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Ford, Melissa and Mandeville, Dan
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Dan Mandeville holds a sign reading, "Women's Rights Human Rights," with Melissa Ford standing beside him.
"I just feel like we’re in scary times right now where a lot of white men are controlling the narrative and, um, I’m happy to be here today to kind of speak up" - Melissa Ford
"And a lot of people, even, even with current restrictions being passed people don’t even know that they’ve happened in their state and they’re not finding out until they go to go for treatment and find out “Oh, you’re not eligible because of this law that’s been passed.” And people just, people just don’t know what’s been going on and I don’t know, I think the more – we just need to speak up and make sure that people know what’s happening." - Dan Mandeville
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Kels Howerton holds a sign reading, "Safe, accessible abortions for all genders."
"I think it’s also important to remember that all genders can have abortions and while it does primarily affect women, um, to include trans people and non-binary people in that. I personally use they/them pronouns and I think it’s really important to remember how many people are affected. I love so many people who have gotten abortions, and it would have drastically changed their life if they were forced into pregnancy. So I think I’m here just because I want us to be a community that takes care of one another and um, fights for one another, so that we can all be freed."
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Melody Hennigh holds a sign reading "Protect safe, legal abortions."
"As I explained to my five-year-old, we are sticking up to bullies."
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Salishan Story Fest was held on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at the Family Investment Center (1744 E 44th Street). The event was hosted by the Community Archives Center with support from Tacoma Housing Authority, Salishan Association, Metro Parks Tacoma, Grit City Magazine, UW iSchool, School's Out Washington, the Tacoma Arts Commission, and the Institute for Museum and Library Services. At the event, attendees were invited to record their story, digitize family photos, hear stories from Salishan residents, and watch short films about the neighborhood.
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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.
Two Community Members Sit Outdoors
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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.
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Teacher discussing 2003 class' documentary about Salishan
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Bryan Johnson from Lister Elementary School introduces a film he made in 2003 with his 5th grade students.
Oral history prompts in 9 languages for Salishan Story Fest
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The oral history prompts were available in English, Spanish, Tagalog, Marshallese, Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Somali, and Russian
Archiving West End Communities
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Archiving the West End Communities was a preservation event conducted by the Community Archives Center and hosted by the Swasey library branch on Saturday, October 15, 2022.
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On December 10, 2022, at the Mottet branch, Sarah A. Chavez facilitated a workshop on writing about food memories. According to the Tacoma Public Library's event description, "This writing workshop invited folx to think about how food bridges us culturally in terms of reclamation, celebration and ancestral/traditional connections." Sarah. A. Chavez is a Chicana author and Assistant Teaching Professor of the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences at the University of Washington-Tacoma.
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Caroline Edmiston is a professional chef turned tax attorney who is creative-minded and always looking for the next exciting thing to learn. Caroline shares this piece from the Food Bridges Us writing workshop. It is about sneaking cookies and is titled "Schnecken". Schnecken is a German cookie that is shaped like a snail, sometimes compared to a small cinnamon roll.