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East Asian Ethnicity Collection

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Illustration of athletes passing the baton during relay race as sports officials look on

Illustration of athletes passing the baton during relay race as sports officials look on

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Attila in the battle on the fields Catalaunian

Attila in the battle on the fields Catalaunian
illustration of Attila in the battle on the fields Catalaunian

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Doctor Checking Patient's Heartbeat

Doctor Checking Patient's Heartbeat
Dr. R. Brahmabhatt checking the heartbeat of a middle aged male patient lying down in a bed in hospital room (patient's name Mr. Spin). Undated photograph

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Drug Addicts in Chinatown Opium Den

Drug Addicts in Chinatown Opium Den
(Original Caption) 1925-New York, NY: Chinatown opium den

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Children Listening to a Story

Children Listening to a Story
(Original Caption) San Francisco: Eager ears of American born Chinese tots listen to Mother Goose rhymes when they awake from their afternoon nap at the Chinese Nursery school directed by the adult

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Iris Wong Leads the Band

Iris Wong Leads the Band
Iris Wong, who is 1936 was the country's only Chinese-American female drum major, leads her band in a very American-style parade on Confucius Day, a celebration of the teacher's birthday

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Ruth Lee Sun Tanning

Ruth Lee Sun Tanning
(Original Caption) Ruth Lee, of New York and Miami Beach, hostess at Ruby Food's restaurant in Miami Beach, takes no chances when she suntans at the Lord Food's beach on her day off

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Private Mike Masaoka at The Dies Subcommittee Hearing

Private Mike Masaoka at The Dies Subcommittee Hearing
Asking the Dies Subcommittee to give him a "Chinaman's Chance" to prove his loyalty to the U.S. Mike Masaoka, former executive secretary of the Japanese-American Citizen's League

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Boys Practicing Punches as Coach Watches

Boys Practicing Punches as Coach Watches
(Original Caption) Former champions were called in to teach these youngsters as the Chicago Sports Association opened its boxing schools

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Sinatra Signing Auotgraphs for Nisei GIs

Sinatra Signing Auotgraphs for Nisei GIs
(Original Caption) 1/6/1946-Hollywood, CA: Frank Sinatra gives his autograph to Nisei members of te 42nd Infantry Combat Team who were guests of the Hollywood USO after they attended the Sinatra

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: President Honors Nisei Troops

President Honors Nisei Troops
During ceremonies here July 15, President Harry S. Truman inspects the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Following the inspection Mr

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Clerk at Counter Checks Customer and Goods

Clerk at Counter Checks Customer and Goods
(Original Caption) 1948: A clerk checks a customer's purchases at the cashier's desk

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: James Coburn with Women of Our Man Flint

James Coburn with Women of Our Man Flint
(Original Caption) Actor James Coburn surrounded by (from left), actresses Shelby Grant, Sigrid Valdis, Gianna Serra, and Helen Funai. All are appearing in the movie, Our Man Flint

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: The 1984 Woman's Silver Medal Olympic Volleyball Team

The 1984 Woman's Silver Medal Olympic Volleyball Team
(Original Caption) Rose Magers (center) wipes a tear from her eye as America's team stands on the podium to take the Silver Medal honors in Women's Volleyball

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: New American Citizens Pledging Allegiance

New American Citizens Pledging Allegiance
Almost ten thousand new citizens, predominantly Hispanic, pledge allegiance to the United States of America during a naturalization ceremony at Miami's Orange Bowl Stadium

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Crew for Space Shuttle Challenger Mission 51-L

Crew for Space Shuttle Challenger Mission 51-L
(Original Caption) 7/1985- Space Shuttle Oribter Crew Members for 51-L: The seven members of the Space Shuttle 51-L flight are:Mission Specialist El Onizuka, teacher in space participant, S

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Portrait of Challenger Crew

Portrait of Challenger Crew
(Original Caption) Five astronauts and two payload specialists make up the STS 51-L crew, scheduled to fly aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in January of 1986

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Crew of the Ill-Fated Challenger Flight

Crew of the Ill-Fated Challenger Flight
The crew of STS 51-L, the space shuttle mission which ended less than two minutes after launch with the destruction of the orbiter Challenger and her entire crew

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Challenger Crew Members Leaving for Launch

