member’s newsletter | fall 2009

“It is my sincerest hope that this body of material will serve as an effective metaphor for all types of racial stereotyping...”Exhibition Artist Statement by Roger ShimomuraI can practically measure my life according to what I was collecting at the time. My earliest collecting memory was saving soda pop bottle caps whenever I bought one or whenever I saw one on the ground outside of the neighborhood grocery store. Because the bottles came in different flavors and colors I had to have all of them. I used to dig the cork discs out of the inside of the caps, then place the caps over my shirt, and push the cork back under the lid thus creating badges that I could wear. I recall with pride having more caps and a wider variety than any of my friends. After that, I collected popsicle sticks, radio premiums, and the ubiquitous bubble gum cards. In junior high school, I collected comic books of Dick Tracy, Nancy & Sluggo, Captain Marvel, and Walt Disney. I seldom read the stories, but looked at the artwork absorbing the flat prismatic color style that has become the signature look of my artwork today.

In high school, I collected movie star photographs and began to buy 1950s rock n’ roll records. About the same time, I became a big fan of the Seattle Rainiers baseball team

of the now defunct Pacific Coast League, obtaining autographs, one by one, of the entire team coached by Fred Hutchinson in their championship year in 1955. I collected anything that came in a popcorn box or premiums that were given away at special games. In college, I began to accumulate long playing jazz albums, ultimately acquiring nearly every album made by John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Roland Kirk, Thelonius Monk, and many others. The move to Syracuse in upstate New York for graduate school in 1967 opened a new door for me as I was suddenly among graduate art students, all of whom collected things, which fueled their art making processes. Competition was keen for popular objects such as advertising display items, movie star collectibles, and anything related to popular culture. Our modest living spaces resembled small, cramped, family-owned five and dime stores. In 1969, when I arrived in Lawrence, Kansas, I began attending estate auctions, which yielded tin windup toys and old Walt Disney memorabilia, as well as Fiestaware, chalkware figurines, salt and pepper shakers, art deco radios, salesman samples, pottery, carnivalware and contemporary painting and sculpture. In the 1990s, I discovered eBay and began to seriously collect everything that had to do with the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. This collection ranged from mimeographed newsletters and high school yearbooks to handmade furniture made out of scrap lumber. I also began to collect horrific stereotypical graphic depictions of Japanese during World War II in every form available such as Jap hunting licenses, postcards, advertisements, books, greeting cards, pinbacks, song

The Collections and Paintings of Roger ShimomuraOn display September 11, 2009-April 18, 2010

Safeco Insurance Foundation Special Exhibits Gallery at the Wing Luke Asian Museum

The Wing Luke Asian Museum is very grateful to Roger Shimomura for generously donating his lifetime stereotypes memorabilia collection as part of the Museum’s Collections (25% are currently on display as part of Yellow Terror; the rest are housed in the Wing Luke Asian Museum’s Collections). The collections are Roger Shimomura’s extensive and unique personal collection of items from everyday American life that depict stereotypical images of Asians, perhaps the largest such collection in the nation: over 300 pairs of salt and pepper shakers, over 80 Halloween masks, assorted toys and everyday household items. A catalogue for this exhibition is available through our Museum Marketplace.

Cultural Transcendence On display December 18, 2009-June 19, 2010 | George Tsutakawa Art Gallery at Wing Luke Asian Museum

Opening reception: Thursday, December 17, 20095:30pm-6:30pm Members’ exclusive preview | 6:30pm-7:30pm Open to the public

In Cultural Transcendence, five Asian Pacific Islander American artists exhibit works that focus on a step forward from traditional to new media: materials expanding beyond their inherent meanings. Their conceptual themes peer into history but do not dwell on a negative past– inequality, discrimination, and alienation; instead they search the present and envision a better tomorrow. Cultural Transcendence explores the importance of technology in our modern experience and technology’s influence on contemporary installation art.

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Yellow Terror. Roger Shimomura, 2008. Acrylic on canvas, 60” x 72”. Courtesy of the artist.

