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Mask, "I Can't Breathe," made by Sonia Wooten-Gill, FayWoo's Signature Collection, 2020
No full textAmong the local designers and artists who began making face masks in 2020, many Black designers were inspired to infuse powerful messages into their creations. This mask was made by local milliner and clothing designer Sonia Wooten-Gill whose line is called FayeWoo’s Signature Collection. "I Can't Breathe" were the last words of Eric Garner, a Black man who died in 2014 because he was held in a chokehold by a police officer. The phrase became a slogan for the Black Lives Matter movement as it represented both the grave circumstances experienced by Garner, and the crushing weight of racism experience more broadly by Black Americans. The words were then also spoken by George Floyd who was murdered in 2020 in a similar manner-- by a police officer kneeling on his neck. "I Can't Breathe" again became a rallying cry, and was a fitting slogan for masks worn by protesters protesting during the COVID-19 pandemic.1 Mask, Surgical; Materials: cotton; Dimensions: 2.75 in.H x 9 in.
Face shield with GM Nameplate logo, 2020
No full textGM Nameplate was founded in Seattle in 1954 by Lester Greene (G) and Beal McCullough (M). Beginning with the manufacture of nameplates, GMN has evolved to provide various small components and assembled devices to meet customer and industry needs. The COVID-19 pandemic created a need for more PPE (personal protective equipment) and GMN quickly pivoted their resources and equipment to produce PPE, including this face shield. Prototype examples of the face shield were "tested" by nurses at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle prior to mass production.1 Mask, Surgical; Materials: plastic --foam; Dimensions: 9.5 in.H x 14 in.W x 1 in.
Plastic bottle for hand sanitizer from Heritage Distilling Company, 2020
No full textHeritage Distilling Company began operations in 2012 and then went into partnership with the Chehalis Tribe in 2016 to build a distillery with brewery, and a restaurant--Talking Cedar--on tribal land in Rochester, Washington. Before proceeding with the build, the tribe had to campaign and advocate to overturn federal legislation that prevented distilleries on tribal land. Unfortunately, the distillery and restaurant opened just as the first COVID-19 cases were reported in the US. So they quickly pivoted and started producing hand sanitizer for distribution.1 Bottle; Materials: plastic --paper; Dimensions: 7 in.H x 2 in.Dia
Fast (Ruth) interview (2020)
No full textStettin, GermanyRuth Zadek Fast was born in Stettin, Germany (1920) into a secular Jewish Zionist family with musical talents. She was the middle child with an older sister, Hilde, and a younger sister, Edith. Ruth joined Hadassah’s Youth Aliya when she was 14 (1934) and immigrated to Palestine after restrictions against the Jews were introduced in Germany. She lived on a kibbutz for two years and eventually in Tel Aviv on her own. When her family immigrated from Germany to Palestine after Kristallnacht (1938,) she moved with them to Jerusalem where they opened a shoe business. Ruth sang with the Palestine Broadcasting Service choir. She served with the British Army in Palestine and Cairo and rose to the rank of lieutenant. Ruth emigrated to New York in 1947 as tensions rose in Palestine. Interested in meeting family in the West, she traveled by bus to Portland Oregon. There she met and married Alfred Fast, an immigrant and Austrian-trained architect. Ruth has a daughter (Josey), granddaughter (Alexandra) and son (Daniel). She and Alfred divorced in 1968. Ruth credited Henrietta Szold and Youth Aliya with helping her immigrate to Palestine and served Hadassah wherever she lived in many capacities. She was President of the Seattle Mt Scopus chapter and a member of the Herzl and Beth Am choirs. Philosophically, Ruth dismissed any difficulties she encountered with “ein brera,” there was no choice. She views her life and the world with optimism. This oral history focuses on Ruth Zadek's childhood in Germany and involvement with Hadassah's Youth Aliya, immigration to Palestine, music career, and military service. Following this, Ruth relocated to the West Coast, and served as President of the Seattle Mt. Scopus chapter and a member of the Herzl and Beth Am choirs.
