Bus Tour: Asian American Local History[cultural events]
From the Wing Luke web site, "Tour starts 12noon @ Westin Hotel. Tour ends 5pm @ The Wing (or return to the Westin Hotel via tour bus by 5:30pm)
Join members of the Association of Asian American Studies (AAAS) on a bus tour to visit Seattle landmarks such as the gravesites of Bruce Lee and Brandon Lee, the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington, and the Eastern Hotel to view the mural dedicated to Carlos Bulosan and the labor union activists. Guides on the bus tour will also point out the Nisei Veterans Committee Memorial Wall, Little Saigon, the Chinatown Gate, and the Panama Hotel, made famous by Jamie Ford’s New York Times bestseller, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. The last stop will be The Wing for a docent-led tour of the historic Yick Fung Company Storefront and preserved Freeman Hotel rooms, home to the early APIA pioneers.
Please note that the bus pick up and ending location is the Westin Hotel, 1900 5th Avenue, Seattle (and the last stop before the Westin Hotel is The Wing).
$45 Museum Members, $55 General. For tickets contact ataylor@wingluke.org or call 206.623.5124 ext 125. Seats are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Last day to purchase tickets is April 12. "
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