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MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board of Trustees

Ellen Ferguson, Co-PresidentCasey Bui, Co-President

Sung Yang, Vice PresidentMimi Gan, Secretary

Victor Mizumori, TreasurerGloria Lung Wakayama, Past President

Bruce BrundigeSai ChaleunphonhKatherine Cheng

Gemma Valdez Daggatt Misun Chung Gerrick

Bruce HayashiHelen KayJudd Lee

Patricia Norikane Logerwell Paul Mar

JoAnn Mills MarshallSavitha PathiJudy Tobin

StaffEthelyn Abellanosa

Roldy Ablao II • Aimee Aquino Joann Natalia Aquino

Janet Aviado • Nari Baker Russel Bareng • Vivian Chan

David Chattin-McNichols Cassie Chinn • Cesar Cueva

Monica Day • Bob Fisher Miya Forrest • Joseph Guanlao

Joshua Heim • John Hom Suzanne Hu • Ammara Hun Karen Kajiwara • Nam Keo

Eli Kim • Howard King Michelle Reiko Kumata • Leo Lam

Susan Lee • Jennie Fong Ly Donna Ma • Charlene Mano Shen

Vi Mar • Luie Marcotte Alexa Newlin • Dorothy Ng

Jeannette Roden • Jessica Rubenacker Christina Seong • Elizabeth Shaiken Amber Strangstalien • Margaret Su Beth Takekawa • Angela Taniguchi

Troy Tsuchikawa • Lisa Wan

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Fall 2009 Newsletter Edited by Joann Natalia AquinoLayout Design by Naomi Mittet

Thank you and Welcome

“Thank you for creating this great educational opportunity here at the Wing Luke for all to share, learn & reflect.”

–H. & H., visitors to the “Yellow Terror” exhibit Who would have known salt and pepper shakers could remind us why museums exist? If you’ve experienced the new exhibit Yellow Terror: The Collections and Paintings of Roger Shimomura, you might think of these and other everyday household items in a new light. We are grateful to Roger Shimomura for sharing his work, to a wonderful Educators Advisory Committee for a year of meetings, giving direction to the exhibit and preparing related curriculum and educational materials, and for the leadership of

the exhibit sponsors and donors as well as volunteers and staff whose belief and work during a difficult time made this exhibition live. You exemplify carrying forth the passion of our namesake Wing Luke, a hero who battled racial and class discrimination, fighting tirelessly for civil rights and cultural understanding. We appreciate all of you for investing in the Museum’s new home that continues to serve as a portal to new opportunities. Because of all who came forward to create theGovernor Gary Locke Library & Community Heritage Center, our collections program was able to accept a historic and nationally significant donation, Roger’s lifetime collection of stereotypical ephemera, a portion on view as part ofYellow Terror.Your investment made this possible, and much more is to come. Have you stopped by the Museum lately? You might notice increased activity since we launched the Museum Experience package, allowing all customers to choose one of five guided tours of the historic hotel offered daily. Kudos to the creative Museum staff for figuring out how to offer these tours without increasing staffing expenses. Prior to the August launch, only 10% of our visitors joined the historic tour and many were not aware it existed. Since August ever-increasing numbers of visitors are now experiencing the historic spaces where our community pioneers lived and made their new lives a century ago. As the holiday season approaches, I hope we can be a resource for your holiday gatherings, family activities and shopping needs. Warm wishes for the holidays!

–Beth Takekawa, Executive Director

Please welcome Dorothy Ng, our new Tour Registrar. Dorothy worked previously as Administrative Assistant at L&N Investment LLC and has served in various capacities at Youth in Focus, mostly recently as photography instructor. Earlier in her career she was a summer intern at the museum and has continued to volunteer at museum events through the years. We are pleased to introduce our new Visitor Services Leads, Joseph Guanlao, Luie Marcotte,and Jessica Rubenacker. Joseph graduated from the University of Washington with a BA in English. He is the founder of Makipag, a Filipino American arts organization, and is currently helping out with the 2010 U.S. Census. Luie has both hosting and front desk experience from the Spaghetti Factory, McCormick & Schmick’s, and Pro Fitness. She attends North Seattle Community College. Jessica worked previously as Patron Services Supervisor for the University of Illinois’ Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Most recently, she was an intern in the Museum’s Collections Department and also an intern at the Henry Art Gallery while working to complete her Masters in Museology from the University of Washington. Congratulations to Amber Strangstalienwho has been promoted to Marketplace Assistant Manager after her dedicated service as a sales associate since before the opening of the Marketplace. Best wishes to former Visitor Services Lead/Interpretive Lead Sean Esperowho has moved outside the area to attend law school and to Sales Associate Walton Huynhwho is pursuing his degree at the University of Washington. Thank you to Ammara Hun, departing Education Coordinator and TeensWAY program coordinator, who has been a staff member for six years. Ammara will continue to be active at the museum, serving as an Interpretive Lead Substitute and participating on Community Advisory Committees.

