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A ribbon badge for Wing Luke stating that he was president (of his high school?) in 1944. The badge is made of black marker green construction paper and gold ribbon.

Greeting card from Wing Luke to his parents. The message was written at Fort Lewis WA and reassured his parents that the military training was tolerable. He mentioned that the food was "good" and that the work was "easy." He greeted his parents in…

An index card with the Chinese characters for "history." The characters are sloppily written in blue marker. The characters for history are followed with the letter "B." There a piece of tape on towards the top of the card.

A school essay written by Wing Luke on the topic of Chinese New Year. Luke discusses history of the lunar calendar rituals of Chinese New Year and how it is celebrated in Seattle by the Chinese. The paper is 6 pages long typed on legal paper and is…

Newspaper clipping on Wing Luke. The article is about Wing Luke wining the Purple Shield. The award goes to outsstanding members of the student body. Luke on as a sophomore at the University of Washington. The article details his public serivce and…

A postcard to Connie Luke from Wing Luke. Wing wrote the card while attending the American Baptist Assembly in Greenlake WI. In his message Wing assured Connie of his return and asked her to check on the family business. The postcard is a view of…

This is an issue of the local magazine "Seattle" from 1965. There is a feature article by James Halpin on the city council. The article entitled "The Archaic System that Prevails Makes Members Look Pretty Whiggish: Our Musty Crusty City Council"…

This is a guidebook to Seattle's Chinatown and was entitled "Oriental Flavors." The guidebook is aimed at tourists to Seattle's World's Fair (1962). It is a hodgepodge of politics advertisements popular histories and lessons on Chinese culture. The…

A. This is a draft of an article published in the West Seattle Herald. The article is about Wing Luke's scheduled speech at a Boy Scouts meeting which was was the Eagle Scout Court of Award ceremony of Troop 283. The article was typed on yellow…

This is a newspaper article listing notable accomplishments by Chinese Americans in the Northeast. Wing Luke is mentioned for becoming a licensed attorney.