Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) Seattle Chapter calls on private and public foundations in Seattle and across the region to stand in solidarity with the Wing Luke Museum and commit to protecting Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities, culture, and history. The Wing Luke Museum was the target of a hate crime on Thursday, September 14, resulting in an estimated $200,000 in damages.
For nearly 60 years, the Wing Luke Museum has empowered Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) to tell their own stories and histories, strengthened the AANHPI community through leadership development and opportunities, and supports the revitalization of Seattle’s Chinatown-International District. Although the man responsible for the hate crime was eventually apprehended and taken into custody, the museum’s Executive Director, Joël Tan, remains concerned about the Seattle Police Department’s slow response to the incident and for the Chinatown-International District’s overall safety.
Anti-Asian violence has sharply increased over the last three years across the United States, with Asian American women and elders as the most common targets of these hate-fueled attacks. Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) Seattle Chapter calls on private and public foundations in Seattle and across the region to stand in solidarity with the Wing Luke Museum.
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) Seattle is a chapter of AAPIP, which works to expand and mobilize resources for AAPI communities to build a more just and equitable society.
Feel free to reach out to AAPIP Seattle Chairs, Olivia Thai () or Juliet Le () if you have any questions.
In Solidarity,
AAPIP Seattle Chapter