Museum of the Asian Pacific American Expe- rience, located in Seattle’s Chinatown-Inter- national District. A Smithsonian Institution af- filiate, the museum focuses on the culture, art and history of Asian Pacific Americans. It is the only pan-Asian Pacific American community- based museum in America, emphasizing the issues and life-experiences of one of the fast- est-growing racial groups in the country. On display from November through July 17,
Destination V
2012 is the exhibit From Fields to Family: Asian Pacific Americans and Food, showcasing Asian culinary traditions,
techniques and stories.
This delectable new exhibit investigates cul- tural traditions and cooking techniques that have adapted and changed with the passing of time and generations, uncovers the ways politics influences how food is produced and by whom, and honors those who have sacri- ficed to produce food. Visitors will experi- ence the sights, sounds, tastes and smells of food in the homes and ritual life of diverse Asian Pacific Americans. The museum plans to showcase oral histories and interviews by lo- cal chefs, with special participation by Canlis and Maneki Restaurants, food photography, kitchen artifacts, multimedia and even a res- taurant booth. The museum was named after the late Seat-
tle City Council member Wing Luke, who was the first Asian American elected to public office in the Pacific Northwest. The Wing Luke Me- morial Museum, as it was first named, opened in 1967 in a small storefront on 8th Avenue. In 2008, the museum relocated to its new much larger home at 719 South King Street, housed in the renovated 1910 East Kong Yick Building. The new Wing Luke Asian Museum displays historic spaces within the building includ- ing the former Gee How Oak Tin Association
room, the Freeman SRO Hotel, a Canton Alley family apartment, and the Yick Fung Mercantile. The museum’s gift shop, The Marketplace, will
have holiday festivities throughout November and December including artists’ demos, live music, Hello Kitty (in costume), an Asian American Santa and free gift wrapping.
The Wing Luke Museum
719 South King Street Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 623-5124
wingluke.org
photos by Lindsay Kennedy Photography WA WASHINGTON MAGAZINE Fall 2011 59
The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian
Pacific American Experience Step into a uniquely American story
ISITORS INTRIGUED WITH THE ASIAN AMERICAN INFLUENCE in the Pacific Northwest will enjoy the Wing Luke
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