Challenger Crew Members Leaving for Launch
(Original Caption) Cape Canaveral, Florida: Challenger crew members (front to back), teacher astronaut Christa McAuliffe, Ellison Onizuka

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Feminist Betty Friedan on Steps of Supreme Court

Feminist Betty Friedan on Steps of Supreme Court
(Original Caption) Lillian Garland (C), a California woman who went on maternity leave and lost her job, stands on the steps of the Supreme Court with her lawyer

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Dancers Surrounding Angela Visser and Alvin Ailey

Dancers Surrounding Angela Visser and Alvin Ailey
(Original Caption) New York: Angela Visser, the current Miss Universe, from Rotterdam, Holland, joins dancers as they receive instructions from Alvin Ailey (R), Artistic Director

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Children Saluting American Flag

Children Saluting American Flag
(Original Caption) School began again yesterday, September 9th for 1, 100, 000 children in greater New York, and here, in the melting pot of the world we see members of the 4B class in P.S.23

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Chinese Boy Telling Story at Microphone

Chinese Boy Telling Story at Microphone
Storyteller Myron Tong, five-year-old son of the radio station technician, tells a bedtime story for Chinese children into the microphone. His mother, Mrs. May Tong, announces in Cantonese

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Director Observes View Thru Blue Glass

Director Observes View Thru Blue Glass
(Original Caption) The director observes the view through a blue glass in the course of making an early movie. James Wong Howe (?) holding glasses, Herbert Brenon, at left, John St

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Harvesting Tea Leaves

Harvesting Tea Leaves
(Original Caption) Harvesting tea leaves in Asia. Undated illustration

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Soldiers Atop 'Old Baldy' in Korea

Soldiers Atop "Old Baldy" in Korea
1952- Korean War- Soldiers digging into bunkers atop Old Baldy

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: President Eisenhower Signing Proclamation of Hawaii's Statehood

President Eisenhower Signing Proclamation of Hawaii's Statehood
(Original Caption) WASHINGTON: President Eisenhower reaches for one of 12 pens which he used to sign the proclamation admitting Hawaii into the Union today as the 50th state

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Crowning of Miss Chinatown USA

Crowning of Miss Chinatown USA
Four runner-ups stand around Carol Ng, winner of the Miss Chinatown USA pageant of 1960

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Spectators at Marilyn Monroe's Funeral

Spectators at Marilyn Monroe's Funeral
People watch - from a distance - the funeral of film star Marilyn Monroe

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Barbed Wire Wall in Hong Kong

Barbed Wire Wall in Hong Kong
It's a reverse situation on the China front of the Cold War. Similar to the barrier built by the Communists in the divided city of Berlin

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Young Men at Induction Center

Young Men at Induction Center
(Original Caption) Undated-New York, NY: Youths who were called up wait their turn at a New York induction Center in 1965

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Diverse First Grade Classroom

Diverse First Grade Classroom
ST. LOUIS-03/17/67-: A junior United Nations is present in the classes of Frazier School, Brentwood, Mo. where seventeen countries are represented

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Senator Daniel Inouye at 1968 Democratic Convention

Senator Daniel Inouye at 1968 Democratic Convention
Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii speaks at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. | Location: Chigago, Illinois, USA

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: SI Hayakawa Examines Burnt Office

SI Hayakawa Examines Burnt Office
(Original Caption) SAN FRANCISCO-12/9/68-: Acting San Francisco State College Pres. S.I. Hayakawa examines 12/9 the charred and blackened office of Dr

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Star Trek Crew

Star Trek Crew
Aboard the main deck of the USS Enterprise are (left to right): Chekov (Walter Koenig), Uhura (Nichelle Nichols), Scotty (James Doohan), and Sulu (George Takei)

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Dr. S.I. Hayakawa At News Conference

Dr. S.I. Hayakawa At News Conference
(Original Caption) CHICAGO-4/18/69-: Dr. S.I. Hayakawa, president of San Francisco State University, looks as though he's playing a non-existent flute as he gestures while addressing news conference

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: University President S.I. Hayakawa Addressing Media

University President S.I. Hayakawa Addressing Media
Dr. S.I. Hayakawa, president of San Francisco State University, addresses the press to discuss how African American students have taken unauthorized control of the school's new Black Studies program

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Bruce Davis with His Attorney

