|
|
|
|
|
|
The Wing Luke Asian Museum collects and preserves artifacts, photographs, archives and oral histories pertaining to the history, culture and art of the Asian Pacific American community. The collection and resource library is open to the public. The collection can be accessed Monday through Friday 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Call (206) 623-5124 x.117 for appointments. Library resources are available during regular museum hours.
In 2001, the Wing Luke Asian Museum set out to develop the Community Heritage Center, which combines the resources of the Museum's object collection, archives, photographs, oral histories, books and articles into an educational, cultural and historical resource like no other. Continue to check back to our website for updates on this exciting new initiative.
Prime Sponsor: Nathan Cummings Foundation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
What is the Community Heritage Center?
The Community Heritage Center (CHC) is a new initiative to spark preservation efforts among Asian Pacific American communities in the Pacific Northwest and increase access to a wealth of historic resource materials. The CHC will encompass the Museum's collection of artifacts, archives, photographs, oral histories, video histories, books and reference materials. The CHC will transcend the formal boundaries of traditional museum collections and libraries by richly combining the two. Rather than having a separate collection, artifacts of material culture will be incorporated with oral, printed and visual records. The CHC will provide equal access to all of the Museum's resources through the development of a digital database available at the Museum in the CHC and through a closed server on the gallery floor, and through a version of the database on our Museum website. Importantly, development of the CHC means increased, directed efforts to preserve the rich heritage of Asian Pacific Americans in the Pacific Northwest, and increased access to those materials by community members, museum visitors, researchers, students. |
|
|
|
|
What work is being done now?
Our Community Advisory Committee is meeting to determine the vision for the CHC, prioritize preservation and collecting efforts, strategize outreach efforts and help develop a plan for ongoing activity. We are also photographing and digitizing the collection. |
|
|
|
|
 |
To
search the CHC Collection, Click
Here |
|
|
|
|
|
The
Wing Luke Asian Museum's Community Heritage Center has
provided the following photographs relating to the history
of King County as our contribution to the Crossing Organizational
Boundries Project King County Snapshots Click
Here |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Would you like to help?
We are looking for donations of relevant photographs, archives and artifacts. If you know of anyone with such materials, please let them know that the Wing Luke Asian Museum Community Heritage Center would be an ideal place to preserve these items for future generations as well as to share them with other members of the community. Contact our Collections Manager for more information (206) 623-5124 x.117.
We are also looking for volunteers to assist with cataloguing, photography, oral history collection and data entry. For more information
Call (206) 623-5124 x.11 |
|
|
|
|
|
Click here for a listing of links related to Asian Pacific Americans |
|
|
|
|
|
Click
here for a bibliography of Asian and Pacific Islander
American literature |
|
|
|
|
|
Click here for more information on volunteer opportunities at Wing Luke |
|
|
|
|
|
|
