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WA, For All, Multicultural Location
Seattle, WA A pioneering portal that crosses barriers and connects cultures by consolidating and amplifying cross-generational, ethnic community voices.
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WA, Argentinian / Argentinos, Caribbean, Cuban, Latina/e/o/x, Mexican, Venezuelan Location
Seattle, WA The award-winning Latin music duo, Correo Aereo, play traditional multi-instrumental acoustics and vocals of music from Latin America, with a focus on music from Venezuela, Mexico, Argentina, Peru and Cuba. They incorporate original songs and arrangements into their performances that are deeply inspired by swimming and playing in the ancient rivers of traditions while being alive and open to organic innovation. Dr. Juan Tony Guzman, Head of the Jazz Dept. at Luther College writes: “Listening to their performance one can unite space and time across cultures.”
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WA, Native American, Squaxin Island Location
Shelton, WA We are descendants of the maritime people who lived and prospered along the shores of the southernmost inlets of the Salish Sea for untold centuries. Because of our strong cultural connection with the water, we are also known as the People of the Water.
Vision: We envision a culturally and economically strong community of self-governing, resilient people united by shared values and traditions.
Vision: We envision a culturally and economically strong community of self-governing, resilient people united by shared values and traditions.
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Immigrant/Refugee, WA, Low Income, Women, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Location
Seattle, WA LELO strives to empower low-income workers of color, recent immigrants and women workers to assert their rights, improve their working conditions and gain a voice in their workplaces, trade unions and communities in the U.S. and across the globe.
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WA, Multicultural Location
Roslyn, WA The museum is a reflection of Roslyn, it's tenacity, love of life and the richly seasoned ethnic mix that once represented more than 20 nationalities, and still does in the genealogy of it's inhabitants and former residents.
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WA, Survivor, For All, Multicultural Location
Renton, WA They are a restorative justice organization brought together by a diverse group of survivors and imprisoned community members in Washington State. We build responses to harm that center the dignity and resilience of all people, and harness the collective power of communities impacted by the trauma of violence and mass imprisonment toward cultural and systemic transformation.
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Middle Eastern, WA, American (US), Iranian Location
Seattle, WA We are citizen volunteers from the greater Seattle area who seek to reverse decades of hostility between the United States and Iran.
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WA, American (US), Native American, Suquamish / dxʷsəq̓ʷəb Location
Suquamish, WA The Suquamish Museum opened at the Tribal Administration Center on Sandy Hook Road in 1983. First Chartered by the Suquamish Tribe in 1977 as the Suquamish Tribal Cultural Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to the reconstruction and preservation of the history of the Suquamish Tribe. Leading up to the opening of the Museum was a successful Oral History project among Suquamish elders, a research project to locate historic photographs and manuscripts for an Archives and increasing gifts of precious artifacts.
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WA, Native American, Spokane / spoqín Location
Wellpinit, WA The Spokane Tribe of Indians ancestors inhabited much of northeastern Washington which consisted of approximately 3 million acres. At times they extended their hunting, fishing, and gathering grounds into Idaho and Montana. They are one of the Interior Salish speaking tribes, others include: the Coeur d’ Alene, Kalispel, Colville, San Poil, Nespelem, Okanagan, Lakes, the Shuswap of Canada and the Pend Oreille and Salish of the Flathead reservation.We are here to improve the lives of members of the Spokane Tribe of Indians.
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East Asian, WA, Asian, Chinese Location
Seattle, WA The goals of the choir are: to assemble friends who love singing, to express feelings with Chinese songs, to reminisce, to share homeland culture, and thus to promote the Art of Chinese Music.
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African American, WA, Afro-Latina/e/o/x, Asian / Pacific Islander (API), Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), German, Hispanic, Indigenous, Italian, Latina/e/o/x, Native American, For All, Multicultural Location
Seattle, WA The festival began in 2006 after Cyrus Khambatta, Executive Artistic Director for Khambatta Dance attended an Artistic Director Leadership training program with a grant from The Paul G. Allen Foundation and began to realize a long, stirring desire to connect audiences with dance through the festival environment. After a decade in which his own Khambatta Dance was invited to numerous international festivals, each with its own particular take on dance, he found the excitement and fervor with which audiences digested dance works to be a stimulating environment in which to create.
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West European, WA, European, German Location
Wenatchee, WA Musikkapelle Leavenworth, the Bavarian Village town band, began in 1996 under the direction of Chris Shimer. The band performs at all major Leavenworth festivals and activities in addition to out-of-town appearances. It is typical of town bands of Bavaria.
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WA, Hawaiian / Kanaka Maoli, Maori, Pasifika, Tahitian Location
Seattle, WA Halau Hula O Napualani is the oldest Hawaiian dance school (Halau) in Seattle, Washington. We hold classes in Seattle and Gig Harbor. We teach dance and music. Our dance classes include Traditional Hawaiian Hula (Auana and Kahiko), Tahitian, and Maori dancing. Music that we teach includes ukulele and toere/pahu pehe (Tahitian drumming).
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WA, Hispanic, Latina/e/o/x Location
Spokane , WA Mujeres in Action es la primera organización en la región de Spokane dedicada a servir a sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica y sexual de las comunidades latinx.
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WA, Hawaiian / Kanaka Maoli, Pasifika Location
Seattle, WA We are a non-profit club based in Seattle, Washington and dedicated to the promotion and preservation of Hawaiian culture. Founded in 1962 and incorporated in 1963; we have been actively involved in the Pacific Northwest through various festivals, our Hui Wa'a Canoe team and our club meetings/gatherings that are held monthly. We invite you to join our facebook group to learn about opportunites to engage in Hawaiian history and culture. We have dedicated membership that have extensive knowledge and grasp of Hawaiian language, legends, customs song and history.
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North European, WA, European, Norwegian Location
Seattle, WA The voice of Norway in America since 1889.