Wing Luke Museum

12/28/2023

The Music of Asian America Research Center, in partnership with Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum, will host “Sound Check! A Festival of Asian American Music, Sound, and Scholarship” from the evening of Saturday, April 27 to Monday, April 29.

The hybrid in-person/virtual festival will include concerts and artist talks by Asian American musicians, and research presentations by scholars, musicians, educators, and community organizers.

The program committee invites proposals for research presentations on any topic related to Asian American music. We particularly encourage proposals that are related to Seattle as a place of Asian American musicking and the roles of Asian American memory institutions.

Check out the Festival: https://asianamericanmusic.org/fest2024/

Submit a Presentation: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaWaaZZmdP-vzRPXbl2fSAC7TyFxM6irtIOwlBnAFbETusUg/viewform

12/27/2023

As we look to 2024, we are deeply excited to grow abundantly in our commitment to Seattle as placekeepers, to our histories and our futures as stewards, and to each other in care. Consider helping to ensure our community efforts with a year-end gift or by working alongside us as a volunteer -- your contributions matter.

We thank you for the ways that you’ve held us thus far and look forward to holding others in care for future generations.

https://www.wingluke.org/join-give

12/07/2023

🎅🏾Santa's helpers are gleefully prepping the Community Hall for the Holiday Market! Find holiday gifts, local creators, and a kid's craft table on Saturday, December 9th!☃️

Meet:
Shishido Creative
kela designs
Punching Pandas
Sweet and Sour Jewelry
Randy Tada with Kay Hirai of The Lotus Skyliners

🎁Santa Reservations are sold out but limited walk-in slots are welcome. Remember, Museum Members get advance registration for Santa Timeslots each year!

https://www.wingluke.org/eventscalendar/2023holidaymarket

12/05/2023

Santa is coming to town! Reminisce on this Holiday Tradition with this article from The Seattle Times

https://www.seattletimes.com/life/wing-luke-museum-rings-in-seattle-holidays-with-two-new-santas/

While reservations for this year’s event, from noon to 3 p.m., are sold out, a limited number of walk-in photos will still be available.

Visit wingluke.org/eventscalendar/cidsanta

This holiday season, the museum is welcoming two new Santa Clauses to take the reins from past Old Saint Nicks at its annual C-ID Santa photo day.

12/05/2023

“I just see the museum as that home base, that home for me to continue growing and to continue giving back to this Community that has welcomed me so much. I feel like it's because I've been working there, that I've been able to be educated on that and find my place and my home and my people—so I want to do what I can to tend to those people, and I already know that they're going to look out for me, too.”

Read more here:

FINDING COMMUNITY WITH MILLY PIL “I just see the museum as that home base, that home for me to continue growing and to continue giving back to this Community that has welcomed me so much. I feel like it's because I've been working there, that I've been able to be educated on that and find my place...

11/28/2023

This GivingTuesday join us in giving voice to the stories, cultures, and art of AANHPI communities like this experience from our Volunteer Coordinator, extraordinaire, Milly!

“In terms of institutional spaces and museum spaces, I never, never have seen my Cambodian self in a museum, unless it’s literally museums in Cambodia that have to do with the genocide. When it comes to Cambodian Americans, there’s a perception from people outside the community where all they really know is about the genocide. All they really know is about that suffering...the museum offers this opportunity for people to learn and to know [what] this ever-changing community looks like.“

By giving to the Wing Luke Museum, you are working with us to make these moments together for the future.

For more info on how to give a gift, please visit
https://www.wingluke.org/milly

11/28/2023

We are seeking ways to improve your next visit! Please take a moment to answer some questions about your most recent visit by participating in this survey at

https://online2.snapsurveys.com/wlr5u7

📷 MXT Visuals

11/21/2023

Have you visited the Museum this month? Your experience is very important to us and we are seeking ways to improve your next visit! Please take a moment to answer some questions about your most recent visit by participating in this survey at

https://online2.snapsurveys.com/wlr5u7

We thank you very much for your time!