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We all have stories to share and stories to hear. The Oral History Lab in the Governor Gary Locke Library and Community Heritage Center at the Wing Luke Asian Museum 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.

What is an oral history? Oral histories record historic information from individuals with first-hand knowledge of events, families, communities and time periods. Their perspectives and viewpoints provide life to newspaper headlines, photographic records, geographic maps and factual statistics. Oral histories can be structured to record one individual’s life in-depth, often stretching over many sessions. Oral histories also can be structured for shorter sessions, recording specific moments or general overviews.

Why record an oral history? Oral histories capture valuable stories that have never been recorded. These are the stories of everyday people and communities often overlooked in our history books. Time spent sharing an oral history is memorable.

The Oral History Lab is free to use by appointment. Please call (206) 623-5124 ext. 121 for more information.

Fumi Hayashida at Wing Luke Asian Museum’s Yellow Terror exhibit opening. Wing Luke Asian Museum photo.

Exciting activities include a holiday open house, members and shoppers appreciation days, and more. Visit www.wingluke.org/holidays for more details.

Plan Your Holiday Event at Wing Luke Asian MuseumCelebrate the holidays and your special occasions at the Wing Luke Asian Museum! We

offer several different spaces for your memorable event– meeting rooms, a theatre, and of course, our elegant Community Hall and Welcome Hall. Located in the heart of Chinatown-International District, our beautifully restored 1910 building is the perfect backdrop for your gathering. For reservation and more information, please visit www.wingluke.org/space.htm

or contact (206) 623-5124 ext. 108 or jhom@wingluke.org.

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The historic East Kong Yick, home of the Wing Luke Asian Museum, turns 100 years old! Get ready to

party and celebrate with us on Saturday, April 17, 2010, onsite at

the Museum, at 719 South King Street in Seattle’s Chinatown-International

District. More details to follow.

Ben Achevarra Joanne Alcantara Jamie Ardena Tony Au Byron Au Yong Anthony Balfour Jr. Charisse Barsamina Ilana Berry Marta Beyer John Bisbee Jennifer Brower Bruce Brundige Casey Bui Kim Bui Thanh Nguyen Canh Jean Chen William Chen Katherine Cheng Yu Ling Cheung Chris Chinn Christina Chinn Frank Chinn Binko Chiong-Bisbee Brad Chu Ching Chung Anne Clark Jackie Der Katherine Dexter Ngoc Do JeeYoung Dobbs David Eam Teresa Escobar Paul Facchini

Many Thanks To Our Dedicated Volunteers

Joysha Fajardo Ellen Ferguson Francis Fernandez Yeshodara Fisher Kara Fong Pierre Fontecha Whitney Ford-Terry Leslie Fried Wilmer Galindo Mimi Gan Ben Goldsmith Jennifer Greenfield Mark Greenfield Marcia Sue Grimstad Julieanne Hamasaki Soya Jung Harris Amanda Hauk Bruce Hayashi Alexis Held Kathy Hsieh Manli Huang Sidney Hy Claire Hyon Cho Phillix Inthoulay Jensine Isip Moon-Ho Jung Mike Kan Kristie Kaneta Jiho Kang Leroy Kang Hana Kawai Helen Kay Joanna Kham

Danielle Kim Sunny Kim Mehran Kolahiyan Fahul Krishna Gairola Susan Kunimatsu Kenneth Kunz JeeSook Kutz Suki Kwon Kyu Kyung Casey L. Amundson Phun Lang Eugene Law Jo Ann Lee Judd Lee Mijo Lee Susan Lee Hazel Leung Michael Liao Robert Liem Jeri Likolani Tackett Debbie Locke Pat Logerwell Kit Loo Megan Loo Fiona Lu Jenny LuBettie Luke Gloria Lung Wakayama Bely Luu Caroly Ly Jennie Ly Jonathon Ly Jinxuan Ma

Melanie Ma Rachel Ma Sharon Maeda Carolyn Mar Paul Mar Helen McGough Jim McGough Miko Mechure Jane Mee Wong Sameth Mel Andrea Mercado Micah Meryman Andy Miller JoAnn Mills Marshall Barbara Mizoguchi Stacy Mizumori Victor Mizumori Nick Moy Mala Nagarajan Wadiyah Nelson Dorothy Ng Dung Nguy Canh Nguyen Jennifer Nguyen Loren Nguyen Helen Nicdao Dean Nishimura Lynn Nishimura Aaron Norikane Patricia Norikane Logerwell Carole Okamoto Iris Okimoto Nielson Arthur Padilla

