Building Tradition: Pan-Asian Seattle and Life in the Residential Hotels
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Building Tradition: Pan-Asian Seattle and Life in the Residential Hotels
By (Author) Marie Rose Wong
Chin Music Press
Chin Music Press
30th October 2018
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Local history
Ethnic studies
Social and cultural history
Architecture: residential and domestic buildings
Urban and municipal planning and policy
720.103
Physical Properties
Paperback
320
Width 152mm, Height 228mm
Description
Marie Rose Wong peers through the lens of single-room occupancy (SRO) hotels to capture the 157-year origin story of Seattle's pan-Asian International District. This gorgeous, meticulous book layers together interviews, maps, and insights from over a decade of primary research to provide an urgent history for Asian American activists and urban planners.
Author Bio
Marie Rose Wong is an associate professor in the Institute of Public Service and an associate appointment in the Asian Studies Program and Public Affairs at Seattle University. She serves as an advisor for the Kong Yick Investment Corporation and a board member for the InterIm Community Development Association and Historic Seattle.
