My first guest on this special edition of the Bruce Lee podcast is Joelle Barraquiel-Tan.

The relatively new executive director of the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle's Chinatown International District.

Joelle is an amazingly accomplished, fun, energetic, intelligent, talented, and thoughtful person.

The first time I met him, I really just fell in love with his whole vibe.

Joelle has too many accolades and important work to mention here, so please read the show notes.

But just to mention a few, Joelle is the author of Type O Negative and various works on identity, AIDS, and queer politics.

Joelle was also a co-founder of LA's Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team Health Center

and served as the director of community engagement at Yerba Boena Center for the Arts.

Prior to coming to the Wing Luke Museum, Joelle lived in Hawaii Island

and served as touching the Earth's director of social impact.

Joelle was born in Manila and later immigrated with his family to the United States to escape martial law.

His dynamic career has reflected his lifelong commitment to racial equity, social justice, and creative expression.

Evident in his three-plus decades of experience in cultural advocacy and leadership in the arts,

public health, civic engagement, community development, and sustainable tourism.

The Bruce Lee Foundation has had an ongoing relationship with the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle for several years now,

where we have mounted three rotating exhibits on my father's life and legacy.

And now, we are proud to be an even deeper partnership with the Wing and Joelle,

as we grow our community programming and collaboration on the now permanent Bruce Lee Gallery and Camp Bruce Lee programs at the Wing.

We hope to be working with Joelle and the Wing for many years to come.

And when you listen to Joelle speak, you will see why he makes our work seem like the absolute best kind of play.

So please enjoy this episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast with Joelle Barakyo Tan.

Send your mind, mind, mind, and form.

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