Stories of Resilience and Community: 30 Years of Casa Latina in Greater Seattle, WA
A project that celebrates and amplifies the voices and experiences of Latinx immigrant day laborers and domestic workers who have been central to Casa Latina’s evolution in Seattle and beyond.
This project celebrates and amplifies the voices and experiences of Latino immigrant day laborers and domestic workers who have been central to Casa Latina’s evolution in Seattle and beyond. By spotlighting their stories—often overlooked in the larger narrative of migrant labor history—this initiative places their contributions at its core.
To commemorate our 30th Anniversary on September 21, 2024, at the Fisher Pavilion, we curated and exhibited a timeline spanning 1994–2024. The timeline showcased archival photos and key milestones, including labor rights victories such as Seattle’s Domestic Worker Bill of Rights Carta de Derechos de Trabajadores de Hogar enacted in 2019.
In collaboration with University of Washington Professor Ricardo Gomez and graduate students Luz Mendoza Garcia and Yvette Iribe Ramirez, we conducted and transcribed eight Spanish-language interviews with Casa Latina worker members (day laborers and domestic workers). These recordings and transcripts, presented in a bilingual format, will be archived at the University of Washington, serving as a valuable resource for students and researchers exploring the history of day laborers in our region and first-person accounts from the Latino immigrant community in Greater Seattle.
As part of this initiative, we also produced a limited-edition bilingual book. This publication features photographic portraits of community members, excerpts from the interview transcripts, archival photos, and Casa Latina’s timeline. The book documents Casa Latina’s rich history and impact on Seattle since 1994. It highlights our programs and resources, including behind-the-scenes glimpses of the job dispatch center, English classes, workforce development training, Women’s Leadership Group, and organizing work at city, state, and national levels.
This project elevates diverse voices within Seattle’s Latino community, fostering greater understanding and driving meaningful change.
Special thanks to Humanities Washington for funding this project.
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