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Panama III

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Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
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BY CYNTHIA MEIJIA-GIUDICI I have a very strong tie to the Filipino community of Seattle. My father, Tiburcio, was a FCS councilman in the late ‘60’s and my mother was Mrs. Filipino Community of Seattle queen, 1969-1970 and FCS Mother of the Year, 2003. I mention these ties to the community because I am proud [...]

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Voices of the Second Wave: Chinese Americans in Seattle

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Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
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“Voices of the Second Wave: Chinese Americans in Seattle” is a collection of 35 interviews of Chinese immigrants of the “lost generation” who settled or lived in the Seattle area. This “second wave” refers to Mandarin-speaking Chinese who came to America between 1934 and 1968, many as college students to escape the Japanese invasion or [...]

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