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Wing Luke Museum receives $100K boost for repairs

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Following a recent hate crime incident at the Wing Luke Museum, Michael Fong, the Director of the Washington State Department of Commerce, has announced a substantial contribution towards the museum’s repair efforts. 

Chinese American Legacy Art Project:  Metal memento to a troubled time

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The Seattle Riot of 1886 occurred February 6-9 of that year, and featured anti-Chinese violence from the local Knights of Labor movement—climaxing with the forced march of some 350 Chinese from their homes in Chinatown, to a steamship expected to haul them away. Seattle Sheriff John McGraw, and his men, trying to fulfill a court order to let the uprooted return to their homes, faced riots over the arrest of the anti-Chinese leaders, resulting in several serious injuries.

CHamoru queer trans art collective unveils new exhibit at Wing Luke Museum

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A new art exhibit opened at the Wing Luke Museum on June 9. Featuring work by Guma’ Gela’, a CHamoru art collective of queer and trans members from the Mariana Islands and larger Pacific Islander diaspora—the exhibit explores the motto “part land, part sea, all ancestry” through various art forms.

CID named one of 11 most endangered places

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Under a smattering of clouds, as a hint of summer invested the Chinatown-International District (CID), an announcement was made on May 9 that brings the salvation of the embattled neighborhood that much closer to reality.

Seattle celebrates AAPI Heritage Month

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Throughout May, the Seattle area is celebrating Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month to explore the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) culture that thrives in western Washington.