Mary Pang Robin Park Corinne Passavant Savitha Pathi Michiko Pentz Kim Pham Victor Pham Andrew Phillips Sarah Kim Randolph Jeff Sakuma Bob Scroggs Sam Scroggs Vicki Mar Scroggs David Seymour Jigme Sherpa Kali Shilvock Dolores Sibonga Grace Sison Cheryl Smith Sharon Sobie-Seymour Pei Pei Sung Patsy Surh O’Connell Frieda Takamura Jan Tanabe Gary Tang Kitty Tang Steven Taniguchi Jessica Teng Sarah Thi Ngoc-Anh Thi Dinh Norma Timgang James To Judy Tobin

Roxanne Topacio Linh TranKathy TungMike TupperIsadora TzungPham Uyen LeMagdalena ValdezGemma Valdez DaggattLinda VisayaVictoria VuongJohn WangPema WangchukDavid WanzyElaine WetterauerRey-Ann WiDavid C. WilliamsKatie WilliamsAnn WongDerrick WongDon WongJudy WongStewart WongGary WooHannah YamasakiSung J. YangAyako Yoshikawa-GordonTania YosonChristina YoungMarguerite YoungSamuel YumBrenda Yun

Thank you to all who attended the Wing Luke Asian Museum’s After Hours cocktail fundraiser, held on Friday, October 2. Thank you to our Major Sponsors: Verizon Wireless and VisionShock Seattle; Event Partners: Asian Counseling & Referral Service; and Community Supporters: Asian Adult Adoptees of Washington, Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership Foundation, National Asian Pacific Women’s Forum, Nonprofit Assistance Center and Sahngnoksoo. Also thanks to all the donors who provided items for our raffle. Please visit http://www.wingluke.org/afterhours for highlights of the evening.

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Preserve life stories at the Museum’s Oral History Lab

Celebrate your holidays at Wing Luke!

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COMMUNITY PROGRAMSAll programs are located inside the new Wing Luke Asian Museum unless otherwise noted.

Japanese Musical Instruments: Koto and Fue Performance and DiscussionThursday, October 22, 7:00pm-8:30pmWith acclaimed Japanese musicians: Miki Maruta (koto/zither) and Kaoru Watanabe (fue/traverse bamboo flutes). Miki Maruta is an accomplished koto player in Tokyo who studied under Tadao Sawai (master of the Japanese koto), Kazue Sawai and Takako Kikuuta. Kaoru Watanabe is a former player and artistic director of the iconic Japanese taiko ensemble Kodo. The evening will also include a discussion on the cultural/historical background and modern usage of their instruments. Suggested donation: $5-$10.

This performance is a part of the Tateuchi Story Theatre Performing Arts Series sponsored by the Atsuhiko & Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation. This event is also supported by Trust for Mutual Understanding, Asian Cultural Council and Japan Foundation through the Performing Arts JAPAN program as part of the Khoomei-Taiko Ensemble 2009 program. Special thanks to Town Hall Seattle.

Photo courtesy of Anna Rozhdestvenskaya.

Panel Discussion: Art and IdentityFriday, November 13, 6:30pm-8pmArtist and historian Susan Kunimatsu moderates a discussion on the intersection of art and identity by Asian Pacific American artists. Panelists include Karin Higa, adjunct senior curator of art of Japanese American National Museum; Ken Matsudaira, curator of M. Rosetta Hunter Art Gallery at Seattle Central Community College; Cora Edmonds, director of ArtXchange; and Tracey Fugami, curator of Parallel Lines exhibit at the Wing Luke Asian Museum. For tickets, call (206) 623-5124.

Film Screenings: Kung Fu Panda and Origins: Spirits of the PastSaturday, December 5, 2pmCelebrate the world of animation and Drawing a Story: Asian Pacific Islander Americans, Animation and Comics, on display through December 13th with these two special features: DreamWork’s Kung Fu Panda stars Po, a lazy and irreverent panda who is a fan of Kung Fu but doesn’t help his boredom at working in his family’s noodle shop. Unexpectedly chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy, Po’s dreams become reality when he comes under the leadership of Kung Fu guru Shifu and trains to hilarious results. Po must use his training to fight the treacherous snow leopard Tai Lung in this animated adventure. (PG, 92 minutes, 2008). Origins: Spirits

of the Past, begins 300 years in the future after the Earth has been devastated by mankind and now are under attack from the sentient forests they have awaken. The balance of this world is tipped when a young boy stumbles across a machine that glows in a forbidden sanctuary. The machine, encases a girl from the past, who continues her destructive stance on the planet once awakened. This film brings a colorful mixture of science fiction and being “green” friendly. Suitable for 13 year olds and up. (NR, 90 minutes, 2006).

