty |
McCarthy, Kathy |
|
Associated Press |
| 1900.7696 |
Article |
Deliberation on jury selection. |
Death penalty quiz at trial |
Parker, Laura |
August 9, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7697 |
Article |
Describes jury selection process. Two candidates ruled out for their views on the death penalty. |
Long process to pick Wah Mee jury beings |
Dardarian, Suki |
August 9, 1983 |
Everett Herald |
| 1900.7698 |
Article |
Article describes jury selection process. |
The jury Questions center on death penalty |
Emery, Julie |
August 9, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7699 |
Article |
Describes jury selection. Two potential jurors eliminated because of their views on the death penalty. |
The Wah Mee jury |
Emery, Julie |
August 9, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.770 |
Article |
Profile of Yasui family and Chen family |
Doctor, lawyer, merchant, chief... |
Timberman, Polly |
May 13, 1987 |
Kaleidoscope Hood River News |
| 1900.7700 |
Article |
Discussion of jury selection. Interview with University of Washington professor Elizabeth Loftus about the pscyhology of jury selection. |
Picking jury harder than eeny-meeny-miney-mo |
Dardarian, Suki |
August 10, 1983 |
Everett Herald |
| 1900.7701 |
Article |
Continued debate about jury selection. |
Death penalty continues to be 'on trial' in screening of jurors |
Emery, Julie |
August 10, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7702 |
Article |
Article reports on jury selection, and potential other crimes that Ng and Mak may have committed. |
Jury selection begins for first Wah Mee trial |
|
August 10, 1983 |
Beacon Hill News |
| 1900.7703 |
Article |
Further discussion of jury selection process and the role that potential jury members' beleifs on the dealth penality are playing in choosing the jury. |
Chinatown Trial: Jurors Advised of 'Gruesome," "Chilling" Evidence |
McCarthy, Kathy |
August 10, 198 |
Associated Press |
| 1900.7704 |
Article |
Defense and prosecution lawyers question potential jurors about death penalty. John Henry Browne, Benjamin Ng's attorney says he took the case because he is "absolutely opposed to the death penalty." |
For the defense...for the prosecution |
Parker, Laura |
August 12, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7705 |
Article |
Potential jurors discuss ability to convict and sentence a person to death. |
Potential jurors suffer own trials over life, death |
Dardarian, Suki |
August 12, 1983 |
Everett Herald |
| 1900.7706 |
Article |
Article describes jury selection process and how potential jurors react to gruesome evidence. |
Potential jurors told of Wah Mee carnage |
Emery, Julie |
August 11, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7707 |
Article |
Defense and prosecution discuss ideal juror candidates. |
Chinatown trial zeros in on ideal jury |
Parker, Laura |
August 11, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7708 |
Article |
Discusses length of trial and possiblity of sequestering jury during trial. |
Wah Mee lawyers want jury isolated |
Parker, Laura |
August 13, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7709 |
Article |
Victims' families and their process to claim government benefits as survivors is stalled by possibility that victims may have been engaged in illegal activity of gambling when they died. Victims' relatives are interviewed about their feelings. |
Wah Mee Murder Murder Victim's families face the future |
|
August 13, 1983 |
Seattle Chinese Post |
| 1900.771 |
|
Divorce of middle age couple |
"The Wash" explores the ties that break |
James |
August 17, 1988 |
New York Times |
| 1900.7710 |
Article |
Editorial piece calling tong involvement in Wah Mee murders unlikely, and questioning whether poor social services and tolerance towards gambling practices played a role in murders. |
Wah Mee Murder- Whose fault |
|
August 13, 1983 |
|
| 1900.7711 |
Article |
Describes the chosen jurors for Benjamin Ng's trial, their jobs, and hobbies. |
Eight men, four women picked for jury in Wah Mee murder trial |
Emery, Julie |
August 16, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7712 |
Article |
Background on trial and jury selection. |
Seattle Murder Trial Begins With Selection of Jurors |
|
August 17, 1983 |
East/West |
| 1900.7713 |
Article |
Biographies of defence and prosecution attorneys. Details lawyers' perspectives on the case and the death penalty charge. |
Chinatown trial a legal showcase |
Dardarian, Suki |
