The Wing Luke Asian Museum received a $315,148 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities on October 1, 2018 to support activities concluding on December 31, 2019. The grant was awarded under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163), which aims to promote better teaching and research in the humanities for higher education faculty and K-12 educators through institutes and professional development opportunities.
Specifically, the Wing Luke Asian Museum will utilize the funding to support the project "From Immigrants to Citizens: Asian Pacific Americans in the Northwest." This project appears aimed at enhancing understanding of Asian Pacific American history and culture through educational programs, likely targeting educators and students. The grant period allows over a year for the museum to conduct programming and outreach to achieve the project goals using the federal support.