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African American, WA, Black Location
Seattle, WA Washington Hall has been a welcoming place where people gather, create, entertain, and celebrate since it was built in 1908. The Hall has been a cultural home to many communities and art forms, and for a long time embodied the soul of Seattle’s Central Area. Washington Hall Anchor Organizations
Washington Hall is a project of Historic Seattle with major support from 4Culture. The Hall has consistently functioned as a performance space since its opening in 1908, but had fallen into disrepair in the last few decades and was in danger of demolition before Historic Seattle negotiated a purchase. The long term vision for the Hall is full rehabilitation and a permanent home for Central Area organizations with a focus on arts, media and social justice.
Washington Hall is a project of Historic Seattle with major support from 4Culture. The Hall has consistently functioned as a performance space since its opening in 1908, but had fallen into disrepair in the last few decades and was in danger of demolition before Historic Seattle negotiated a purchase. The long term vision for the Hall is full rehabilitation and a permanent home for Central Area organizations with a focus on arts, media and social justice.
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Olympia, WA Longhouse Education and Cultural Center: A Gathering Place for People of all Cultures
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Indian Location
Sammamish, WA The Vedic cultural center practices respect of all people regardless of race or any other material designation because of the divine presence of God in everyone. Education for making enlightened choices in life is the primary goal of the VCC for spreading light and peace in the world.
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Jewish Location
Kirkland, WA Kol Ami: A Center for Jewish Life is a welcoming, egalitarian community dedicated to promoting Jewish life in the Pacific Northwest. They love Jewish history and tradition, and we are carrying on the 4000-year-old story of the Jewish people by building tradition and history of our own. By cultivating awe and gratitude for the bounteous planet we call home, and reverence for the bonds we share with the creatures who share it with us. They passionately affirm the dignity and rights of all human beings. We view it as our sacred obligation to pursue justice and repair the world.
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Filipino Location
Seattle, WA Founded in 1935 as a social organization, the Filipino Community of Seattle (FCS) has evolved into a not-for-profit social service charitable organization serving the Filipino and other communities in Greater Seattle and beyond. FCS is a 501(c)3 organization.
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Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish Location
Portland, OR To highlight, honor, educate, communicate, promote and celebrate Nordic culture and traditions, ancestral, modern and contemporary and to Provide value and serve members by developing and making available and accessible Nordic cultural and educational programming that is rich, authentic and forward looking.
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East European, Balkan Location
Berkeley, CA The East European Folklife Center (EEFC) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote, celebrate, and educate the public about traditional and traditionally based music, dance, and cultures of the Balkans.
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Alaska Native, Indigenous, Iñupiat Location
Utqiagvik, AK The Iñupiat Heritage Center (IHC) brings people together to promote and perpetuate Iñupiat history, language and culture. This dynamic interaction between the Iñupiat and their environment fosters the awareness, understanding and appreciation of the Iñupiat way of life from generation to generation.
The Heritage Center promotes tourism and supports Iñupiat artists by providing a place in which to work on and showcase arts and crafts. It also serves to support the whaling traditions of the Iñupiat by making available the Traditional Room for construction or repair of traditional whaling boats and other subsistence tools.
The Heritage Center provides a place for cultural revitalization efforts as well as serving the departments of the borough through its services and by providing meeting space for public events. Our multi-purpose room and classroom are available to rent for hosting events from outreach classes to department meetings.
The Heritage Center promotes tourism and supports Iñupiat artists by providing a place in which to work on and showcase arts and crafts. It also serves to support the whaling traditions of the Iñupiat by making available the Traditional Room for construction or repair of traditional whaling boats and other subsistence tools.
The Heritage Center provides a place for cultural revitalization efforts as well as serving the departments of the borough through its services and by providing meeting space for public events. Our multi-purpose room and classroom are available to rent for hosting events from outreach classes to department meetings.
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WA, For All Location
Seattle, WA An inclusive contemporary multi-arts hub in the Delridge Neighborhood of Southwest Seattle
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WA, Latina/e/o/x Location
Cornelius, WA At Centro Cultural, our foundation is equity and belonging. Our team is deeply connected to and invested in our Washington County community. This is our familia, and we feel a responsibility to make sure everyone has the opportunity to thrive—not just survive.
Our programs and services continue to evolve to meet the needs of our communities, removing barriers to health, well-being, and economic mobility.
La comunidad es nuestra fuerza. The community is our strength. #NuestroCentro
Our programs and services continue to evolve to meet the needs of our communities, removing barriers to health, well-being, and economic mobility.
La comunidad es nuestra fuerza. The community is our strength. #NuestroCentro
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WA, Lower Elwha Klallam / ʔéʔɬx̣ʷaʔ nəxʷsƛ̕áy̕əm̕, Native American Location
Port Angeles, WA The Heritage Center opened in 2010, and was created to be a training center and temporary office space for tribal programs.
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WA, Duwamish / dxʷdəwʔabš, Native American Location
Seattle, WA Through the collective collaboration of tribal members and the community, today, we seek to reclaim a space to revitalize our culture and preserve our living heritage. Together with our allied partners, we have built the Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center (DLCC) overlooking the Duwamish River Valley, near the village called hah-AH-poos, a major archeological site known as Duwamish Site No. 1.
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WA, Low Income Location
Pullman , WA Since 1988, Community Action Center (CAC) has been a primary resource for thousands of people and families experiencing poverty in Whitman County, and we operate as a private nonprofit in Whitman County, Washington.
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Houseless/Homeless, WA, Alaska Native, Indigenous, Native American Location
Tacoma, WA We offer a safe gathering place with; laundry facilities, communication and technology access, a clothing bank, and lunch. Tahoma Indian Center engages relatives around traditional spiritual and cultural activities.
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African American, WA, Black Location
Spokane, WA The Carl Maxey Center is an African American focused cultural Center located in the East Central neighborhood of Spokane, WA.
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WA, Southeast Asian, Asian, Vietnamese Location
Seattle, WA Little Saigon is the social, economic, and cultural hub of the Vietnamese community in the Puget Sound region. In the 40 years since the first group of Vietnamese businesses took root in this area, Little Saigon has become a vibrant and vital part of the Vietnamese community as well as the Chinatown International District.
Friends of Little Saigon was established in 2011, at the start of massive redevelopment in Little Saigon. Our mission is to preserve and enhance Little Saigon’s cultural, economic, and historic vitality.
Friends of Little Saigon was established in 2011, at the start of massive redevelopment in Little Saigon. Our mission is to preserve and enhance Little Saigon’s cultural, economic, and historic vitality.
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WA, Bulgarian Location
Bellevue, WA BCHCS organizes traditional annual events such as a Christmas celebration, the Zlaten Orfei talent show in March, and the picnic at Lake Sammamish to celebrate Bulgarian Culture and Literacy Day in May. The Center organizes concerts, workshops, and visits of local and guest musicians, artists, and writers from the US and Bulgaria.
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WA, For All Location
Wenatchee, WA We gather, engage, & educate to celebrate and preserve the history, arts, sciences, and rich diversity of our region.
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WA, Native American Location
Port Angeles, WA ʔaʔk̓ʷustəƞáwt̓xʷ House of Learning, Peninsula College Longhouse is the first longhouse in the nation built on a community college campus. The vision of the Longhouse to be a center for cultural expression and educational achievement for all students and community members was woven together by Peninsula College and six Sovereign Nations: Hoh, Quileute, Makah, Port Gamble S’Klallam, Jamestown S’Klallam, and Lower Elwha Klallam.