Thursday, May 1, 2025. Aloha Mai Kakou! Noah Lum and I am a current student at the University of Washington in Seattle. I work with many Pacific Islander students at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture through a research group we call Research Family. Attached you will find a flyer of our Oceanic […]
Saturday, May 3, 2025. Friends of Little Sài Gòn invites community members, organizations, institutions, and advocacy groups to join us in commemorating the stories of Vietnamese refugees in King County and their journey over the past 50 years. This event series includes the premier screening of the FLS-produced short film Sàigòn to Seattle: 50 Years After the War. […]
Sunday, May 4, 2025. Mark your calendars for Sunday, May 4th and get ready to delve into the mysteries of yokai at Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day) at the JCCCW! Yokai are supernatural beings from Japanese folklore - some are said to inhabit everyday objects, some are mimics, and some even more closely resemble humans! […]
Saturday, May 10, 2025. UW JSA’s Matsuri is back again this year on May 10th! The theme is this year, “Edo-Jidai” will transport you back to the Edo period of Japan, full of extraordinary art and culture. You’ll be able to experience the traditional feel of a Japanese Matsuri, or festival, through game booths, raffle […]
Thursday, May 15, 2025. Join us for an evening of remembrance marking the 83rd anniversary of the forced removal of Japanese Americans from South Puget Sound in May 1942. This year’s South Sound Day of Remembrance features a walking tour, performances, and a ceremonial procession that honors the stories of Tacoma’s historic Japantown community. Event […]
Saturday, May 24, 2025. The Wing Luke Museum invites the community to “Looking Forward, Looking Back". Together, we’ll honor the past, engage with the present, and shape the future of the Eng Family homestead parking lot. In 2023, the Museum acquired the site from the Eng family to steward the homestead as part of its […]
Sunday, May 25, 2025. Visiting the Museum for AANHPI Heritage Month or just to check out what’s new at the Marketplace? Local artist Khuyên Lâm, behind the small business Junky Junco, will have a pop-up in the store! Meet the artist behind breathtaking scenic watercolor art and adorable Seattle landmarks series; Junky Junco offers unique […]
Tuesday, May 27, 2025. Learn more about haiku (it’s not just counting syllables) at “Haiku Targets,” a free all-ages public Zoom workshop led in English by Michael Dylan Welch. You will learn some of the key “targets” (not rules) for haiku, such as the kigo (season word), kireji (cutting word, dividing the poem into two […]
May 30, 31 and June 6, 7, 2025. Produced first at Youth Theatre Northwest (YTN) in 2001, A Story of Sadako is a biographical account of Sadako Sasaki, a 12-year-old girl who contracted leukemia 10 years after the bombing of Hiroshima, and her classmates who honored her legacy by building a monument. In this 2025 remount, […]
Saturday, June 14, 2025. Come join the fun as 40 dragon boat teams race the south end of the lake with a view of the Seattle skyline and iconic Space Needle across the finish line! Local and out of state dragon boat clubs will be participating as well as community teams. Bring the family out […]