All children must be accompanied by an adult. Members: $2 per film; Non-members: $3 (KFP), $5 (O: SP), $7 for both films.

Photo courtesy of www.funimation.com.

Different Citizens. Roger Shimomura, 2009. Acrylic on canvas, 36” x 45”. Courtesy of the artist.

(Continued from page 1) sheets, ceramicware, magazines, patriotics, posters, etc. It was this collection that led to a series of works that I have revisited on many occasions, and it is this collection that eventually led to this exhibition at the Wing Luke Asian Museum. As I am approaching the age when I must concern myself with the fate of these collections, I have decided to start with the two collections last mentioned. I have always felt indebted to the American History Museum of the Smithsonian for hosting my painting exhibition (2000) “An American Diary”, a perspective of the camp experience as recorded by my grandmother in her diaries. I was recently made aware that the museum is currently organizing an exhibition of camp materials that will travel nationally, so the infusion of more items into their collection seemed to be particularly timely. My camp collection will be sent to them within the next six months. As for the stereotypes collection, I was particularly sensitive to the delicate physical nature of these materials and the care that they require. When I toured the new Wing Luke Asian Museum in Seattle, I was thoroughly impressed by their new archives and by the accessibility of their collections. Cassie Chinn, now Deputy Executive Director, was the first to suggest the donation of this collection to the museum. The exhibition Yellow Terror: The Collections and Paintings of Roger Shimomura and the accompanying catalogue with the insightful essay by curator, Dr. Stacey Uradomo-Barre, mark the official change of ownership of the collection. It is my sincerest hope that this body of material will serve as an effective metaphor for all types of racial stereotyping, for our government has shown that during times of national crises, lessons of past injustices to its own citizens are usually forgotten.

Family Day at the Wing Series Sponsored by

Saturday, November 21, 1pm-3pmLocal artist Mizu Sugimura will demonstrate how to create origami-like crafts inspired by the rice harvest festival in Japan held around November 23. Participants will make rice balls out of craft paper meant to evoke the idea of an Asian American cornucopia.

Saturday, December 19, 1pm-3pmJoin YouthCAN, one of Wing Luke Asian Museum’s youth groups, as they lead an art workshop of their choice.

Save the Dates: More Family Day at the Wing! January 16 / February 20 / March 20, 2010 Join us every third Saturday of the month for artist-led and family-friendly activities from 1pm-3pm. More info at www.wingluke.org.

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THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Community service is a core value for Gloria Lung Wakayama’s family. Her parents, Bertha and Herb Tsuchiya, have a long history of community leadership and service, so following in their footsteps was natural for her and her siblings, Kerry, Lori, Les and Teri. Growing up, Gloria remembers volunteering at bazaars hosted by the Jade Guild (a women’s service organization her mother helped found), participating in the Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team, and serving at community organizations’ dinners. Her own family’s story inspired her to become involved with the Museum more than twenty four years ago. Her great-grandfather, who immigrated in 1890, was one of the first Chinese immigrants in this state. Her maternal grandfather was a Kong Yick investor, part of the group of Chinese pioneers who pooled their money to build the East and West Kong Yick Buildings, the former being the Museum’s new home. Gloria treasures the Museum’s knack for preserving and telling the stories of ordinary people. “Our museum talks about everybody’s experience instead of just leaders and groundbreakers. One of my favorite exhibits was If Tired Hands Could Talk... a very moving story that portrayed a lot of ordinary folk... in the garment industry. This was their personal story. It was a combination of the heartfelt story so core to the Museum, plus innovative technology, which brought the story to life,” Gloria explains. In 2003, after years of generously supporting the Museum through membership and annual contributions and service as a board member, Gloria and her husband Dean made their largest gift ever to the Museum’s capital campaign: a $100,000 pledge in honor of her parents. This was one of the campaign’s very first gifts. Her leadership encouraged fellow board members to give the largest gifts they had ever given in their lives, and inspired her father and siblings to make an additional family pledge. Today, she continues to serve as a trustee and immediate past co-president of the Museum’s Board of Trustees and is an attorney and partner at Harris, Mericle & Wakayama. She is also active in a variety of organizations, including Chong Wa, the Seattle Philanthropic Advisors Network and several others. Gloria, Dean, and their two children, Lindsay and Brady, continue her family’s tradition of community service, as do her siblings – whose volunteer activities range from missionary outreach in Thailand and Laos through a medical and dental clinic to involvement as committee members for Asian Counseling and Referral Service’s annual Walk for Rice to mentorship of youth leaders through the Chinese Baptist Church in Seattle. Recently, Gloria and Dean joined the Museum’s legacy society by including the organization in their estate plans. Gloria’s enthusiasm and commitment to the Museum and to continuing its work made this a natural place for them to leave a legacy. “I want to ensure this good work continues so that this legacy and our shared experiences will be around for future generations,” says Gloria. Congratulations to the Lung Tsuchiya Family for receiving this year’s Association of Fundraising Professionals’ “Outstanding Philanthropic Family” award! Your leadership, dedication and community service truly exemplifies multi-generational involvement in philanthropy and a strong commitment to our community. Thank you for everything you do. We’re proud of you!

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Historymakers Circle $10,000 and aboveAbraham M. S. Goo

Visionary Circle $5,000 - $9,999Ellen L. Ferguson and Diana Sill • Deborah Killinger • Paul Mar • Beth Takekawa and Tony To • Milt Wu

Leadership Circle $ 2,500 - $4,999Anonymous, In memory of Yuen-Ling Wong and Abraham Wan • Ken and Nancy Prichard • Richard Sundberg • Judith M. Tobin and Michael Baker • Dean, Gloria, Lindsay and Brady Wakayama

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FamilyAnonymous • Joseph Apodaca • Claudia J. Bach • Eladio and Zenaida Bareng • Kristin Barsness and Ed Crossan and Julia Crossan • William and Kathleen Beck • Eric Benson and Peter Ruskin • Michael and Lori Bishop • Phoebe and Paul Bock • Ruth and Mike Bovarnick • Kristen Boyles • Carolyn Brenner and Julia Brenner-Brewer • Katharine M. Bullitt • Marite M. Butners • Jerry and Kate Campbell • Carol H. Cannon and Henry W. Cannon • Carmen Chan • Arthur C. M. and Carole Z. Chen • Cindy and Robert Chin • Wilson Chin and Tina Young • Dorrienne and Tony Chinn • Rick and Betty Chinn • Robert and Amanda

Family (continued) Clark • Dow Constantine and Shirley Carlson • Roger and Judith Daniels • Ferdinand, Janette, Isabella and Alexander de Leon • Ticiang Diangson and Greg Sletteland • Robert A. Dunn and C. Alexandra Dunn • Barry and Mary Dunphy • Kai Eng • Myke and John Farbarik • Fenner Family • Robert and Julianne Fisher • Kenneth and Jennifer Gordon • Ellen and William Hazzard • Patrick Herd • Richard, Ondrea and Jia Theiss • Tom Hom and Mae Rosok • Gary and Jeanette Imanishi • Vera and Joey Ing • Mrs. Carol Janes and Mr. Francis Janes • Darryl Johnson and Kathleen Johnson • Evan Justin and Janice Kammert • Ann M. Kawasaki Romero • Gordon Kennedy and Liisa Mannery • Jane King and Allen Cheadle • Maritta Ko • Mits and Lilly Yuriko Kodama • Tao Sheng Kwan-Gett, Paula Bock & Tia • Wayne W. Langbehn • Cindy Jatul and Michelle LeSourd • Brian Lock, in memory of Irene Lock • Abe and Helen Lum • Douglas W. Luna • Michael S. Mabrito and Amy Peck • Rodney and Marilyn Madden • Dao Mai • Daisy Mar • Vicki Mar, Bob Scroggs and Sam Scroggs • Gary Matsudaira • Robert and Janice Ann Meadows • Kris and Kazuto Mikami, in memory of Charles Erabu “Suiko” Mikami • Tamae Moriyasu and John Olson • Walter and Shirley Nakatsukasa • The Honorable Greg Nickels • Savitha Reddy Pathi • Jill and Peter Rinearson • Elizabeth and Jonathan Roberts • Rouha Rose and Donald Rose • Randolph and Barbara Schnabel • Alice Ito and Bob Shimabukuro • Mas and Shirley Shimada • Ellen Storer, in memory of Wing Chong Luke • Pentson and Toshiko Sugamura • Leila J. Sushak • Dennis Tran and Paul Tamura • Alvin Tringali and Mary Ann Daley • Bing Tso and Janet Gwilym • Anais Winant and Mark Sidran • Sharon Wong • Steve and Valerie Yamasaki

