Daughter Shannon Lee at the gala (Photo by George Liu/NWAW)

The Hong Kong Association of Washington Foundation raised over $250,000 for the Bruce Lee Action Museum during their annual Chinese New Year Black Tie Gala on Feb. 9 at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel. Read the full story

BLAM committee member Jerry Lee (no relation) with Bruce Lee’s widow, Linda Lee Cadwell (Photo from NWAW)

The Bruce Lee Foundation held its inaugural fundraiser for the Bruce Lee Action Museum (BLAM) at Imperial Garden Seafood Restaurant at the Great Wall Mall in Kent. Read the full story

By Jason Cruz
Northwest Asian Weekly

Bruce Lee and daughter Shannon Lee (Photo provided by Shannon Lee)

Almost 30 years after his death, the vision of a museum honoring breakthrough martial arts star Bruce Lee is coming to fruition. Shannon Lee, Bruce Lee’s daughter, is spearheading the effort to build a lasting memory in his honor.

She operates the Bruce Lee Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation based in Los Angeles. Though the foundation is in LA, she believes that Seattle is the only place for the museum.

“Seattle is already a destination place for a lot of Bruce Lee fans interested in his legacy.” Lee stated. “My brother and father are buried [in Seattle].” Both Bruce Lee and Brandon Lee, who was also an actor and martial artist, are buried at Lakeview Cemetery. Read the full story

Bruce Lee

Shannon Lee is hoping to bring her father’s legacy in the form of a museum to Seattle.

Seattle is the city where legendary martial artist and actor Bruce Lee spent some of his youth. Lee was born in San Francisco, but he moved to Hong Kong with his family when he was only three months old. He wouldn’t see the United States again until he was 18, when he moved to Seattle after spending a few months in San Francisco.

Lee completed his high school education in Seattle. He even worked at Ruby Chow’s Restaurant during this time; Chow was the first Asian American elected to the King County Council. Lee eventually enrolled in the University of Washington (UW), where he met his wife, Linda Emery. In 1964, three years after enrolling in the UW, Lee moved to Oakland and was eventually discovered by Hollywood. We all know the rest of the story! Read the full story