Episode 45: Ron Chew - Unforgetting Our Stories

Can a museum be a force for social change? Can history heal? Can our stories be unforgotten? Ron Chew says, "YES!, YES! YES!, and Much More!" Ron Chew has spent his life telling stories. Stories that reveal hidden history. Stories that inspire and mobilize. Stories that nurture and heal. The power of these stories has improved the lives of Seattle's Asian Pacific Islander Community, and by extension help that city reckon with its unsettling history with that community. Notable Mentionshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Exclusion_Act#:~:text=The%20Chinese%20Exclusion%20Act%20was,all%20immigration%20of%20Chinese%20laborers. (Chinese Exclusion Act): The Chinese Exclusion Act was a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Code (United States federal law) signed by President https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_A._Arthur (Chester A. Arthur) on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. Exclusion was repealed by the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson_Act (Magnuson Act) on December 17, 1943, which allowed 105 Chinese to enter per year. Chinese immigration later increased with the passage of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1952 (Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952), which abolished direct racial barriers, and later by the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1965 (Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965), which abolished the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Origins_Formula (National Origins Formula).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Exclusion_Act#cite_note-3 ([3]) https://www.wingluke.org/ (Wing Luke Museum):  is a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_museum (history museum) in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle,_Washington (Seattle, Washington), United States, which focuses on the culture, art and history of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Pacific_American (Asian Pacific Americans). It is located in the city