August 15, 1983 |
Everett Herald |
| 1900.7714 |
Article |
Article discusses circumstances of Mak's confession and police questioning of Ng's girlfriend. |
Wah Mee confession held inadmissible |
Emery, Julie |
August 16, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7715 |
Article |
Court finds Mak's confession inadmissible in Ng trial. Article discusses Kennis Izumi's role as Ng's girlfriend. |
Chinatown confession disclosed |
Parker, Laura |
August 16, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7716 |
Article |
Article describes jurors, their jobs and passtimes. |
Chinatown massaacre jury ready for trial |
Parker, Laura |
August 16, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7717 |
Article |
Describes testimony by Kennis Izumi, Benjamin Ng's girlfriend, and the police search of her room. |
Room search ruled legal after girlfriend testifies in Ng's trial |
Emery, Julie |
|
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7718 |
Article |
Ng's defense lawyers want to include Mak's inadmissible confession. Article provides new details about witnesses and the sequence of events during killings. |
Massacre suspect didn't pull the trigger, jury hears |
Parker, Laura |
August 17, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7719 |
Article |
Benjamin Ng's lawyers present evidence that Ng did not commit murders, but admit that he was present at the crime scene. |
Chinatown supsect present, but didn't kill, attorney says |
Dardarian, Suki |
August 10, 1983 |
Everett Herald |
| 1900.772 |
|
LEAP fact sheet, workshops, publications, memebership. |
Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics. Inc. |
|
1994 |
flyers |
| 1900.7720 |
Article |
Short biographies of jurors selected for Benjamin Ng's trial. Second part details Kennis Izumi's testimony |
Jury of 4 women, 8 men to decide Chinatown defendant's fate |
Dardarian, Suki |
August 16, 1983 |
Everett Herald |
| 1900.7721 |
Article |
Article details evidence given in trial regarding Benjamin Ng's whereabouts during murders. |
Wah Mee jury hears opening remarks |
Chew, Ron |
August 17, 1983 |
International Examiner |
| 1900.7722 |
Article |
Jurors see pictures of victims and hear evidence about the sequence of events during murder. |
Chinatown jury hears gory tale of how 13 died |
Dardarian, Suki |
August 17, 1983 |
Everett Herald |
| 1900.7723 |
Article |
Describes court proceedings and testimony from witnesses at crime scene and evidence linking Benjamin Ng to crime. |
Wah Mee Trial: Dispassionate testimony details the horror of Chinatown mass slaying |
Emery, Julie |
August 17, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7724 |
Article |
Wai Y. Chin testifies. Includes biographical information of Chin and information about what he witnessed during murders. |
'Hands up' order began Chinatown survivor's ordeal |
Dardarian, Suki |
August 18, 1983 |
Everett Herald |
| 1900.7725 |
Article |
Information about Wai Y. Chin's role as a dealer at the Wah Mee club. Further information about Chin's testimony. |
Wah Mee Trial: Massacre's lone survivor testifies Ng carried gun during Chinatown robbery |
Emery, Julie |
August 17, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7726 |
Article |
Information on Chin's testimony and description of crime scene. |
'Like firecrackers': Surviovr tells of Wah Mee massacre |
Jones, Lansing |
August 18, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7727 |
Article |
Biography of Wai Y. Chin, article describes how Chin met Ng and how he came to work in Wah Mee Club. |
Onetime Chinese farm boy is focus of trial |
Emery, Julie |
August 18, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7728 |
Article |
Additional biographic details about Chin's life and questions asked to Chin during trial. |
'Bap-bap-bap'- Survivor tells of 13 slayings |
Parker, Laura |
August 18,1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7729 |
Article |
Willie Mak's brother, Kwan Fung Mak, testifies at Benjamin Ng's trial. Also reports on testimony by Wai Chung Tam and Yen Lau who report hearing Ng and Mak plan a robbery. |
Defendants discussed robbing Wah Mee club in February, jury told |
Dardarian, Suki |
August 19, 1983 |
Everett Herald |
| 1900.773 |
|
|
For Asian Americans, a Way to Fight a Maddening Stereotype |
Louie, Vivian |
August 8, 1993 |
New York Times |
| 1900.7730 |
Article |
Friends of Ng testify at trial, discussion of guns used for murder and Benjamin Ng's exposure to and knowledge of.22 caliber weapon used in murders. |
