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Jewish Location
Redmond JGSWS helps our members find their Jewish family roots. We hold monthly meetings with guest lecturers, and we sponsor workshops. We offer programs for beginners as well as seasoned researchers. Recent topics included immigration records, Jewish given names, forensic genealogy, genealogical research on the Internet, how to find an ancestral town, and how to create a family health portrait.
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Central Asia, Middle East, Jewish Location
Seattle, WA Community Focus
Multicultural Location
Seattle, WA The Burke Museum was founded in 1885 by the Young Naturalists, a group of curious teenagers inspired by seeing Seattle transform before their eyes. For 130 years, the Museum has built upon this legacy, collecting objects that help us understand how the Northwest has grown and changed.
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Southeast Asia Location
Seattle, WA The Filipino Cultural Heritage Society of Washington (FCHSW) proudly presents Pagdiriwang, commemorating the anniversary of Philippine Independence. Held on the first or second week of June at the Seattle Center since 1987, the event has grown into the largest festival of Filipino arts and culture in the Pacific Northwest.
This celebration is a part of Seattle Center Festál, a series of cultural programs sponsored by the City of Seattle. Pagdiriwang provides a venue for Filipinos and non-Filipinos alike to learn about the culture. It is an ideal setting for presenting art, craft, song, dance, music, history, literature, and culture to promote better understanding of the Filipino cultural heritage.
This celebration is a part of Seattle Center Festál, a series of cultural programs sponsored by the City of Seattle. Pagdiriwang provides a venue for Filipinos and non-Filipinos alike to learn about the culture. It is an ideal setting for presenting art, craft, song, dance, music, history, literature, and culture to promote better understanding of the Filipino cultural heritage.
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Pacific/Pacific Islander, East Asia, South Asia, Multicultural, Southeast Asia Location
Seattle, WA Explore what it means to survive and thrive in a new culture. Tour the very hotel where countless Asian Pacific immigrants first found a home, a meal and refuge in Seattle. Challenge your perspective on what it means to be, and become, American. Immerse yourself in contemporary Asian Pacific American issues through authentic stories, bold art and community driven exhibits. It's all at The Wing, America's only museum devoted to the Asian Pacific American Experience.
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African American/Black Location
Seattle, WA The current Douglass-Truth Branch was expanded and reopened Oct. 14, 2006. The building follows historic preservation guidelines of the original library, which is a city landmark. It has a grand staircase as well as the Soul Pole, a totem pole depicting African-American history given to the Library in 1972 by what was then called the Rotary Boys Club.
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African American/Black Location
Seattle, WA BlackPast.org, an online reference center makes available a wealth of materials on African American history in one central location on the Internet. Blackpast is made possible by the content contributions of over 800 volunteers from six continents who give of their time and energy to bring this information to a global audience. Click on the images to read their stories or find them in the yellow tabs below in the three main categories: Academic, Independent, and Student. We need more volunteer content contributors.
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African American/Black Location
Seattle, WA “History in the making.”
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Multicultural, North America Location
Seattle, WA By collecting and preserving artifacts and stories of the Puget Sound region’s diverse history, MOHAI highlights our tradition of innovation and imagination. Through compelling exhibits, scholarship, education, public programs, and community engagement, MOHAI bridges the past, present, and future.
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Chicano-Latino, Native American/First Nations, Northern Europe/Scandinavia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, Middle East, African American/Black, Pacific/Pacific Islander, East Asia, Caribbean, Jewish, South Asia, Southern Europe, Central America, Multicultural, Southeast Asia, Western Europe (includes Central), Northern Africa, Sister Cities, Latin America, North America, South America Location
Seattle, WA Since 1972, Northwest Folklife has been deeply committed to celebrating the diversity of our Northwest communities and demystifying our differences together, under one roof. Our work centers on preserving cultural arts, bridging connections to heritage and identity, and cultivating the ever-evolving traditions of the Pacific Northwest.
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Multicultural Location
Seattle SAM is the center for world-class visual arts in the Pacific Northwest
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Northern Europe/Scandinavia Location
Seattle, WA The Irish Heritage Club is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious organization that organizes and promotes activities of an Irish cultural nature in the Greater Seattle area, the State of Washington, USA.
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Multicultural Location
Seattle, WA Inspire Washington increases public access to arts, heritage, and science activities through advocacy, resource development, education, and coalition building.
From Spokane to Seattle, from Kennewick to Kitsap, from Wenatchee to Whatcom, we champion the positive impact of people and organizations that provide cultural programs, activities, and experiences.
From Spokane to Seattle, from Kennewick to Kitsap, from Wenatchee to Whatcom, we champion the positive impact of people and organizations that provide cultural programs, activities, and experiences.
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Multicultural, North America Location
Seattle, WA The free online encyclopedia of Washington state history. 7782 HistoryLink.org articles now available. We are dedicated to the principle that history belongs to the entire community and that a better understanding of past events can improve public debate and decisions and enrich the lives of individuals.
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Multicultural Location
Federal Way, WA Preserve The Past, Educate The Community, Inspire Future Generations
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Multicultural Location
Burien, WA We capture the stories of the Highline region to create exhibits, public programs, and educational programs that enrich our cultural connections.
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Central Asia Location
EthnoRussia is a project dedicated to preserving ancient traditional Russian songs, sharing our knowledge and promoting Russian traditional music in the world.
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Southern Europe, North America Location
Seattle, WA The Greek-American Historical Museum of Washington State is a virtual museum that collects video histories from Greeks in Washington State.
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Multicultural Location
Kent, WA The Greater Kent Historical Society (GKHS) is a nonprofit organization in the state of Washington that promotes the discovery, preservation and dissemination of knowledge about the history of the greater Kent area.
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Multicultural Location
Granite Falls, WA The Granite Falls Historical Society is a volunteer organization dedicated to honoring the contributions and lives of past residents, while providing inspiration and direction for future ones.