📷 MXT Visuals

11/16/2023

It's Story Time with storyteller and artist Roger Fernandes of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe telling the story of the "Octopus and Crow!" Sometimes, being too confident in the face of danger can get you in trouble!

This Story Time is presented in conjunction with the exhibit Tricksters in the Uwajimaya KidPlace Gallery, at the Wing Luke Museum through December 31, 2023. Thank you to Roger Fernandes for helping on the Tricksters exhibit and for sharing this story with us today!

Story Time is supported by the Institute for Library and Museum Services and the Tateuchi Foundation.

All the animals were warning each other of a monster on the beach. The crow claimed to be smarter than the rest of the animals and doubted the warnings. Some...

11/15/2023

Check out this list of Holiday Markets this Winter and don't forget to stop by the Museum on December 9th!

Find holiday gifts and local creators at the Wing Luke Museum Community Hall on December 9th! Featured Vendors include: Shishido Creative Kela Designs Punching Pandas Sweet & Sour Jewelry Stephanie Mai/Bathing Beauteas Holiday Market at Wing Luke Museum in Seattle, WA - Saturday, December 9 - Ev...

11/14/2023

Erin Shigaki is a “yonsei” artist from Seattle featured in The Seattle Times along with other local artists and community members. "Returning to Seattle after years on the East Coast, she became a leading organizer of the Minidoka Pilgrimage and key activist fighting the proposed Lava Ridge wind farm."

History books are one thing. It’s another to feel the unforgiving heat with sparse shade, the dust, the bugs.

11/14/2023

Join us in partnership with the University of Washington Press, North American Post, and Chin Music Press for a panel discussion on Sunday, November 19th at Seattle Central Library

Family historian Shox Tokita shares the legacy of Chinatown hotels managed by Japanese Americans, including three owned by his mother; former Seattle City Councilmember Dolores Sibonga tells stories of Filipino residents and workers in Chinatown, including that of her mother and the Estigoy Café; and Dr. Marie Rose Wong, author of “Building Tradition: Pan-Asian Seattle and Life in the Residential Hotels,” examines the history of single-room occupancy residential hotels in Chinatown and the threats they now face.

Explore the places of postwar Seattle Chinatown described in John Okada’s “No-No Boy” and the real-life community beyond the novel

11/12/2023

Exciting news: “Woven Together: Stories of Burma/Myanmar” will have an extended showing until May 2024! Visit the exhibit for more community stories from the local Burmese / Myanmar community.

"The Granny photo is of my Karen grandmother surrounded by six of us grandkids. The youngest of the seven (brother) was not yet born. I was six years old (on the right). My twin sister is on the left. We called my grandmother Longyi Granny since she only wore longyis. In the picture, we are showing off the ‘anglo’ outfits that mom and our other grandmother made for us" - Stella Orechia

📷 Courtesy of Stella Orechia

Learn more at https://www.wingluke.org/exhibit-woven-together-stories-of-burma-myanmar

11/10/2023

Wing Luke Museum presents a unique walking tour of Seattle’s former US Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS) building. To understand the race-based immigration landscape of today, immerse yourself in the stories of those who lived through the very beginnings. Retrace the paths of Seattle's immigration history from Chinese settlers and laborers, Japanese American community leaders imprisoned in 1942, to the Southeast Asian refugees navigating a new country in the 1980s.

INS Building Tours showcase the current projects and art on display from the artists at Friends of Inscape

Learn more at https://www.wingluke.org/insbuildingtour

11/10/2023

We're hiring! Current open positions include Executive & Trustee Associate; Visitor Services & Events Assistant Manager; and Education Guide.

If you share in our mission, values, and community-centric perspective, we encourage you to review our openings and submit your application materials.

Visit https://www.wingluke.org/jobs to learn more and apply!

