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Catalino
Manalong, Alaskero and farm laborer.
Photo by Martin W. Kane
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Untitled by Trinidad Rojo
suffering without end
we sustain in Alaska
salmon and blubber every day
because the Chinese contractor is a miser
we lay down under a pile of blankets
and we sleep curling
and still it is cold
and when 5 o’clock rings
we rise groggily, for we could hardly move our legs
we are still chewing our breakfast
the bugle sounds furious and fast
and we rush to the cannery pronto
and we work as hard as a water buffalo
I go to the restroom often to while away the time
why, oh why
did I come to the Land of the Midnight Sun
I used to dress and eat well in my beloved Philippines
without working,
without sweating
From "Alaskeros: A Documentary
Exhibit on Pioneer Filipino Cannery Workers." 1988,
Museum of History and Industry, Seattle. |
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WING
LUKE ASIAN MUSEUM AND ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LABOR ALLIANCE
SEATTLE CHAPTER PRESENTS:
Journey for Justice: 223
Years of Asian Pacific American Labor History in the Puget Sound
Produced
by The Evergreen College and Asian Pacific American
Labor Alliance (APALA) Seattle Chapter
On display September 28 through November 30, 2007
Gallery of Contemporary Arts & Issues
A project that began in 1999 after receiving a grant
from King County's Cultural Development Authority, APALA's
goal was to counter the stereotype about Asian Americans
as passive immigrants who have never played any role
in the U.S. labor movement. Through photographs and
interviews of Asian American labor activists, this poignant
exhibit tells the rich story of Asian resistance to
economic exploitation and racism.
Founded in 1992, APALA, AFL-CIO, is the first and only
national organization of Asian Pacific American union
members. It organizes and works with Asian Pacific American
workers, many of them immigrants, to build the labor
movement and address exploitative conditions in the
garment, electronics, hotel and restaurant, food processing,
and health care industries.
SPONSORS: 4Culture · Americans
for the Arts · ArtsFund · City of Seattle
Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs · Marguerite
Casey Foundation · Paul G. Allen Foundation ·
The Boeing Company · Washington State Arts Commission
COMMUNITY SPONSORS: APALA ·
Inlandboatmen's Union · SEIU Local 6
Media contact: Joann Natalia Aquino, Public Relations
and Marketing Manager, at (206) 623-5124 ext. 106 or
email jaquino@wingluke.org.
Please join us!
EXHIBIT OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday, September 27, 2007, 5pm
At the Wing Luke Asian Museum
in Seattle's Chinatown/International District
Members and guests are invited to the opening reception
of Journey for Justice: 223 Years of Asian Pacific
American Labor History in the Puget Sound. The event is
free. Light refreshments will be served. To RSVP, contact
Joann Natalia Aquino, Public Relations and Marketing
Manager, at (206) 623-5124 ext. 106 or email jaquino@wingluke.org.
Click
to view the PDF copy of the postcard |
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Lost
in Interpretation: Healthcare in the Asian Pacific Islander
American Community
On display through September 9, 2007
A NEW DIALOGUES INITIATIVE EXHIBITION
Gallery of Contemporary Art & Issues
This unique exhibition highlights the health disparities
affecting the Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA)
community. A part of the New Dialogues Initiative, a
multi-strategy program that promotes dialogue around
contemporary issues critical to the APIA community,
this exhibit investigates the question: Where does
the U.S. healthcare system breakdown for APIAs and why?
Healthcare topics covered include: access, appropriate
linguistic services, relevant research and data, and
treatment options.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Asian American
Cancer Awareness, Research and Training | Asian Counseling
and Referral Service | Cambodian Women's Association
| Cross Cultural Health Care Program | International
Community Health Services | Washington State API Hepatitis
B Task Force
SPONSORS: 4Culture | Americans for
the Arts | ArtsFund | City of Seattle Office of Arts
and Cultural Affairs | Marguerite Casey Foundation|
Paul G. Allen Foundation
EXHIBIT OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday, June 28 at 5pm
At the Wing Luke Asian Museum
Seattle's Chinatown/International District
Members and guests are invited to the opening reception
of Lost in Interpretation: Healthcare in the Asian
Pacific Islander American Community. The event
is free. Light refreshments will be served. To RSVP,
contact Joann Natalia Aquino, Public Relations Manager,
at (206) 623-5124 ext. 106 or email jaquino@wingluke.org.
