Interview: Josh Yiu Assistant Curator of Chinese Art

In 2006, the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) hired Josh Yiu as their assistant curator of Chinese Art. Hyun-Jung Jang, a Korean journalis In 2006, the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) hired Josh Yiu as their assistant curator of Chinese Art. Hyun-Jung Jang, a Korean journalism student visiting Seattle to learn English, talks to the Oxford Ph.D graduate about his job, family and artwork. (Part 1)

"What visitors see hanging on museum walls and installed in various rooms is brought on by the hard work of a museum curator. Josh explains his duties, "The museum curator has two responsibilities. They are expected to advertise the museum's collections through scholarly writings, publications and exhibitions. The other aspect is to expand the collections." This entails both acquiring new art and encouraging collectors to donate works to the museum. Josh sums it up as, "get the works known for the things we already have, get them known to the outside world and try to get more to enrich the collection." - Excerpt of International Examiner Article BY BETTINA PALILEO, Contributor. Read More


In Part 2 of our personal profile interview series with Josh Yiu, Seattle Art Museum Chinese Art Curator, he talks about his education, his vision and offers advice to students interested in pursuring careers as art curators.


In Part 3 of our interview with Josh Yiu Assistant Curator of Chinese Art, we learn what keeps him up at night, switching his major in college from physics to art history and the difference between American and Asian artists.

Interview with Simon Tang, KylinTV

An interview with Simon Tang, Director Sales and Marketing KylinTV, at the Seattle Chinatown-International District Summer Festival 2007.

KyLinTV offers the largest selection of popular Chinese and Korean TV dramas, the best Chinese movies, the latest news and entertainment from China. As well as a wide variety of documentaries and history & culture films all delivered to your TV over the Internet in all 50 states.

Casual Game Association.

Interview with Robin John Rosales PR Manager NHN USA Inc., at the casual Game Association conference in Seattle.

Casual Game Association in Seattle

International Festival: An Interview with Maribeth Ellis

Maribeth Ellis, Executive Directior Chinatown International District.

Fremont Fair: Z-coil comes from Korea

I tried on a pair of Z-coils, the springy soled shoes, that are made in Korea at the 2007 Fremont Fair.

Freemont fair on the Job. working hard!

South Korean President To Visit Seattle

South Korean president to visit: "South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun will make his first trip to Seattle on Saturday, talking with community leaders before departing the next day for an Olympics meeting in Guatemala.

Roh, 61, will arrive Saturday morning and meet with Korean Americans later in downtown Seattle to discuss U.S.-Korea relations, trade and a possible visa waiver for Koreans who want to visit the United States.

Before that 300-person meeting, first lady Kwon Yang-suk will meet with non-profit and foundation groups in downtown Seattle.

Participants will include representatives from the Bellevue Seattle Korean School, Korean Women's Association, World Vision and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, officials said."

Seattle Times Editorial: President Roh, welcome to Seattle

Fremont Fair: Martin Ojango Owino, Western Kenya Batik Artist

Martin Ojango Owino, a native of Western Kenya, is a self-taught batik, free hand and silk screen artist well known throughout Kenya and East Africa where his art work is on display in government and public buildings. Using only primitive tools, making everything himself that he needs to produce a finished piece. Owino has created hundreds of artworks and sold them throughout Kenya. (More)