11/09/2023

There are just a handful of spots for the Bruce Lee's Chinatown Walking Tour on Saturday, November 11 and 25th! Be in the know and sign up for our newsletter at wingluke.org

https://www.wingluke.org/bruceleechinatowntour

Get an insider’s look into the neighborhood organizations connected to Bruce and a special meal at one of his favorite restaurants!

Guest demonstrator is a member of the Mak Fai Kung Fu Dragon & Lion Dance Association and is currently a Hung Sing Choy Lay Fut instructor. Han participated in the 2019 Seattle Chinese Martial Arts Championship and the 2023 Can-Am International Kung Fu tournament, winning gold in traditional hand-form and short-weapons. Han has also trained with Filipino pro boxer Jobert "Lion" Alvarez, former WBO-NABO, WBC Continental Americas & interim WBO Asia Pacific champion. Han co-owns .clothing and manages his own artist page .tech

11/09/2023

November is National Family Caregivers Month, which shines a light on the 48 million+ caregivers in the US caring for their loved ones independently. Nearly 40% of caregivers identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color. COVID-19 has tremendously impacted family caregivers tending to the needs of their own children alongside the needs of their aging parents and full-time and part-time jobs. Caregivers from AANHPI communities are usually more reluctant to use professional and governmental services, taking on caregiving responsibilities alone.

We encourage investment in local and national caregiving organizations and community programs. Organizations such as AARP provide caregiver resources for financial and legal issues, care at home, health, and more.

Local organizations like the ICHS PACE program at Legacy House aid caregivers in the Seattle area including language interpreters and health insurance navigators.

Photo Courtesy of ICHS

11/09/2023

We had a joyful celebration for the opening of "Sound Check! The Music We Make" with Museum Members! The night included karaoke, live silent disco with , a Heyfunday photo booth, and live musical performances from King Khazm, Daniel Pak, Tomo Nakayama, Mini Trees, and the Guma' Gela' Band

We're grateful for our Museum Members whose connection to the C-ID helps ensure we remain culturally and economically rooted. It's never too late to learn more about joining in on the benefits of a membership at wingluke.org/membership

Explore the exhibit and DJ playlists and radio shows and more at wingluke.org/soundcheck

Special thank you to MXT Visuals for capturing the night's magic in these photos!

11/03/2023

Our friends at Seattle Arts & Lectures will host the acclaimed author of "The Sympathizer" and "The Refugees", Viet Thanh Nguyen, on Wednesday, November 8 at Town Hall Seattle. We are thrilled to be community partners on this event!

Join Nguyen as he continues to dethrone racism from the Western canon with his latest, A Man of Two Faces, a radical memoir that shows the realities and nuances of the way we share histories. The event starts at 7:30 p.m. (PT) and can be attended either in-person or online. Audience members will have the chance to submit questions for Nguyen during a Q&A moderated by filmmaker and award-winning journalist, Thanh Tân.

Tickets start at $10. Purchase your seats here: https://lectures.org/event/viet-thanh-nguyen/

With insight, humor, formal invention, and lyricism, Viet Thanh Nguyen rewinds the film of his own life in A Man of Two Faces. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer, Nguyen expands the genre of personal memoir by acknowledging larger stories of refugeehood, colonization, and ideas abo...

11/02/2023

It's Story Time! Join us to step into the welcoming and warm traditions that are found in every mosque - told through a community’s and a child’s perspective and with beautiful illustrations. This video will be available until December 6, 2023

Thank you to author M.O. Yuksel and illustrator Hatem Aly for this educational and gorgeous book.

For more on the author visit www.moyuksel.com, and for the illustrator, go to www.metahatem.com.

