Journeys
The journeys collection stories trace the physical movement of people. Included here are migration stories that begin in the 1970s and a blog recounting a modern pilgrimage to historical sites. Learn about what spurs people to move. Discover what motivates people to visit historical sites and how people evolve after visiting them.
Sok Sabbay Tham Phaluv
"May you be well and happy on your journey" is a Khmer prayer or well wish that is often shared between people upon departing. This supplication is bittersweet - as many have been forced to journey away from their homeland and build a new life elsewhere. The Sok Saby Tham Phaluv collection includes journeys and reflections by three Khmer Seattle based artists who, through their own original curation of interviews, archives, photographs, and videos, tell uniquely different stories about the Khmer diaspora.
Reflections
The reflections collections include responses to the questions, “What are you?” and “Where are you from?” Often the actual underlying question is, “Why are you here?” Sometimes the reply isn’t the answer the questioner wants to hear but is the answer that needs to be told.
Lake View Cemetery is regarded as “Seattle's Pioneer Cemetery.” Situated atop Capitol Hill with sweeping views east towards Lake Washington, the cemetery was incorporated on October 16, 1872 as the Seattle Masonic Cemetery.
While nature has taken back much of the townsite, vestiges still remain, including a large mechanism to turn railway cars around at the site. Archaeologists also have marked out areas of Monte Cristo, including quarters for Japanese American labor crews that helped build and service the railway line.
The museum is in the heart of Seattle’s vibrant Chinatown-International District — a national historic district — and includes the very hotel where countless immigrants first found a home, a meal and refuge.
The Iron Goat Trail follows the abandoned Great Northern Railway with easy grades, accessible trails, beautiful views of surrounding mountains, educational interpretive signs and comfortable trailside benches.