Side by Side: Nihonmachi Scenes

Wing Luke Museum 719 S. King Street, Seattle

August 16, 2024 through May 11, 2025. Seattle’s pre-WWII nihonmachi, or Japantown, looked very different than it does today. In the decade before the war, three Issei artists flourished in […]

Ireicho National Tour 2025-2026

The Book of Names National Monument for the WWII Japanese American Incarceration National Tour 2025-2026 On February 18, 2025, we launched an ambitious effort to bring the Ireichō, a book […]

Free

Lost & Found: Searching for Home

Wing Luke Museum 719 S. King Street, Seattle

Through September 14, 2026. This exhibition explores the complex relationship between place and belonging through the lens of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) identity. In this exhibit, […]

Ten Thousand Things

Wing Luke Museum 719 S. King Street, Seattle

March 7, 2025 to Spring 2027. Curated by award-winning public radio podcast host and former civic poet Shin Yu Pai, Ten Thousand Things is an exploration of the objects that […]

International Children’s Friendship Festival

Seattle Center Armory Food & Event Hall 305 Harrison St, Seattle

Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, April 6, 2025. International Children’s Friendship Festival is an event that is well-established and recognized in the Northwest as a volunteer-run festival with a loyal […]

Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival

Seattle Center Armory Food & Event Hall 305 Harrison St, Seattle

April 11-13, 2025. The festival is part of the Seattle Center Festál series and takes place at the Armory Food & Event Hall and Fisher Pavilion. It is free and open to […]

Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Burke Museum 4303 Memorial Way NE, Seattle

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 […]

Free

Saigon to Seattle

Hoa Mai Park 1224 South King Street, Seattle

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 […]

Free

Kodomo no Hi

JCCCW 1414 South Weller Street, Seattle

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! […]

Free

UW JSA Matsuri

UW Student Union Building (HUB) 250 Schmitz Hall 1410 NE Campus Pkwy, Seattle

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 […]

Free