Produced by the students from Chief Sealth High School and St. Christophers Academy in West Seattle, Becoming Us- Through Immigrant Eyes, documents how Immigration has helped make Seattle the city that it is today. The exhibit was done from the unique perspective of those who have immigrated, and details what it’s like moving to Seattle from another country.

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This book of memoirs is the culmination of 25 years of story writing, begun when Dorothea was 70, and put together in humorous, heartwarming details from her vivid memory.

Despite the many hardships that her family endured during her childhood, the love and respect, sense of adventure and heartfelt enjoyment of life shine through. Her stories of home-steading in Eastern Washington and growing up on Seattle's Green Lake are sweet and tender, revealing a spirit that was uncommonly adventurous for a woman of her era.

As her children, listening to her poignant stories and later reading them, our love and admi-ration has grown for our mom, for our grandparents, and for family and friends whom we did not know well. For those of you holding these pages for the first time, Dorothea's delightfully winding threads of truth and love will immediately enfold you within the warm embrace of her family.