Eastern Asian

Walla Walla Sister City Committee

Walla Walla,

Community Focus: Americas, Eastern Asian, North American
Geographic Region: South Central Washington
Japanese

Washington Chinese Arts & Culture Committee (WCACC)

Seattle,

Community Focus: Eastern Asian
Geographic Region: Seattle Area
Chinese

Washington Chinese Arts & Culture Committee (WCACC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that strives to foster understanding, friendship and opportunities between local Chinese and American communities and between China and America through art and cultural events, as well as other exchange activities. The volunteer-run organization is operated by professionals from different fields who share the same vision and passion for China/US cultural exchange. WCACC is the producer of the annual Seattle Chinese Arts & Culture Festival in the Center House of Seattle Center in May or June each year.

Washington State China Relations Council

Seattle,

Community Focus: Eastern Asian
Geographic Region: Seattle Area
Chinese

The Washington State China Relations Council is all about service – service to our members, and service to the people of the State of Washington. WSCRC members are part of a broad alliance of Washington businesses, academic institutions and cultural organizations that have significant interest in China. WSCRC Young Leaders is our platform for the next generation of engaged professionals.

Wow Seattle

Edmonds,

Community Focus: Eastern Asian
Geographic Region: Seattle Area
Korean

Korean News Outlet

Yang Family Tai Chi

Bothell,

Community Focus: Eastern Asian
Geographic Region: Seattle Area
Chinese

Yang Family Tai Chi is an association of centers, schools, instructors, and members who practice the art of Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan. It offers one of the most complete training systems in Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan and is organized to include a teacher academy, instructor registry, judge registry, and ranking system. This allows members to progress from beginner level to advanced level or to become a highly qualified instructor of Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan, depending on their goals.

Yoona Lee

Seattle,

Community Focus: Americas, Eastern Asian, North American
Geographic Region: Seattle Area
Korean, Korean American

Yoona Lee is a Seattle-based visual artist, writer, and racial justice activist. Her artwork has been shown at Sotheby’s NYC, the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, Vermillion, Ghost Gallery, Gary Henderson Gallery, and Zeitgeist Coffee, among other venues. Her art and writing have been published in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Seattle Journal for Social Justice, Breadline 4-Year Anthology, and The Stranger (a Seattle news and culture biweekly) and its daily blog.

Yukiyo Kawano

Portland,

Community Focus: Eastern Asian
Geographic Region: Oregon
Japanese

Yukiyo Kawano is a third-generation hibakusha (atomic bomb survivor) who grew up decades after the bombing of Hiroshima. Her work is personal, reflecting lasting attitudes toward the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Kawano received her MFA from Vermont College of Fine Art in 2012. Since then, Kawano’s work has been seen in U.S., Japan and Australia. Kawano has also given lectures at Aspen Institute in Tokyo, Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Main, Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Joan Mitchell Center, New Orleans, Louisiana among many others and also appeared in radio shows, such as OPB Radio, Portland, Oregon and 3CR Community Radio, Melbourne, Australia. Kawano has received numerous grants, including the Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant in 2012 and Project Grant in 2015; a Regional Arts and Culture Council grant in 2016, 2018 & 2019; The Oregon Arts Commission in 2017 & 2019; and The Andy Warhol Foundation, Precipice Fund, 2019. Since 2016, Kawano’s project Suspended Moment has been selected by New York Foundation of the Arts’ fiscal sponsorship program. She teaches through VCFA studio mentorship program (AT) and is an Advisory Board Member of Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility (Oregon PSR). Kawano currently lives in Portland, OR.

美华史记 Historical Record of Chinese Americans

National,

Community Focus: Americas, Eastern Asian, North American
Chinese, Chinese American

한인생활상담소 Korean Community Service Center WA (KCSC)

Edmonds,

Community Focus: Eastern Asian
Geographic Region: Seattle Area
Korean

The Korean Community Service Center is a non-profit organization founded by volunteers in 1983. KCSC strives for the betterment of the Korean Community as a whole as well as surrounding communities by providing community and social services for the Korean American population in the state of Washington. KCSC is committed to empowering educating and inspiring Korean American youth and families through counseling, education, and other services. KCSC provides bilingual and cultural services to Korean families.

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