Filipinos and Washington's Waterfront - Pop-up Exhibit
“Filipinos and Washington’s Waterfront" uncovers personal stories that have long gone untold—stories of cannery workers, longshoremen, Navy sailors, faith leaders, and families. The exhibit which explores more than a century of Filipino history, labor, and community along Washington’s saltwater shores."
This pop-up exhibit will be accompanied by our own research about Filipino cannery workers on Lopez. What started as a graveyard mystery, led to a new understanding of Lopez at the turn of the Century, when canneries were booming at Richardson.
