Explore Bruce Lee's Seattle legacy in 'A Dragon Lives Here'

Now open at the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle



Bruce fans, get yourself to Seattle. The multi-year Do You Know Bruce? exhibition series at the Wing Luke Museum provides fresh and untold perspectives on Bruce Lee's life and his connection to Seattle. Part 4, A Dragon Lives Here, focuses on the martial arts icon's close local ties.

Bruce Lee spent some of his most formative years in Seattle -- learning English, attending university, meeting his future wife, and establishing his first martial arts studio. In this all-new exhibit, retrace Seattle locales special to Bruce Lee and get an up-close look at how this city also shaped his trailblazing approach.

"Bruce Lee is part of Seattle's legacy of entrepreneurship and innovation," says comedian and host of CNN's United Shades of America (and professed Bruce Lee superfan) W. Kamau Bell, who is featured in the museum's intro video for A Dragon Lives Here. "They may not know it yet, but they will: a dragon lives here."

Who Killed Vincent Chin? Film Screening

Saturday, May 13 at the Wing Luke Museum



This year marks the 35th anniversary of Vincent Chin's murder. If you're in Seattle, the Wing Luke Museum is revisiting the landmark case with a special screening of the seminal documentary Who Killed Vincent Chin?, followed by a panel discussion with filmmaker Renee Tajima-Pena, Marsha Chien (Washington State Assistant Attorney General, Wing Luke Civil Rights Unit), Connie So (University of Washington American Ethnic Studies, Principal Lecturer) and Rich Stolz (OneAmerica, Executive Director).

It's happening Saturday, May 13 at the Wing Luke Museum. Here are some more details:

Day in the Life of Bruce Lee: Do You Know Bruce? Part 3

Opens October 1, 2016 at The Wing Luke Museum in Seattle



Bruce fans! Check it. Next week, the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle will open the third year of the Do You Know Bruce? exhibition series -- a unique look at the life, career and philosophy of Bruce Lee. Developed in partnership with Bruce Lee's wife and daughter and the Bruce Lee Foundation, it's the only interactive exhibition, outside of Hong Kong, about the influential martial arts superstar.

Featuring personal family items and memorabilia, Do You Know Bruce? gives both an intimate and wide angle approach to detailing Lee's personal philosophy as well as the external influences and circumstances that helped shaped his journey from a young student in Seattle to a global icon who continues to inspire millions.

Part 3 of the exhibition, opening October 1, is themed "Day in the Life of Bruce Lee" and explores what it took to become "Bruce Lee." You'll get a glimpse of how Bruce Lee approached his every day -- from his personal habits, routines, and work out strategies to his written and visual art, reading, and time with family and friends -- and find your own inspiration and approach to honestly and authentically expressing yourself.

Here are some details on the exhibition's opening day activities:

2016 Seattle Asian American Film Festival

February 19-21 at the Northwest Film Forum



Seattle film fans! It's time to support independent Asian American cinema. Make some plans. The Seattle Asian American Film Festival is going down February 19-21 at the Northwest Film Forum in Capitol Hill. The program includes fifty of the best works in recent independent cinema by and about Asian Americans.

Here are some festival highlights:

Beware the Korean Ghost Mom in 'Do It For Umma'

February 2-17 at the Annex Theatre.


If you are in Seattle and want to see some theatre, check out my old pal Maggie Lee in the "surreal comedic detective story" Do It For Umma, written by Seayoung Yim and directed by Sara Porkalob.

When her mother's ghost returns to haunt the Korean convenience store she once ran with an iron fist, a young woman embarks on an epic mission to find her mother's killer and avenge her suspicious death.

It's running February 2-17 at the Annex Theatre. Here are some more details about the show:

Ali Wong is seven months pregnant. And shooting her first 1-hour standup comedy special.

Friday, September 25 at The Neptune Theater in Seattle



Hey, Seattle! Want to see some awesome comedy? Our friend Ali Wong is a standup comic who has performed on The Tonight Show, Comedy Central and Late Night with Seth Meyers, and is currently on the writing staff of ABC's Fresh Off The Boat. She will be shooting her first one-hour comedy special at The Neptune Theater this Friday, September 25. Also, she's seven months pregnant. It's gonna be good!

2015 Seattle Asian American Film Festival

February 12-15 at the Northwest Film Forum



Seattle film lovers! It is time. The 2015 Seattle Asian American Film Festival is happening this week, February 12-15, at the Northwest Film Forum in Capitol Hill. They've packed the program with an awesome selection of films by and about Asian Americans across North America. Will you be there?

The festivities kick off this Thursday with the Opening Night presentation of the acclaimed feature documentary To Be Takei, followed by the Macy's Opening Night party at Velocity Dance Center with musical performances by Hollis Wong-Wear and Prometheus Brown. Sounds like it's going to be a lot of fun.

Here's the festival trailer:

Chinese New Year Comedy Show in Seattle, February 11

Use the promo code 'ANGRY' for discount tickets.



Heads up, Seattle. You are invited to ring in the new year -- the lunar new year, that is -- with some very funny people at a Chinese New Year Comedy Celebration, a special standup showcase headlined by "Canasian" comic Ed Hill, and featuring Xung Lam, Mona Concepcion, Shannon Koyana, Narin Vann and Hans Kim. It's happening Wednesday, February 11 at The Parlor Live Comedy Club.

Want to save a few bucks on tickets? Yes, of course you do. Use the discount code ANGRY to get $10 general admission and $15 VIP tickets. (The regular prices are $12 general and $20 VIP.)

Here are some more details about the show: