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Mural contest finalists
The Wing Luke Asian Museum is decorated with the longest art mural in the International District. The murals made up of different themes of love and community, highlight support of “Black Lives Matter.”
Judges have picked 30 murals as finalists in the Seattle’s Chinatown-International District (CID)’s “Marvelous Community Art Mural Contest,” the first-ever community mural contest. Sarah Baker, Becky Chan, Ali Lee, Victoria Moreland, and Henry Wong picked their favorite murals, located in different parts of CID’s storefronts. Some murals have
already been taken down and others may soon be taken down as well. Sponsors and judges will vote for the first, second, and third place winners. The community will vote for the People’s Choice online at nwasianweekly.com/ events. Voting ends on Aug. 13. In late May and early June, looters and vandals took advantage of the situation when police were occupied with
protesters. Within a week, over 100 artists volunteered their time and lent their talent to paint murals on boarded up businesses with creative themes of unity, love, and Asian-Black multiculturalism. Vice President of Development at DA LI Development see MURAL CONTEST on 5
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Black activists on API antiResilient Wing Blackness — and how APIs Luke Museum can support Black Lives Matter pivots to digital content
Moses Sun leads the Wing Luke Museum’s mural with the help of staff and volunteers.
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By Stacy Nguyen NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY In the past couple of months, we’ve encountered a number of first generation Asian/Pacific Islander (API) folks—mainly immigrants and refugees—who expressed feeling that they don’t know enough about the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. In response, we reached out to local Black activists in the Seattle area and asked them a few common questions
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related to BLM. The Q&A is below.
But first, a quick history on Black Lives Matter BLM was started in 2013 by friends Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi, who are also Black organizers (two of whom are queer). The three came see BLM on 12
The normalcy of life has been disrupted by COVID-19, and simple things like going out to eat, attending a movie, or enjoying the museum have been put on pause with no end date. However, organizations like the Wing Luke Museum have embraced the challenges of pivoting during the pandemic. State mandates requiring the closure of museums forced the Wing Luke to engage with more online content. Since the beginning of the pandemic, museums have communicated with each other, offering advice as to when and how to properly return, as well as discussing options on keeping its patrons engaged, explained Wing Luke Museum Board Co-President Ellen Ferguson. As with other museums across the nation, the Wing Luke pivoted to an online digital format to engage with its members. The digital site offers different programming, including virtual tours and exhibits, and also a deep dive on its past collections. see WING LUKE on 11
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