The show is brilliant. The collection of racist ephemera is startling. A must see for anyone in Seattle. And the catalog should have a long and happy life as well. It's completely illustrated, with a very good essay. Too bad the show won't travel elsewhere. It might do some good.

Every one should go to the Wing Luke Asian Museum and have some lunch or dinner in the area as they are trying to restore that part of town and are plodding ever so slow! close to the sound and close pioneer square close to everything?

Nothing like a outdated Government Exercise in hate to open your kids eyes?

"See my son! this is what happens when you bomb America! The hate becomes art and it don't matter if you like or hate the art! we go look at it cuz its cool!"

Wing Luke Asian Museum is in a good location to see and do much!

And a outdated government exercise in hate will open your kids eyes!

"See my son! this is what happens when you bomb America! the hate becomes art and it dont matter if you like or hate the art as we look at it cuz its cool!"

lots of good restaurants need you as well!

I was out of town last week. I cannot wait to get over to Wing Luke to see this show!

Thanks for the great article Jen.

Crazy. I have to see this show.

The "minority within minorities" comment is interesting. I have often noticed that Asian racism still works its way into sitcoms and other pop culture offerings in a way that just DOES NOT fly for other forms of racism. It also occurred to me how much of this WWII-era memorabilia is directly parallel to the anti-Arab and anti-Muslim sentiments that get a free pass today because of the so-called War on Terror.

Seeing a show like this makes us want to take pride in how far we've come, but between the Teabaggers and the Birthers, the notion of progress becomes a mighty difficult illusion to maintain.