Ng, Mak talked of robbery, jury told |
Parker, Laura |
August 19, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7731 |
Article |
Article discusses evidence that Benjamin Ng had prior knowledge of the murders and plotted the murder with Willie Mak. |
Some 'smoking gun' testimony highlights massacre-trial start |
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August 21, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7732 |
Article |
Article discusses testimony of witness about night of crime. Mentions information about guns used and found at Ng and Mak's homes. |
Wah Mee suspect got home wet, tired, witness tells jury |
Emery, Julie |
August 19, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7733 |
Article |
Article discusses why towels were wrapped around two victims' heads. |
Two of 13 victims had towels on heads- why? |
Emery, Julie |
August 20, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7734 |
Article |
Article describes medical examiner's testimony at Benjamin Ng's trial. |
Doctors describe the carnage at Wah Mee |
Parker, Laura |
August 20, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7735 |
Article |
Article details medical examiner's tesimony about deaths. Includes testimony mentioning victims' names. |
Medical examiner gives detailed view of Wah Mee deaths |
Dardarian, Suki |
August 20, 1983 |
Everett Herald |
| 1900.7736 |
Article |
Doctor of survivor Wai Y. Chin testifies about his injuries. |
Wah Mee jurors get assault details |
Emery, Julie |
August 21, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7737 |
Article |
Article discusses the Press's desire to publish facts about trial and weighs it against Benjamin Ng's lawyers contention that information about the trial may bias jurors. |
Press-coverage impact argued: Massacre-trial defense again says lock up jury |
Dardarian, Suki |
August 21, 1983 |
Everett Herald |
| 1900.7738 |
Article |
Article profiles Kennis Izumi, Benjamin Ng's girlfriend and her thoughts about the trial. |
Wah Mee: Girlfriend stands by Ng |
McCarthy, Kathy |
August 22, 1983 |
Associated Press |
| 1900.7739 |
Article |
Article discusses guns used to commit massacre, and evidence linking Benjamin Ng to crime. Also mentions Kennis Izumi's testimony to the court. |
Expert links pistol to massacre at Wah Mee gambling parlor |
Emery, Julie |
August 23, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.774 |
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Stereotype belies diversity of Asians |
Asian Americans Don't Fit Their Monochrome Image |
Lee, Moon |
July 27, 1993 |
Christian Science Monitor |
| 1900.7740 |
Article |
Article describes feelings of Kennis Izumi as expressed in court, and Benjamin Ng's actions the night of the Wah Mee murders. |
Ng's girl says he wore 2 guns night of killings |
Parker, Laura |
August 23, 1983 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
| 1900.7741 |
Article |
Jury delivers a verdict of guilty in Benjamin Ng's trial. Article describes initial reactions in court room and the coming process for sentencing. |
Chinatown Trial |
McCarthy, Kathy |
August 24, 1983 |
Associated Press |
| 1900.7742 |
Article |
Concluding arguments by defense and prosecution in Benjamin Ng's trial. |
First Wah Mee Trial Ending Soon |
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August 24, 1983 |
East/West |
| 1900.7743 |
Article |
Wai Chinn's memories of the murders. |
Wah Mee Massacre Trial: Sole survivor's account of the massacre |
Ng, Assunta |
August 20, 1983 |
Northwest Asian Weekly |
| 1900.7744 |
Article |
Information from Kennis Izumi's testimony and about guns used in killings. |
Defendant silent as Wah Mee trial nears end |
Dardarian, Suki |
August 23, 1983 |
Everett Herald |
| 1900.7745 |
Article |
Similarities between robberies in Vancouver, B.C. and Wah Mee Massacre. |
BC robberies similar to Wah mee incident |
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August 23, 1983 |
Associated Press |
| 1900.7746 |
Article |
Guilty verdict for Benjamin Ng. Closing arguments from defense and prosecution regarding Ng's guilt. Mention's Bessie Ng and Kennis Izumi and their reaction to the ruling. |
Ng found guilty of aggravated murder |
Dardarian, Suki |
August 24, 1983 |
Everett Herald |
| 1900.7747 |
Article |
Profiles prosecutors in Benjamin Ng's trial and includes facts about their lives. |
Wah Mee prosecutors are idealists |
Emery, Julie |
August 24, 1983 |