Story Time is presented by the Institute for Library and Museum Services (IMLS) and the Tateuchi Foundation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDEW-YHDWDc&list=PLfiNH-6A_w1FasU76oyi27Gb-pmJJX2xn&index=10&t=221s

11/02/2023

Check out where to celebrate Día de los Mu***os and other Seattle community events, including our exhibit "Sound Check!" featured in The Seattle Times

Plus, Black oral histories, a Finnish bazaar and an exhibit spotlighting local Asian American and Pacific Islander musicians.

10/30/2023

Wing Luke Museum will be closed Monday, October 30 for staff training. We will reopen on Wednesday, November 1!

Please visit wingluke.org and our YouTube channel for more museum-made videos, reading lists, collections, and more! Remember that general admission tickets never expire. See you soon!

10/26/2023

Listen to "Eastern Echoes" hosted by Diana Ratsamee with guest Blake Nakatsu, Exhibit Developer for "Sound Check! The Music We Make"!

This episode premieres tonight, 10/26 at 7pm-10pm PT

https://www.kexp.org/shows/eastern-echoes/

10/26/2023

The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture continues investing in the city’s creative future, awarding $1.13 million to more than 75 local artists and organizations!

$1.13M for Downtown and Neighborhood Parks Murals, Seattle Center Performances, and Arts and Cultural Experiences for Seattle Youth SEATTLE (October 2) – The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture continues investing in the city’s creative future, awarding $1.13 million to more than 75 local artists a...

10/26/2023

In this episode, Institute of Museum and Library Services Director Crosby Kemper explores Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) history and culture in Seattle beginning with a visit to the Wing Luke Museum. Established in 1967, Wing Luke Museum is a museum that focuses on art, history, and culture of Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Native Hawaiians; it is the only pan-Asian community-based museum in the US. After a museum exhibition tour with current director Joel Tan, Crosby meets with recently retired director Beth Takekawa and author Lawrence Matsuda for a discussion of the resilience of Japanese Americans during the internment of World War II. Then, former Washington governor Gary Locke shares about his own Seattle roots and the history of the city's Chinatown-International District before a visit with Bettie Luke, the youngest sister of Wing Luke. Bettie discusses her brother's legacy in the community and her own lifetime spent working for social justice concerns.

10/23/2023

In the next episode of Visions of America, All Stories, All People, All Places, Institute of Museum and Library Services Director Crosby Kemper will explore Wing Luke Museum!

Save the date for Stories of the Asian Pacific American Experience in
Seattle on Wednesday, October 25 at 8 PM ET via the PBS Books page.

In this episode, Institute of Museum and Library Services Director Crosby Kemper explores Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) history and culture in Seatt...

10/19/2023

The outpouring of support in the aftermath of the Sept. 14 hate crime is not only sustaining to the Museum and our community, but that support inspires us to continue our mission's work.

Joint investment from the City of Seattle and State will support repairs to iconic Chinatown International District educational and cultural institution damaged in hate crime OLYMPIA, WA – Today, The Washington State Department of Commerce and the City of Seattle announced $100,000 in funding to a...

10/19/2023

We were very excited to see our newest exhibit "Sound Check! The Music We Make" featured on Evening Magazine last night!

"Sound Check! The Music We Make" showcases the role of music in Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.

10/12/2023

Museum Members get a special opportunity to kick off our newest exhibit "Sound Check! The Music We Make" with an evening of live musical performances, karaoke, and prizes this Saturday, October 14th from 6 to 9 PM.

Not a member yet? It's not too late to join and attend this special after-hours celebration!

https://www.wingluke.org/eventscalendar/exhibit-opening-reception-sound-check for details on how to attend

📷Truong Nguyen
Design by Abe Wong Designs

10/06/2023

We are excited to partner with AARP through 2023! AARP's mission of supporting the well-being of Americans 50+ to choose how they live as they age aligns with Wing Luke Museum's mission of preserving and building vital AANHPI community voices, culture, and history.

We look forward to partnering with AARP to support our arts and culture programs and to support racial & social equity for elders, AARP members and their families, and our broader community!

AARP Washington