Wing Luke Museum

Wing Luke Museum
The East Kong Yick Building, the third and current location of the museum, in 2008
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Former name
Wing Luke Memorial Museum (1967–1987), Wing Luke Asian Museum (1987–2010)
EstablishedMay 17, 1967 (1967-05-17)
Location719 S King Street
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates47°35′54″N 122°19′22″W / 47.59833°N 122.32278°W / 47.59833; -122.32278
TypeEthnic history museum
PresidentCasey Bui and Ellen Ferguson
Public transit accessLink light rail (International District/Chinatown), King County Metro, First Hill Streetcar
Websitewingluke.org
Wing Luke Asian Museum at its second location in 2007; it relocated the following year

The Wing Luke Museum is a museum in Seattle, Washington, United States, which focuses on the culture, art and history of Asian Pacific Americans. It is located in the city's Chinatown-International District. Established in 1967, the museum is a Smithsonian Institution affiliate and the only pan-Asian Pacific American community-based museum in the country.[1][2] It has relocated twice since its founding, most recently to the East Kong Yick Building in 2008. In February 2013 it was recognized as one of two dozen affiliated areas of the U.S. National Park Service.[3]

  1. ^ Smithsonian Affiliates list, Smithsonian Affiliations. Accessed 2015-09-08.
  2. ^ Cao, Lan; Novas, Himilee (1996). Everything You Need to Know About Asian American History. New York: Penguin Books. p. xvii. ISBN 978-0-452-27315-3.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Broom was invoked but never defined (see the help page).