Why studying new cultures can stop hate | AAPI Heritage Month
There has been a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes in Washington state and across the country since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this episode, KING 5 anchor Jessica Janner Castro has a conversation with Rahul Gupta, education and tours director at the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience. The museum is located in the heart of Seattle’s Chinatown-International District.
Gupta shared how the museum creates educational content for schools and how its mission is to change the minds of its visitors: to make them more open, interested and willing to learn.
Read the article about this story on king5.com.
Resources
Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
Bainbridge Island Japanese Community
Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
Asian Americans Advancing Justice