Media contact: Joann Natalia Aquino, Public Relations
Manager, at (206) 623-5124 ext. 106 or email jaquino@wingluke.org. |
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How
the Soy Sauce Was Bottled: Uncommon Stories of Common
Objects
On display through November 30, 2007
Main Exhibition Gallery
This special exhibition features the artwork of Heinrich
Toh, James Lawrence Ardeña, June Sekiguchi, Saya
Moriyasu and Susie Jungune Lee who created new works
based on the artifacts, photographs and documents in
the Museum's permanent collection. From perspectives
and views on Asian Pacific Americans, examinations of
identity and place, to commentary on the state of isolation
of the immigrant experience, the individual artworks
illustrate how the collection inspired and influenced
the artists' designs.
SPONSORS: 4Culture, Americans for
the Arts, ArtsFund, City of Seattle Office of Arts and
Cultural Affairs, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Paul
G. Allen Foundation, Washington State Arts Commission.
Media contact: Joann Natalia Aquino, Public Relations
Manager, at (206) 623-5124 ext. 106 or email jaquino@wingluke.org.
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Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani
July 6, 2006 - December 2006
Gallery of Contemporary Issues
Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani is a fiercely independent,
86-year-old Japanese American artist who lost his family
and friends to the United States internment camps during
World War II and Hiroshima's atomic bombing. He has
survived the trauma of those two significant events
and homelessness by creating art every day. This remarkable
exhibition about the art and life of Mr. Mirikitani
is a poignant exploration of the lasting impacts of
war and discrimination, and the healing power of creativity.
Read on...
SPONSORS: 4Culture, ArtsFund, City of Seattle Office of Arts and
Cultural Affairs, Paul
G. Allen Foundation, The Boeing Company, Washington State Arts Commission, Wells Fargo
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These
Walls Can Speak: Untold
Stories From Three Historic Buildings
May
5 - December 10, 2006
Main Exhibition Gallery
This significant exhibition-- featuring the historic Kong
Yick Buildings, Higo and The Eastern Hotel-- is a unique
melding of history, personal testimonies and artifacts,
linking the past, present and future of an evolving neighborhood
filled with rich stories. Visitors will not only become
familiar with the three featured buildings, but also the
communities that they served--namely the Filipino Americans,
Japanese Americans and Chinese Americans-and the interactions
these immigrant communities had with one another. A series
of photographs by Dean Wong will also be on display as
part of the exhibition.
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on... |
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Sikh
Community: Over 100
Years in the Pacific Northwest
October
21, 2005 - April 16, 2006
Main Exhibition Gallery
Seek? Sike? Sick? Even in a city as cosmopolitan as Seattle,
it's hard to find anyone who can pronounce the word correctly,
let alone find someone who is knowledgeable about the
world's fifth largest organized religion, Sikhism, or
its followers, Sikhs (pronounced "siks," and usually mispronounced
as "seks").
Read
on... |
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New
Years All Year Round
January 5 - June 10, 2007
Gallery of Contemporary Arts & Issues
Asian immigrants settling in the Pacific Northwest bring
with them many holidays from their homelands. One of the
most important celebrations is connected with the New
Year. Featuring the New Year traditions of local Chinese,
Korean, Cambodian and the Diwali: The Festival of Lights
Here in America, Asian Pacific Americans pass along their
traditions to their children. Families celebrate in their
homes or gather with others in their communities. Today,
many Asian Pacific American communities hold large festivals
with traditional song and dance performances, parades
and other festivities. Much like St. Patrick's Day, the
New Year has become an American holiday that people from
all backgrounds celebrate. |
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