Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience


		The Governor Gary Locke Library & Community Heritage Center


		The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience collects and preserves artifacts, photographs, archives and oral histories pertaining to the history, culture and art of the Asian Pacific American community. GGLL-CHC is open to the public. The Library is open Tuesday through Saturday 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. To make appointments to the GGLL-CHC outside of these hours, please call (206) 623-5124 ext.117


What is the Governor Gary Locke Library & Community Heritage Center? The Governor Gary Locke Library & Community Heritage Center (GGLL-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 GGLL-CHC will encompasses the Museum's collection of artifacts, archives, photographs, oral histories, video histories, books and reference materials. The GGLL-CHC transcends the formal boundaries of traditional museum collections and libraries by richly combining the two. Rather than having a separate collection, artifacts of material culture are incorporated with oral, printed and visual records. The GGLL-CHC provides equal access to all of the Museum's resources through a digital database available at the Museum in the library and through a version of the database on our Museum website. Importantly, development of the GGLL-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, and students.

	To search the GGLL-CHC Collection, click here

Oral History Lab We all have stories to share and stories to hear. The Oral History Lab in the GGLL-CHC is available to the public to record the life stories of friends, family and community members. At the Oral History Lab, we have instructions, equipment and tools for oral history gathering - but we need you to provide the stories! Bring someone important in your life to share, listen and learn with at the Oral History Lab. Click here to learn more.

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 Governor Gary Locke Library & 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 ext.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 ext.132

	Click here for a grade K-12 reading list related to Asian Pacific Americans

	Click here for more information on volunteer opportunities at The Wing

	The Wing's Community Heritage Center has provided the following photographs relating to the history of King County as our contribution to the Crossing Organizational Boundaries Project King County Snapshots Click Here

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