The Clara Diaz Legacy

Learn the story of the matriarch at the helm of Ketchikan’s historic Diaz Café for nearly 50 years.

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Clara Diaz
Clara Diaz

For nearly five decades, Clara Diaz has been at the helm of Diaz Cafe, a staple of Ketchikan since the 1960s.

Robert ‘Bob’ P. Paulo
Juneau
Robert ‘Bob’ P. Paulo
Juneau

Filipino-Tlingit elder Bob Paulo honors his father’s story and the history of Juneau’s Filipino community.

Juneau
Salvador Yambao
Anchorage
Salvador Yambao
Anchorage

Salvador Yambao was the last surviving Filipino World War II veteran in Alaska.

Anchorage

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