Bruce Davis with His Attorney
(Original Caption) Bruce Davis, the Manson Family "X" carved in his forehead, walks with his attorney Daye Shinn (right) after he surrendered himself to authorities outside the Hall of Justice

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Representative Patsy Mink Speaking at Microphones

Representative Patsy Mink Speaking at Microphones

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Roman Polanski and Hugh Hefner at Premiere

Roman Polanski and Hugh Hefner at Premiere
At the movie premiere for the 1971 film version of Macbeth

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Attorney Peter A. Chang Jr. and Inspector Richard F. Verbrugge Checking Files

Attorney Peter A. Chang Jr. and Inspector Richard F. Verbrugge Checking Files
(Original Caption) 4/25/73 - Pueblo, Colorado: Santa Cruz County District Attorney, Peter A. Chang Jr. (right) and Santa Cruz Inspector Richard F

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Cast of Barney Miller Posing Together on Set

Cast of Barney Miller Posing Together on Set
(Original Caption) USA: Premiere. Hal Linden (front), as Capt. Barney Miller, poses in a rare moment of relaxation, with members of his staff in their New York City precinct house

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Frank Chin

Frank Chin
Master wiretapper Frank Chin, one of 20 persons slain in the past two years in what some federal investigators suspect is an underworld campaign to eliminate government informers

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Coretta Scott King Speaking in Support of Feminism

Coretta Scott King Speaking in Support of Feminism
Surrounded by minority women at the Houston Civic Center, Coretta Scott King (1927 - 2006) talks of the resolution on minority women's rights that won the support of the National Women's Conference

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Elementary Children in Classroom

Elementary Children in Classroom
(Original Caption) 2/11/1980-Chicago, IL: Teachers and students returned to classrooms today ending a two-week work stoppage that shut down the nation's third-largest school system

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Maya Lin

Maya Lin
5/6/1981-Washington, DC: Maya Ying Lin, the Yale architecture student, who made the winning design for the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial, which will be built near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Maya Ying Lin with Vietnam Memorial Design

Maya Ying Lin with Vietnam Memorial Design
(Original Caption) 5/6/1981-Washington, DC- Jan C. Scruggs (left), President of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, and Project Director Bob Doubek (right) display the final design for the memorial

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Commuters Leaving Buses

Commuters Leaving Buses
(Original Caption) 3/8/1983-New York, NY- Passengers from Westchester, New York, who normally use the Metro North commuter lines to reach their daily jobs

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Japanese Art - The Forty seven Ronin

Japanese Art - The Forty seven Ronin
Vintage engraving from the story of the Loyal Ronins (or, 47 Ronin). The revenge of the forty-seven Ronin, also known as the Ako vendetta or the Genroku Ako incident

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Art of Japan - Lovers by Koryusai

Art of Japan - Lovers by Koryusai
Vintage Japanese art. The Lovers by Koryusai, 19th Century. Isoda Koryusai (1735 to 1790) was a Japanese printmaker and painter active from approximately 1764 to 1788

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Emperor Meiji, Mikado of Japan

Emperor Meiji, Mikado of Japan
Vintage enrgaving of Emperor Meiji of Japan. The Meiji Emperor (3 November 1852 - 30 July 1912) or Meiji the Great was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Amaterasu leaving her Retreat

Amaterasu leaving her Retreat
Vintage engraving of Japanese art, the Goddess Amaterasu leaving her Retreat.1889. Amaterasu, Amaterasu-omikami or Ohirume-no-muchi-no-kami is a part of the Japanese myth cycle

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Chinese workers doing laundry in the the Palace hotel

Chinese workers doing laundry in the the Palace hotel
Vintage engraving of chinese workers doing laundry in the the Palace hotel, San Francisco, 19th Century

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Persian Empire (c. 400 BC), steel engraving, pubolished in 1861

Persian Empire (c. 400 BC), steel engraving, pubolished in 1861
Antique map from the Persian Empire (around 400 BC) before the conquest of Alexander the Great (334/335 BC). Legend in Latin language. Steel engraving with hand colored borderlines, published in 1861

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Sloth bear (Ursus ursinus)

Sloth bear (Ursus ursinus)
Illustration engraving of a Sloth bear (Ursus ursinus)

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Digital cartoon of man with large protruding front teeth, and round spectacles

Digital cartoon of man with large protruding front teeth, and round spectacles

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: A la Place Clichy - Very chic Fashion Store

