Tea Container

Wing Luke Museum Collection 1984.011.001

A soothing cup of tea, steeped with patience. Tea leaves, measured out of this bamboo box with care. Its painted roses calling forth peace, yet not without their thorns.  

How have you been practicing care – for yourself and for others? What is that time of care and reflection calling you to? Here are a few resources (including some favorite stops for tea) to help you take time to care for yourself, loved ones and community.  

• Curated with love by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, Care Package includes poems, meditations, films and other cultural nutrients for times like this. 

• Food feeds the soul. Support local Chinatown-International District businesses through this community-sourced database of local restaurants. Then wrap yourself in love for the Chinatown-International District expressed by artists in our CID Love Letters online exhibition.