REDLINING IMPACTS ON THE AFRICAN AMERICANS AND ASIAN AMERICANS IN CENTRAL SEATTLE

Tuesday, December 10, 2024
6:30 - 8 PM (Doors open at 6:15 PM)
Central Library, Level 4, Room 1

Free to the public; Light refreshments will be served; Please RSVP as spaces are limited

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This event is NOT hosted, sponsored, or endorsed by The Seattle Public Library
Any views that are discussed in this meeting are not a reflection of The Seattle Public Library’s views

Join us as we gather, eat, and learn about the Redlining Heritage Trail. This collection of urban walks in Seattle highlights settlement patterns and historic landmarks, and shows how communities - despite being confined within redlined zones - built their lives with determination, purpose, and institutions that empower communities to this day.

Speakers sharing their work as advisory committee members of the Redlining Heritage Trail include Doan Diane Hoang Dy, Wing Luke Museum Senior Tour Manager; Stephanie Johnson-Toliver, president of The Black Heritage Society of Washington State; and Diane Sugimura, former director of the City of Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development. The event will be moderated by Wren Wheeler.

Redlining def: The practice of neighborhood covenants created to exclude people of color from settling in particular areas.

This event is hosted by The Black Heritage Society of Washington State and the Wing Luke Museum and sponsored by the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods.

Speakers: Diane Sugimura, Stephanie Johnson-Toliver, and Doan Diane Hoang Dy

Diane Sugimura is the former director of the City's Department of Planning and Development, long time supporter of the Wing Luke Museum and current Vice President of its Board of Trustees.

Stephanie Johnson-Toliver is the president at The Black Heritage Society of Washington State and co-chair at the Historic Central Area Arts & Cultural District.

Doan Diane Hoang Dy is the Senior Tour Manager at the Wing Luke Museum. (Photo by Oliver Vy Nguyen)

Central Library parking information: Parking in the Central Library garage is $7 after 5pm until closing at 9pm (the Central Library closes at 8pm on Tuesdays). The parking garage entrance is on Spring Street between Fourth and Fifth avenues and includes 5 ADA parking stalls.

Covered bike racks are in the parking garage and can be reach from Spring Street.

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