FriendsAnonymous • Gene M. Ampon and Roger Anderson • Russel Bareng • Redmond J. and Suzanne Wilson Barnett • Chuimei H. Bronson • Jane and Charles Caughlan • Bill and Mamie Chin • Loretta Chin • Barbara and Fred Chinn • Linda D. Chinn • Christine Cole • Candace A. Du Bose • Paul and Kay Dunn • William Eng and Lancy Eng • Ms Laureen France • Nathalie Gehrke, in honor of Nisei Pioneer Teachers of Seattle • M. Ghent • Robert E. Hayden • Teresa Holt and Joy Schaad • Akira and Mary Honda • Jim Hopfenbeck and Alice Dubiel • Grace Huang • Fred and Lynn Johnson • Rod and Kris Kawakami • John and Susan Kees • Heng-Ping and Shirley Kiang • Ricky L. Leong • Andrew Liu • Bonnie and David Marques • Matthew Masuoka • Ty Matsuoka Family, in memory of Rae Matsuoka and Yutaka Dutch Takekawa • Evelyn and Frank McChesney • Ronald Miller and Murl G. Barker • Wendy K. Moy • Martha and Chester Murakami • Ju Namkung and Zev Handel • Diane Narasaki and James West • Bud and Patricia Nicola • Gail Nomura and Stephen Sumida • Margaret and Deems Okamoto •

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$100,000-$250,000IMLS

$50,000-$99,999Target Foundation

$25,000-$49,999 Comcast • Marguerite Casey Foundation

Tateuchi Foundation • Washington Civil Liberties Public Education Program •

Washington State Arts Commission

$10,000-$24,9994Culture • Adobe • ArtsFund • City of Seattle, Civic Partners • City of Seattle, Office or Arts and Cultural Affairs • City of Seattle, Office of

Economic Development •

®

Institutional Support: Corporate, Foundation, & Government Donors(September 1, 2008–August 31, 2009)

Friends (continued)Kenji and Martha Onishi • Louise Takagi Ono • Dr. Jo and Paul Quam • Jenny Richards • Martha N. Cohen Roe • Laurel Sercombe • Sakiko and Roger Shimizu • William Thieleman • Richard Thorvilson and Phill A. Mroz • Marianne R. Tomita • Theta Tsu • Troy Tsuchikawa • Tad and Frances Wada • Chip and Barb Wall • Elaine Wetterauer • Amelia Wong • Kiyoo and Kay Yamamoto • Wm. Toshio and Fumi Yasutake • David and Kathy Yotsuuye

National FriendMary Aho • Sharon Archer • Dr. Theodore S. Chihara • Mary and Michael Heim • Abraham Ignacio • Herb Kai • James Langseth • Paul and Emma Woo Louie • Theodore E. Luke • Carla Patterson • Richard and Kelly Pelz • Beverly Lang Pierce • Jun and Elgin B. Quan • Shiuko Sakai • Erin Shigaki

IndividualAnonymous (5) • Mia Suverkrop Alexander • Karen K. Allman • Linda Ando • Elizabeth Aoki • George J. Arakawa • Maybin Baker • David W. Barker • Susan J. Barnes • Faith A. Beatty • Tom Bellamy • Susan Brower • Bruce Burgett • Bebe Burns • Gloria E. Chan • Claire Hyon Cho • Dennis Chock • Fai Coffin • Jill Cole • Marie M. Coon • Anita V. Crofts • Jean Durning • Becki Frestedt • Geoff Froh • Yasuko T. Fukano • John and Esther Furugori • Arva D. Gray • Harriet W. Gruhn • Robert Hamatani • Margaret and Paul Hammerstad • Verda Hansberry • Fumiko Hayashida • Stanley W. Hess • Chris Higashi • Trina Hing • Gilbert Hirabayashi, In honor of Mabel (Obasan) Hirabayashi • Suzanne M. Hittman • Mari Horita • Sadako and James Houghten • Perry Huang • Chun Wah Hui • Tsuguo “Ike” Ikeda • Winston W. Ing • Mamoru and Yasuko Inouye • Melvin Y. Inouye • Ann B. Irish • Bonnie Jardine • Frank Jones • Elaine Jorgensen • Naomi A. Kaji • Kristie M.

