Great life in Seattle

Interview: Josh Yiu Assistant Curator of Chinese Art

2007-08-22T08:10:00.000-07:00

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

2007-08-08T08:48:00.000-07:00

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.

2007-07-25T16:55:00.000-07:00

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

Casual Game Association in Seattle

2007-07-20T12:54:00.000-07:00

International Festival: An Interview with Maribeth Ellis

2007-07-16T13:13:00.000-07:00

Maribeth Ellis, Executive Directior Chinatown International District.

Fremont Fair: Z-coil comes from Korea

2007-07-10T15:51:00.000-07:00

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!

2007-07-09T19:29:00.000-07:00

South Korean President To Visit Seattle

2007-06-29T05:51:00.000-07:00

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

2007-06-29T04:41:00.000-07:00

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)

Shannon Kringen, Multimedia Artist

2007-06-25T14:10:00.000-07:00

On Saturday, I interviewed Seattle Multimedia artist, Shannon Kringen, in her apartment.

Volunteer Park

2007-06-24T12:46:00.000-07:00

This weekend Jack and I covered a festival at Seattle's Volunteer Park. From 1904-1909, Jack's great, great, great uncles drew up formal plans for the 40 acre park.

Interview with Chris Finch, Real Soda

2007-06-22T07:40:00.000-07:00

Interview with Katrina Frankele, Sprint

2007-06-21T20:06:00.000-07:00

My second day at Fremont Fair

2007-06-20T22:34:00.001-07:00

Fremont Fair: Capitol Basement Interview

2007-06-20T17:14:00.000-07:00

My First Day At The 2007 Fremont Parade & Fair

2007-06-19T14:18:00.000-07:00

Fremont Fair: Michael Buchman - Solid Ground

2007-06-18T18:57:00.000-07:00

Michael Buchman, Communications Manager for Solid Ground, at the 2007 Fremont Fair.

Interview with Jerry Pipitone Rock Island Red

2007-06-13T16:40:00.000-07:00

Jerry Pipitone, Organic growers since 1979, talks about selling produce at farmers markets and his organic farming methods at the University District Farmers Market.

Interview with Donna Watson from Wild Things

2007-06-13T13:35:00.000-07:00

Donna Watson, Wild Things, talks about her lifestyle, business and her wild mushroom cookbook at the University District Farmers Market.

"Welcome to my blog" (Korean)

2007-06-12T21:58:00.000-07:00

Gordon Adofph Seattle Youth Garden Works (Part 3 of 3)

2007-06-12T18:46:00.000-07:00

Gordon Adofph, a Seattle Youth Garden Works Youth Gardner, is interviewed at the University District Farmers Market.

Tom Rudd, Seattle Youth Garden Works (Part 2 of 3)

2007-06-12T16:08:00.000-07:00

Tom Rudd, a Seattle Youth Garden Works volundeer, talks about his eight years of service to the Seattle Youth Garden Works at the University District Farmers Market.

Seattle Youth Garden Works Part 1 of 3

2007-06-12T16:03:00.000-07:00

Susan DeFord, a Seattle Youth Garden Works Youth Coordinator, and Marcus Brown, a Seattle Youth Garden Works Youth Gardner, were interviewed at the University District Farmers Market.

Interview with Chris Curtis Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance

2007-06-11T08:59:00.000-07:00

Chris Curtis, Market Director for the Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance talks about the importance the University District Farmers Market has had in the community since 1993.

The Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance currently operates six farmers markets: Broadway, Columbia City, Lake City, Magnolia, University District and West Seattle.

West Seattle Farmers Market

2007-06-09T17:07:00.000-07:00

Operating since 1999, the West Seattle Farmers Market features over 35 Washington State farmers and small food processors each week. This popular market is “home” to countless enthusiastic shoppers who revel in the freshness, variety, and value available from local farms. Fresh fruit from both sides of the state include berries, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apples, and melons. Market tables are also loaded with organic produce, all kinds of seasonal vegetables, fresh farm cheeses, herbs, mushrooms, free-range chicken and eggs, seafood, pastured organic beef, ciders, honey, preserves, fresh baked bread and pastries, cut flowers, and plant starts.

Pike Place Market Street Fair

2007-06-07T17:35:00.000-07:00

Jack Olmsted, digital reporter, and I get our photo taken right after my very first on camera interview.

Pike Place Farmers Market Centennial Celebration

2007-06-07T17:31:00.000-07:00

Hyun-Jung Jang's Bio

Hyun-Jung Jang left her family and friends in An-Yang, Korea, a suburb of Soul, knowing less than a dozen English words. The twenty-year old embarked on a two-year personal mission, to learn how to speak the “international language of business” and volunteer her time to people in need. The first couple of months in Calgary, Canada, she required a translator.

“When I was staying with my Canadian host family,” explains Hyun-Jung, “I was asked ‘do you understand?’ All I ‘understood’ was “stand”, so I stood up from my chair.”

In May, Hyun-Jung arrived in Seattle capable of withstanding an English conversation with strangers. While in the Pacific Northwest for the summer, the college journalism student has volunteered at the Food Bank, enrolled in a summer English class and is learning how to produce a multimedia travel blog.

As Hyun-Jung continues her 2007 travels, she will be posting reports from the road.

2007 Travel Schedule:

August - New York, NY
September - Tijuana, Mexico/San Diego, CA
October - Korea