The Seattle Times |
| 1900.7748 |
Article |
Reactions to Benjamin Ng's guilty verdict. |
Chinatown Trial, 2 Takes |
McCarthy, Kathy |
August 24, 1983 |
Associated Press |
| 1900.7749 |
Booklet |
Film Theatre History Seattle from MOHAI exhibit |
Celluloid Seattle |
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2013 |
Museum of History and Industry |
| 1900.775 |
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Study Finds Neglect of Asian Poor |
Kang, F. Connie |
Dec. 2, 1993 |
Los Angleles Times |
| 1900.7750 |
Booklet |
Wing Nien Soy Bean Company founded in SF Chinatown during WW II was the first manufacturer of soy sauce in the US, Founded by Brother's in law George Hall and John C. Young. |
Wing Nien Brand: A Story of Longevity |
Yu, Connie Young and Effie Hall Dilworth |
2013 |
Chinese Historical Society of America |
| 1900.7751 |
Magazine |
Two article related to Seattle Social justice
p. 21 Gordon Hirabayashi: Challenging the internment of Japanese Americans
p. 24 Ardo Hersi: Organizing against institutional racism and youth incaceration. |
Quaker Action |
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American Friends Service Committee |
| 1900.776 |
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The Perils of Success: Asians Have Become Exemplary Immigranrs but at a Price |
Walsh, James |
Fall 1993 |
Time |
| 1900.777 |
Periodical |
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The New Asian Standard, Vol. I, No. 1 |
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October 1991 |
IAMBIC Group |
| 1900.778 |
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Public policy report flyer for book |
Policy Issues to the Year 2020 |
LEAP |
1994 |
Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc |
| 1900.779 |
Article |
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Common Ground |
LEAP |
1995 |
LEAP Asian Pacific American Public Policy Institute |
| 1900.780 |
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Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics Newsletter |
LEAP Connections, Vol. 8, No. 2 |
LEAP |
April 1995 |
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| 1900.781 |
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Explanasian : The Official Newsletter of the Asian American Writer's Workshop, Vol. 2, No. 2 |
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FAll 1992 |
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| 1900.782 |
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The NAPALC Review, Vol. 1, No. 3 |
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Winter 1995 |
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| 1900.783 |
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Asian American women committed to progressive social change |
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, Vol. 1, No. 1 |
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August 1996 |
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| 1900.784 |
Article |
Senator Daniel K. Inouye congratulates Hiroshi Miyamura during a dinner in Hiroshi's honor. Inouye received a Congressional Medal of Honor for his service in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Miyamura received a Medal of Honor for his service during the Korean War. |
Community Heroes |
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| 1900.785 |
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Asian American Journalists Association National Convention 1991 |
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1991 |
Asian American Journalists Association |
| 1900.786 |
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Helping Link Anti- Violence Project |
The goal: a place to feel safe |
Ramirez, Marc |
Dec. 7, 1997 |
Seattle Times |
| 1900.787 |
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Koreans keep culture alive cooking up fiery kimchi |
Eng |
Dec. 10, 1997 |
Seattle Times |
| 1900.788 |
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Pinoy Stories: Peter Bacho captures Seattle's Filipino Struggle in a dozen short stories |
Baillargeon |
Dec. 3, 1997 |
Seattle Weekly |
| 1900.789 |
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AsiAm: Celebrating the Asian American, Vol. 1, No. 1 |
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Dec. 1986 |
Magazine |
| 1900.790 |
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| 1900.791 |
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| 1900.792 |
