The Kong Yick Building, also known as the Freeman Hotel, is located on South King Street. The hotel was constructed in 1910 with the pooled resources of 170 Chinese American pioneer settlers, and over the years, the Kong Yick Building has served as a social center and living quarters for Chinese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants who arrived in the pre-World War II era to work in the cannery, timber, garment, railroad and agricultural industries. In May of 2008 it will be the Wing Luke Asian Museum's new home.
The New Museum facility, approximately 40,000 square feet, will preserve and restore the historic fabric of the East Kong Yick Building and offer new and expanded space for exhibitions, collections, programs, community meetings and other events.