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Alan Nelson Interview Transcript
No full textAlan Nelson is a paleoseismologist at the US Geological Survey. His research focuses on
earthquakes and tsunamis in the United States Pacific Northwest region, Alaska, and Chile. He was
once the Chair of the Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division of the Geological Society
of America. He has authored or coauthored over 100 peer-reviewed publications
Farming in the Time of Pandemic delete
No full textThis project is based off of oral interviews, recorded and transcribed, with Thurston County farmers: Ann Petricola and Joel Baranick of Ellis Creek Farm and Kevin Jensen of Riverbend Ranch. The research essay explores the immediate trends seen in small farms during the first four months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spring 2020. In a time of great uncertainty and fear, small farms across the US suddenly saw a spike in interest for direct to consumer sales while also facing processing bottlenecks and financial uncertainty. The experiences of Ellis Creek Farm and Riverbend Ranch paint a picture of small farms as safe, flexible, and community oriented sources of food and highlight some of the specific challenges they have faced during this time
Volunteers at Edmonds Lutheran Learning Center, December 2020, Edmonds, Washington
No full textTwo volunteers from Snohomish County Mutual Aid delivering fresh and canned groceries at the Edmonds Lutheran Learning Center, Edmonds, WA, during the COVID-19 pandemic in the year 202
From Farm to Family Food Distribution Provided Packaged Food Donations and Watermelons
No full textPackaged potatoes, onions, apples, and watermelons donated to Snohomish County Mutual Aid by the food distribution center, Farm to Famil
Elmer Sierra interview
No full textElmer Sierra was born in San Antonio, Texas at Fort Sam Houston, a U.S. army post. He was raised in Japan but lived in various places around the world before moving back to Brownsville, Texas. He joined the military after graduating from college where he received his Bachelor's degree in biology and a minor in chemistry. He worked for a number of years in Mexico as an environmental investigator and is recently retired. His wife is from Mexico and they have four children.Elmer Sierra discusses his childhood upbringing in Texas, his science educational background, and learning about Sephardic heritage through his father. He describes his family lineage (00:03:40) and his religious Catholic upbringing (00:11:03). Elmer shares his research process and shares how investigations into his ancestral lineage and applying for citizenship began in 2017 following the passing of his father (00:15:41). Elmer describes submitting his citizenship application in 2018, his motivation to honor his father, and reclaiming a sense of home (00:35:55). He discusses his connection to Spain (00:44:20), his desire for Jewish family recognition in Israel (00:48:57), and religious practice experiences (00:56:19). Elmer concludes discussing reconciliation (01:00:16), feelings of Spanish belonging in the context of persecutions of the past (01:05:02), and advantages of holding a Spanish passport (01:09:43).Topics presented in order of discussion on recording:
-Childhood, education and family background.
-Awareness of Sephardic heritage through cousin's genealogical research and thesis on Juan de la Sierra.
-Stories on 1700s book on the Spanish Inquisition and meeting the last Sierra relative in Spain.
-Story of military father visiting Spain in 1968, connecting with Sierra family and being offered land; ancestral ties to land.
-Catholic upbringing, maternal ancestral migration; genealogical research through Geni.com.
-Research on loss of Texas land grants and discovery of additional family lineages.
-Submitting citizenship application in November 2018; smooth process with a few bureaucratic challenges.
-Motivations for applying; honoring father for connection to Sephardic past; reclaiming a sense of home after thousands of years of persecution and removal.
-Self-definition as Latino with mixed-backgorund; layered identies.
-Recognition in Spain as a bridgepoint to family acknowledgement in Israel; Jewish-ness as ethnic and biological versus religious.
-Genealogical research as a major contribution to family ancestry and generations to come.
-Spanish law as reconciliation for Spanish Jewish people - not all Jewish people; financial barriers to citizenship.
-Traveling to Mexico City to complete citizenship test.
-Thoughts on how historical persecutions color views of Spain today.
-Spanish citizenship as an advantage in case climate quickly changes in United States.
-Post-interview conversation: talk of theory that Columbus wished to relocate Sephardic Jews to India; popularity of Turkish novellas in Mexico.1 online resourceSephardi Citizenship Oral Histor
Woman with protective face mask standing at 2270 N.W. Market St. during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Ballard neighborhood, Seattle, April 3, 2020
No full textPH Coll 1621.KinseyK26The first confirmed case of the global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States was announced by the Washington State Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on January 21, 2020. The patient had recently returned from Wuhan, China, on January 15, 2020, where a pneumonia outbreak caused by the coronavirus started in December 2019.
This case marked the beginning of the coronavirus Covid-19 outbreak in Washington State and the beginning of a radical change in the lives of the citizens of Washington and the rest of the United States. The virus rapidly spread through the population so that within a month, businesses were closed and boarded up, unemployment soared to record highs as people lost their jobs overnight, schools and public events were canceled. People began stocking up on toilet paper, hand sanitizer and other products leaving grocery store shelves bare of some products. By March 23rd, Governor Jay Inslee directed Washington residents to stay home by executive order with exceptions for essential critical infrastructure workers. Until mid-March, Washington State had the highest number of confirmed cases and the highest number per capita of any state in the country, when it was surpassed by New York State as the virus spread throughout the country