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| 1900.793 |
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| 1900.794 |
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| 1900.795 |
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| 1900.796 |
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| 1900.797 |
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| 1900.798 |
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| 1900.799 |
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| 1900.800 |
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| 1900.8000 |
Report |
Livable South Downtown
The Livable South Downtown Planning Study includes many project components that support analysis and decision-making about a range of issues in the study area. Please also look in the Environmental Impacts Statement (EIS) section of this web site for studies that directly pertain to the South Downtown EIS effort.
See http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/Planning/South_Downtown/Planning_Study/index.htm#preliminary |
Livable South Downtown Seattle |
Seattle Department of Planning and Development |
2009 |
City of Seattle |
| 1900.8001 |
Report |
A thesis on Chinese Americans living in Aurora, Nevada. In the late 1800s this mining community created Ordinance 32, which stated that Chinese Americans could only live in a certain area of town. The thesis explores this Ordinance and the consequences of it through archaeology from the town. |
Archaeology on Spring Street: Discrimination, Ordinance 32, and the Overseas Chinese in Aurora, Nevada |
Dale, Emily S. |
December 2011 |
Emily S. Dale |
| 1900.8002 |
Article |
The history of the the S.S. Great Republic, one of the ships that carried Chinese to Oregon. It only conducted one voyage, sinking in the Columbia River. The ship contains many treasures, including objects from those Chinese passengers. |
Shipwreck at Columbia River mouth played key role in Chinese immigration |
Wells, Robert |
November 17, 20 |
The Oregonian |
| 1900.8003 |
Article |
Poacher Ray Hillsman illegally hunted bears in order to sell parts, chiefly gallbladders, to buyers. Bear gallbladders, highly prized in traditional Asian medicinal practices, commanded lucrative prices from Asian Americans. Article details the evidence gathering and eventual arrest in Hillsman's case. |
The Hunting of the Poacher King |
Barcott, Bruce |
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| 1900.8004 |
Article |
A study on the background and creation of Public Development Authorities. Features the Pike Place Market PDA and the SCIDpda as examples. |
Fundamental Consideration on Public Development Authority in terms of the Paradigm Shift in Urban Management |
Maeyama, Soichiro |
2013 |
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| 1900.8005 |
Magazine |
Summarizes the legacy of discrimination against Chinese American immigrants to the Pacific Northwest. Also details efforts to chronicle and preserve that history. |
Homage to a Bitter Heritage |
Judd, Ron |
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| 1900.8006 |
article |
Profile of the Army Specialized Training Program, whose graduates include Wing Luke. |
Whiz kids have made significant contributions |
Dean, Rob |
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| 1900.8007 |
article |
Five newspaper clippings from the Seattle Times 1917-1918, featuring box scores from games played by the Mikados in the Seattle City League. |
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1917-1918 |
Seattle Times |
| 1900.8008 |
article |
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Ambassador Curtis Chin Named to Top Post at AIT |
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April 2012 |
Asian Fortune |
| 1900.8009 |
article |
An investigation of Chinese foodways for the purpose of understanding food heritage in Hong Kong society. |
From foodways to intangible heritage: A Case study of CHinese culinary resource, retail and recipe in Hong Kong |
Cheung, Sidney |
March 2012 |
Routledge |
| 1900.801 |
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| 1900.8010 |
Teaching guide |
A researched teaching guide on Roger Shimomura's exhibition "Yellow Terror". |
Window on the Work |
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2010 |
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| 1900.8011 |
article |
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Jackson St. Regrade - Raising the Neighborhood |
