Wing Luke Asian Museum

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Wing Luke Asian Museum, 2007

The Wing Luke Asian Museum is a museum dedicated to engaging the public in exploring issues related to the culture, art and history of Asian Pacific Americans. It is located in Seattle, Washington's International District/Chinatown. A Smithsonian Institution affiliate, the Wing Luke Asian Museum is a pan-Asian Pacific American museum and a community-based museum with an emphasis on the community development process.

The Wing Luke Asian Museum is the first and only museum designed to represent, specifically, the culture, history and art of the 12.5 million Asian and Pacific Islander Americans, the fastest-growing racial group in the United States^{[citation needed]}. Founded in 1967, the Museum is named in honor of the late Seattle City Council member Wing Luke, who made history by becoming the first Asian American elected to public office in the Pacific Northwest. The Museum is noted for its work in creating community-based exhibitions and programs that explore Asian Pacific American themes and promote multicultural understanding and tolerance.

The museum in now housed in the historic East Kong Yick Building.^[1]