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Cultural Trunks

Vietnamese Trunk Contents

  • Map of Vietnam
  • Black and White Map of Vietnam
  • Flag of Vietnam
  • Picture of Water Buffalo
  • Flag of Thailand
  • English/Vietnamese Dictionary
  • Thai Cookbook
  • Banane Séchée
  • Sesame Seed Cookie
  • Thien Huong
  • Map of Washington State
  • Vietnamese Cookbook
  • Flash Cards
  • Hat
  • Vietnam to America
  • Interview with Dr. Do
 

Japanese Trunk Contents

Written Information

  • Write-up on Kimono use
  • Write-up on Asian effect on Washington State
  • Japanese Cooking Packet
  • Write-up on Religion
  • Write-up on Origami
  • Summary on Book Baseball Saved Us
  • Write-up on the Game Go
  • How To Use Chopsticks
  • Tea Ceremonies

Games

  • Go
  • Bag with game pieces
  • Baffles
  • Same bag of game pieces as Go

Books

  • Baseball Saved Us
  • Educational Origami
  • Scrap Book

Japanese Utensils

  • 2 pairs of fancy Chopsticks
  • 2 pairs of regular eating Chopsticks
  • 2 Japanese pencils
  • 1 wooden Chopstick holder

Japanese Artifacts

  • Buddha
  • Haiku Writing and picture (on a cardboard type material)
  • Figurine: Two people carrying something
  • Figurine: tall lady
  • Tea tin
 

Philippine Trunk Contents

  • Shell Dog
  • Shell Cat
  • Shell Vase
  • Picture Album (of Filipino community in the Yakima Valley)
  • Binder with recipes (contains recipes from people in Yakima)
  • Children’s Books (favorite stories of the Philippines)
  • Dictionary (Philippines to English words in both languages)
  • National Flag of Philippines
  • Large Map
  • Binder of Biography
  • Money (currency)
  • Rice
  • Filipino music record
  • Filipino Christmas ornaments
  • Bamboo pole
  • Binder with brochures
  • Audio tape of Filipino stories
  • Dance instructions
  • Video tape of dancing, making food, Filipino Hall and fruit stand
 

Mexican Trunk Contents

  • Mexican soft drink bottle
  • Virgin Lady of Guadalupe magnet
  • Poncho
  • Video tapes
  • Embroidered napkin
  • Tortilla holder
  • The Day It Snowed Tortillas (Children’s book)
  • Gathering the Sun (Children’s Book)
  • Trouble in Yakima Valley (book)
  • Abuela (children’s book)
  • Mexican postcard
  • Pack of dried chili peppers
  • Mexican tea bags
  • Sombrero magnet
  • Food basket magnet
  • Beer barrel key chain
  • Wooden doll magnet
  • Sayulita bracelets
  • Sandal key chain
  • Clay suns and moons
  • Serving dish
  • Mexican music on a CD
  • Sombrero
  • Mexican money display
  • Mexican newspaper
  • El Paso Café menu
  • Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (book)
  • Picture
 
Yakama Indian Trunk Contents
  • Poster
    The poster shows a bear in a tree. The bear was a sacred animal to the Yakama
  • Indian Dress
    The dress is used in the washaat services that are similar to church. In the washaat religion, there are seven drums and one bell ringer.
  • Local Pawn Shop Pictures
    Here are some pictures of moccasins, beaded bags, as well as some jewelry, and some other artifacts.
  • Arrow Heads
    The arrowheads were used for hunting in the mountains. They mainly hunted big game like elk, deer or bear.
  • Dream Catcher
    In the stories, it is said that when you have a bad dream that the dream catcher takes the bad dreams and gives you good dreams.
  • Fishing Net
    When in shallow parts of a river, the Yakamas threw the nets out, which has rock weights to make it sink. Whatever is in the net’s path gets caught.
  • Video Tape
    The videotape shows the recorded Indian dances. The local Indian Club of Wapato was performing these dances.
  • Dried Salmon
    When Yakamas fish on the Columbia River, they often dried the salmon so it wouldn’t rot, or just to use it for storage.
  • Chipper
    The chippers are used to make sharp projectiles such as knives, arrowheads, or fishing hooks. The chippers are make from rocks with rough edges.
  • Time Ball
    A woman often made a time ball to keep track of certain events that occurred. They put a certain knot or bead in it.
  • Beads
    The Yakamas acquired beads from the Europeans or whites by trade for the furs or hides