UNDERSTANDING HISTORY: WHY WE WORK FOR CHANGE WITH DR. NOE NOE WONG-WILSON AND STANLEY SHIKUMA
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2023 | 7:00-8:30 PM PST | VIRTUAL ZOOM EVENT | FREE
Join us as two AANHPI community leaders share their stories of working for change. Speakers will be Dr. Noe Noe Wong-Wilson, Executive Director of the Lālākea Foundation presenting on her community’s deep connections to the land and the Kū Kia’i Mauna movement, and Stanley Shikuma, writer, taiko (Japanese drum) artist, community activist and co-chair of the Seattle chapter of Tsuru for Solidarity, a Japanese American-led social justice organization.
This event continues the exploration of regional history and colonialism with personal stories from the early AANHPI communities on the themes “why we are here” and “why we work for change.” To revisit the Understanding History framework presentation by Tracy Lai, go to the Seattle Channel (link below).
Presented by the Institute for Library and Museum Services (IMLS) in conjunction with the exhibits, We Are Changing the Tide: Community Power for Environmental Justice (on display through March 19, 2023) and Resisters: A Legacy of Movement from the Japanese American Incarceration (on display through September 2023).
This is a free Zoom event. Please RSVP to get the Zoom link on the event day!