First real modeling job in San Francisco with Sabina Agency

Yi KukJa (b. 1940), older sister; Yi KyeJa (b. 1945), younger sister; Sulja Warnick (b. 1942); Angela Warnick (b.1972), Sulja's oldest daughter; Hwang KyeRon (b.1913), mother.
Taken in Spring 1973 on a visit from Seoul to Daegu, Korea, to visit at Sulja's mother's house where the two sisters lived nearby.

Left to right: Angela, Fred, Gina.
Taken in the summer of 1979 most likely after returning home from a piano recital based on the attire. Both daughters took piano lessons from kindergarten to 12th grade. The teacher would have an end-of-year recital in May.

Pacific Villa, Tacoma, WA, low-income senior housing.

South 15th & Tacoma Ave, Tacoma, WA, low-income senior housing, with certain minimum percentage reserved for veterans, currently under construction.

Rudy Henry and John McCluskey hold hands.

Photo description from Vanna Sing:

When taken: 1980s and 2000s
Where taken: Eastside, Salishan
What memory is contained in these photos? Vanna Sing's childhood in Salishan and Eastside; Growing up in Salishan, spiritual healing. 43 year old survivor from the country of Cambodia. Roots are from SE Asia, Cambodia, Thai, and Laos. Our family escaped the Khmer Rouge in 1978 In July 1979, we entered United States. Our sponsors were from Mineral Wells, Texas. Trying to adapt to the American culture was a struggle. Through the word of mouth, Tacoma, Washington was the place to be. 15 families migrated to Tacoma, WA. We first arrived in Hilltop, Tacoma, around St. Joseph hospital area. We spent a year here. Tacoma Housing Authority supported refugees by providing rental assistance. Department of Social and Healthy Services gave us TANF, food stamp, and medical.

Photo description from Vanna Sing:

When taken: 1980s and 2000s
Where taken: Eastside, Salishan
What memory is contained in these photos? Vanna Sing's childhood in Salishan and Eastside; Growing up in Salishan, spiritual healing. 43 year old survivor from the country of Cambodia. Roots are from SE Asia, Cambodia, Thai, and Laos. Our family escaped the Khmer Rouge in 1978 In July 1979, we entered United States. Our sponsors were from Mineral Wells, Texas. Trying to adapt to the American culture was a struggle. Through the word of mouth, Tacoma, Washington was the place to be. 15 families migrated to Tacoma, WA. We first arrived in Hilltop, Tacoma, around St. Joseph hospital area. We spent a year here. Tacoma Housing Authority supported refugees by providing rental assistance. Department of Social and Healthy Services gave us TANF, food stamp, and medical.

Bryan Johnson from Lister Elementary School introduces a film he made in 2003 with his 5th grade students.

The oral history prompts were available in English, Spanish, Tagalog, Marshallese, Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Somali, and Russian