UNDERSTANDING HISTORY: WHY WE ARE HERE

PART 2: Thursday, July 21, 2022 | 7:00-8:30 PM PDT | VIRTUAL | FREE

(Part 1 will soon be available online - check back for updates!)

The Wing Luke Museum continues an exploration of regional history and colonialism with personal stories from the early AANHPI communities – panelists who trace their ancestry back to the 1800s and early 1900s – on the theme “why we are here.” Through these personal narratives, we can better understand both the contributions of AANHPI labor and intellect, as well as the roots of racism that still impact us today.

Panelists for Part 2:

• Lilly Kodama (Japanese ancestry, whose family came here in the early 1900s)

• Pio DeCano, II (Filipino ancestry, whose parents were pioneers/activists in the Pacific Northwest)

• Viren Kamdar (South Asian ancestry, whose uncle came to this area in the 1940s)

The events will be moderated by the Wing Luke Museum Executive Director, Joël Barraquiel Tan.

Thank you to community partners BIJAC (Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community) and the Nisei Veterans Committee.

To revisit the Understanding History framework presentation by Tracy Lai, go to the Seattle Channel.

This program is presented by the Tateuchi Foundation and the Institute for Museum and Library Services