A la Place Clichy - Very chic Fashion Store

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Japanese Art, Small Sketches of Everyday life, by Keisai Yeisen

Japanese Art, Small Sketches of Everyday life, by Keisai Yeisen
Vintage engraving of Japanese Art, Small Sketches of Everyday life, by Keisai Yeisen

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Victorian satirical cartoon about western ambassadors to China, 1869

Victorian satirical cartoon about western ambassadors to China, 1869
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satirical cartoon about western ambassadors to China, Punch, 1869

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Japanese Art - The Forty seven Ronin

Japanese Art - The Forty seven Ronin
Vintage engraving from the story of the Loyal Ronins (or, 47 Ronin). The revenge of the forty-seven Ronin, also known as the Ako vendetta or the Genroku Ako incident

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: The Son of Empress Jingu

The Son of Empress Jingu
Vintage engraving of Japanese art, The Son of Empress Jingu confined to Take-no-uchi.1889. Empress Consort Jingu, occasionally known as Empress Regent Jingu was a Japanese Empress who ruled from

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: View of Tokaido by Hiroshige

View of Tokaido by Hiroshige
Vintage engraving of a View of Tokaido by Hiroshige

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Japanese art - Samurai warrior

Japanese art - Samurai warrior
Vintage engraving of a Samurai warrior

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Custom House at Yokohama

Custom House at Yokohama
Vintage engraving showing the Custom House at Yokohama, Japan, 1861

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Mongolian war equipment

Mongolian war equipment
Illustration of a Mongolian war equipment

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: The Crusades Eastern Nations: Berbers and Arabs

The Crusades Eastern Nations: Berbers and Arabs

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Assyria and Phersia Empire c. 500 BC, steel engraving, published 1661

Assyria and Phersia Empire c. 500 BC, steel engraving, published 1661
Antique map from Assyrian and Persian Empire, c. 500 BC. Legend in Latin language. Steel engraving with hand colored borderlines, published in 1861

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Chinese man illustration 1859

Chinese man illustration 1859
The natural history of the human species; its typical forms, primaeval distribution, filiations, and migrations

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Japanese fighter illustration 1859

Japanese fighter illustration 1859
The natural history of the human species; its typical forms, primaeval distribution, filiations, and migrations

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Shiva

Shiva
Antique illustration of a Shiva

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Deer

Deer
Antique illustration of a deer

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Workers in rice field

Workers in rice field

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Cartoon of winner with arm raised standing on podium with two medalists

Cartoon of winner with arm raised standing on podium with two medalists

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Figure skaters in ice rink

Figure skaters in ice rink

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Figure skaters performing spirals

Figure skaters performing spirals

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Illustration of people celebrating Chinese New Year with Chinese dragon, lanterns and flags

Illustration of people celebrating Chinese New Year with Chinese dragon, lanterns and flags

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: India, Allahabad, Kumbh Mela festival, Sadhu, portrait

India, Allahabad, Kumbh Mela festival, Sadhu, portrait

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Red Chapel and Sim Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang, Laos

Red Chapel and Sim Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang, Laos
Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Luang Prabang, Temple of the Golden City, brightly coloured glass mosaic depicting religious and every day Lao life

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Lijiang Old Town bird eye top top view with local historical architectures roof building

Lijiang Old Town bird eye top top view with local historical architectures roof building. The Old Town of Lijiang, which is perfectly adapted to the uneven topography of this key commercial

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Night view of Lijiang - Old town

Night view of Lijiang - Old town
Night view of traditional Chinese wooden building in the Old Town of Lijiang, Yunnan province, China. The Old Town of Lijiang is a popular tourist destination of Asia

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Night view of traditional Chinese wooden building in the Old Town of Lijiang, Yunnan province, China

Night view of traditional Chinese wooden building in the Old Town of Lijiang, Yunnan province, China. The Old Town of Lijiang is a popular tourist destination of Asia

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Ancient buddha statue in old temple, Ayutthaya Historical national park, Thailand

Ancient buddha statue in old temple, Ayutthaya Historical national park, Thailand

Background imageEast Asian Ethnicity Collection: Night view of Old Town Lijiang Gate with star, Yunnan province, China

Night view of Old Town Lijiang Gate with star, Yunnan province, China
The Old Town of Lijiang is a popular tourist destination of Asia



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