How Seattle's Kingdome Protest Saved an Asian American Community
How Seattle’s Kingdome Protest Saved an Asian American Community In 1972, the city and King County were determined to build a giant multipurpose, domed stadium in Seattle’s International District. Just as determined to stop it were the Asian Americans who lived there. May 20, 2021 • (Photo: Seattle P-I) May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. In recognition of their contributions to American history, we take a look back at a seminal moment in the rise of Asian American political activism. Even before its groundbreaking in 1972, the multipurpose Kingdome Stadium in Seattle had a...
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