The former Vietnamese Martyrs Parish was home to many of Seattle’s Vietnamese Catholics for years—holding bilingual services, cultural festivals, elder and youth activities, and Vietnamese language school. It was formed in 1976 with about 50 Vietnamese refugee families and officially became Vietnamese Martyrs Parish with Father Dao as its pastor in 2010. In 2014, the parish outgrew its Seattle space, and many of the parishioners moved to a temporary location...

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Established in 1930 and incorporated in 1936, the Seattle Urban League’s nationwide mission is to empower African Americans and underserved communities to thrive by securing educational and economic opportunities. Edwin T. Pratt, the Community Relations Secretary in 1956 and Executive Director in 1960, embodied that mission. He led civil rights campaigns against housing discrimination, school segregation, employment bias, and police brutality.

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In March 1939, the Seattle Housing Authority was established with Jesse Epstein as the director. Yesler Terrace was its first project and was notably both the first public housing project in the state and also the first racially integrated public housing project in the nation. In April 2014, the Epstein Opportunity Center was reborn to house programs and activities to serve Yesler neighborhood residents.

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The Black Farmers Collective is a group of Black food system professionals working to create a locally owned, sustainable food system. They are currently developing a one-acre site in central Seattle’s Yesler Terrace, which will be a cooperatively run urban farm where city residents can meet to learn, share, grow, and connect.

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Yesler Terrace has long been the confluence of immigrants. The original property extended from 12th Avenue, an area of Jewish settlement in the late 19th century, to the edges of Japantown. The Yesler Terrace Community Center is located in the heart of the Yesler Terrace housing neighborhood and serves people from a multitude of cultures, especially a number of East African communities.

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The Collins Playfield and its associated Collins Fieldhouse originally took up two entire blocks. In the 1930s, Gene Boyd, a beloved mentor and role model, ran Collins Fieldhouse for the Seattle Parks Department. Collins Playfield is especially known for the diverse youth who came there to play and for creating a welcoming space for all community members.

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In the early 1970s, aging Issei (first-generation Japanese Americans) had nowhere to go to receive culturally sensitive nursing care. In response to this need, seven Nisei (second-generation Japanese Americans) mobilized the Japanese community to develop a nursing home to meet the cultural, social, language, and dietary needs of elderly Nikkei (a Japanese emigrant or a descendant who is not a citizen of Japan). In 1975, these visionaries created the organization...

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In Seattle, the Big Three of Filipino fraternal lodges prior to 1965 were the Caballeros de Dimas Alang, Legionarios del Trabajo, and the Gran Oriente Filipino. Filipino fraternal lodges held social events for their members and connected with the 17 other lodges in the Northwest, creating a network both nationwide and globally. The lodges provided student scholarships and taught members about the history of the fraternity along with the history...

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