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Sara Porkalob on the Origin of Seattle's Coalition Activism

Playwright Sara Porkalob discusses the history of coalition activism in Seattle.

Aired 12/23/2019

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Sara Porkalob on the Origin of Seattle's Coalition Activism

Preview: 12/23/2019 | 2m 51sVideo has Closed Captions

Playwright Sara Porkalob discusses the history of coalition activism in Seattle.

Playwright Sara Porkalob tells Marcus about her quirky grandmother, her upcoming theater series, and the origins of coalition activism in Seattle, forged in the wake of racist miscegenation laws targeting African- Americans and Filipino-Americans people in the 1930's.

Aired 12/23/2019

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