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3 stories matching flag

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  1. A Filipino Commissioner Fires Back at the Johnson Bill

    Seattle's Filipino community, facing a federal bill to exclude them from the mainland, hears Commissioner Pedro Guevara argue that America owes the Philippines independence before it owes it exclusion.

    Feb 28, 1929Filipino ForumSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay · City Hall · Exclusion & Resistance

  2. When Seattle First Flew the Philippine Flag

    A six-day Filipino fraternal convention fills Washington Hall, the Eagles Auditorium and the Olympic Hotel—and puts the Philippine flag over Seventh Avenue for the first time in the city’s history.

    Dec 15, 1928Filipino ForumWashington Hall, 153 14th Ave, SeattleStrange But True

  3. The Filipino Answer to a Labor Organizer’s Exclusion Demand

    In 1929, Seattle’s Filipino Forum took on the Central Labor Council’s campaign to bar Filipino workers—and dismantled the racist case line by line.

    Jan 15, 1929Filipino ForumSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay · Exclusion & Resistance

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