Building Tradition
Pan-Asian Seattle and Life in the Residential Hotels
Marie Rose Wong
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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.
Contributor 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.