Members(All members are listed on our website at www.wingluke.org/members)

Individual (continued)Kaneta • Tetsuden and Kanako Kashima • Fran Kato • Leslie Katsman • Shige Kawano • Danny Kikuchi • Tanya Kim • Jacqueline Kosak • Nancy Ordona Koslosky • Antje Kretschmer • Olaf Kvamme • Vivien Lai • Marie Lauritano • Donald K. Eiford and Alice K. Lee-Eiford • Tom Lux • Paul Magnano • Byron and Virginia Marr • Akemi Matsumoto • Sam McDeavitt • Loretta McIver • Janet C. McNabb • Elizabeth B. Moll • Clarence B. Moriwaki • Alice Wells Nelson • Annette Nelson • Sharon Nelson • Amy Nikaitani • Susan Y. Oas • Darla O’Brian • Leann Y. Onishi, in honor of Kenji and Martha Onishi • May Pendergrass • Susan Platt • Martha Poolton • Madeline A. Renkens and Family • Paul Robison • Laurie P. Rostholder • Virginia Ryning • Barret Seifer • Janet Sekijima • Elizabeth Shaiken • Cathleen Shattuck • Sheila Siden • Penny Sindell • Ruth A. Sinton • Steven D. Smith • Carolyn Staley • Virginia I. Stave • Judith Strigen • Lloyd Stull • Pei Pei Sung • Lucy A. Suzuki • Elsie Leilani Taniguchi • Awnie Thompson • Gail E. Tremblay • Constance Trowbridge • Beatriz Wallace, in memory of Remigio A. Pascual • Art Wang • Grace Wang • Patti Warashina • Andrew Wilks • Janis Willett • Shawn and Erin Wong • Miriam Works • Keiko L. Yanagihara, in memory of Shizue Yanagihara • Roy I. and Tracey E. Yotsuuye • Patricia F. Zeisler

New Members (as of May 1, 2009) BenefactorRick and Leanne Wong

PatronAnonymous • Darlene Conley • April Deuer • Paul Facchini • Elizabeth Hall and Tony Iuppa • Gregg Hashimoto • Dr. Frank Tubridy and Dr. Gerrie Hashisaki • Liang Ho, in memory of Lien Yu and Yin Hwa Ho • Glenn and Marilyn Ige • Elaine Kodama-Ferris • Tyler Moriguchi • Phnom Penh

$10,000-$24,999 (continued)National Endowment for the Arts •

Wells Fargo Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999 Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation • K&F Baxter

Family Foundation • Pride Foundation

$1,000 - $4,999Bank of America • David Woods Kemper

Foundation • Humanities Washington • Little Family Foundation • Nordstrom • Qwest

Foundation

Media GrantsComcast • KUOW 94.9 Public Radio

Patron (continued) Noodle House • Jeffrey Sakuma • Marianne J. Sato • John Simpson • John and Sandy Stice • Jeff and Annie Strain • Suquamish Museum • Darryl S. Wong

FamilyTerrill Chang and Jan Faull • Jack Eng and Patricia Buckingham • Nikko and Tomiko Gaddis, in memory of Frank Gaddis • Barbara Hilliker • May Lim and David Joslin • Elana and Randy Lim, in honor of Pudge Eng • Joe and Liming McMillan • Craig Murakami • Rob, Iris, and Amy Nielsen

FriendsMaile Bay, in memory of Dale Hunter • Adam Brenner and Sierra Lee-Brenner • Marilyn Jarrell • Jamie Koon • Rick Leonard • Gening Liao • Mary Marasaki • Christina Orr-Cahall • Andrew Phillips • Eric and Colleen Shea-Brown • Gary Tang • Jenny Tang and Luan Le • Jon Tonouchi • Aurora Valentinetti • Antony Ventura • Renee Yoshimura and Eric Sakai

National FriendLisa Pau • Nirvair Singh • Lois Yamakoshi • Kam Yee • Henry Yu

IndividualLinda Ammons • Lorraine Bannai • Satomi Bethea • Jennifer Brower • Frederick Brown • Anna Butrim • Candace Chin • Cindy Dowdell • Christine Gee-Damore • Relta Gray • Elaine Hayes • Chris Henderson • Kay Hubbard • Japanese American Citizens League Pacific Northwest District • Manami Kano • Alan Louie • Ruby Luke • Paddy McNeely • George Ngo • Kathryn Rood, in honor of Reni Kao • Amy Shirakawa • Kate Skinner • Alexander Snow • Marie Spaugy • John Stapleton • Nancy Tamanaha • Kenneth W. Taylor • Friendly Vang-Johnson • Beverly Wagner

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