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| 1900.8012 |
Magazine |
Winter 2000 (2 copies) |
Ukiyo- E Society Bulletin |
Ukiyo-E Society of America |
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| 1900.8013 |
Article |
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Upper Columbia Chinese Placering |
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| 1900.8014 |
Magazine |
Survey and Guide 2014-2015 |
National Museum of Ethnology, Japan |
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| 1900.8015 |
Newsletter |
March 2015, June 2015, Annual Report 2014 |
Renton Historical Society & Museum Quarterly |
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| 1900.8016 |
newsletter |
Winter 2014/2015 |
National Park Service |
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| 1900.8017 |
article |
vol. 1 no. 3 June 1979; February 1979 (2 copies) |
Public Authority Journal |
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| 1900.8018 |
Article |
An overview of the Issei who immigrated to the Pacific Northwest. |
A Brief History of the Japanese Immigrants In the State of Washington |
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| 1900.8019 |
newsletter |
Spring 2015 |
The Affiliate: News about Smithsonian Affiliates |
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| 1900.802 |
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| 1900.8020 |
Booklet |
Booklet on exhibition on Chinese American participation in the China Burma India Theatre in World War II |
Called to Rise: Chinese Americans in CBI |
Yu, Connie Young |
2016 |
Chinese Historical Society of American |
| 1900.8021 |
Article |
Memoir excerpt recounts the pilot Sid Gerber and his flight with Wing Luke |
Memoir |
Palmer, Doug |
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| 1900.803 |
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| 1900.804 |
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Oakland Museum exhibit book |
Three Generations of Chinese East and West |
Sun |
1973 |
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| 1900.805 |
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The Story of a Chinese immigrant woman told to Dai Sen Kam and Beverly Kam Wong |
An Dai Comes to Hawaii |
Young |
1975 |
Book |
| 1900.806 |
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Development Plan |
The International District - Seattle: An Action Program for Physical Development |
The District Design Group |
June 30. 1973 |
Report |
| 1900.807 |
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Crosscurrents: News Magazine of the Asian American Studies Center, Vol. 15, No. 2 |
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Summer 1992 |
Newsletter |
| 1900.808 |
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Seattle Chinese Business Directory, 1986 - 1987 |
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1987 |
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| 1900.809 |
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Asian American issue, Shawn Wong, Frank Chin, Victor and Brett Nee |
Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars, Vol. 4, No. 3 |
Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars |
Fall 1972 |
Periodical |
| 1900.8090 |
Article |
Feature on Danny Chinn, chef at TRader Vic's restaurant in the Benjamin Franklin Hotel in Seattle. He was the chef at the Trader Vic's in Los Angeles. |
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Seattle Times |
| 1900.8091 |
Article |
Japanese American sports clubs in Seattle. Includes a feature of the Taiyo Athletic Club, and how baseball became the biggest sport for Japanese Americans. |
Memories of Nisei sports clubs |
Tsutakawa, Mayumi |
July 1976 |
International Examiner |
| 1900.8092 |
Article |
Jessica Hagedorn Filipino American artist |
Native Daughter |
Talbot, Margaret |
January 13, 199 |
San Francisco Examiner |
| 1900.810 |
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La Grande Ranger District, Wallowa Whitman National Forest |
Heritage Program Report: Two Dragon Camp: A Chinese Settlement in the Camp Carson Mining Area, Union County Oregon |
Mead, ed. |
January 1993 |
Report |
| 1900.811 |
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Agenda and related materiels for conference |
The Second Chinese Heritage of the Pacific Northwest Conference |
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1993 |
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