Wah Mee

Wah Mee

One night in 1983, three young men walked into the oldest gambling club in Seattle's Chinatown to carry out a bold heist. When they walked away, they left behind 13 dead, one eyewitness, and an infamous chapter of Pacific Northwest history. Through historic photographs, newspaper reports, court documents, original reporting and interviews with many people close to the case, "Wah Mee" is a true-crime, regional history e-book by award-winning journalist Todd Matthews that recounts this story.

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Todd Matthews is a journalist who has worked for a variety of newspapers and magazines in the Pacific Northwest.

As a writer for Seattle magazine, he received third-place honors (2007) from the Society of Professional Journalists for his feature article about the University of Washington's Innocence Project and its work in helping to exonerate a Yakima man through DNA testing after he spent ten years in prison, and first-place honors (2007) for his feature article about Seattle's bike messengers. As a writer at Washington Law & Politics magazine, he received third-place honors (2001) from the Society of Professional Journalists for his prison interview with Prison Legal News founder Paul Wright, and second-place honors (2003) for his article about whistle-blowers in Washington State. In 2007, he received the award for Outstanding Achievement in Media from the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation for his work covering historic preservation in Tacoma for the Tacoma Daily Index, where he is the editor.

His work has also appeared in All About Jazz, City Arts Tacoma, Earshot Jazz, Homeland Security Today, Jazz Steps, Journal of the San Juans, Lynnwood-Mountlake Terrace Enterprise, Prison Legal News, Rain Taxi, Real Change, Seattle Business Monthly, Tablet, Washington CEO, and Washington Free Press.

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Praise for "Wah Mee":

"Todd Matthews' online book takes a journey into a Seattle that most people didn't see behind the headlines of the 1983 gambling club murders. The stories of these events in Chinatown touch the realities of life in the neighborhoods whose family members were killed. Matthews' years of digging have produced an understanding of history and ways of life that unfolds in a portrait of what happened at the Wah Mee Club and of the Seattle of that era." -- Seattle Community Network

"I just got done reading your story on the Wah Mee Massacre. I was locked into it with fascination from start to finish. Questions I had about it would be answered the further along I read. It was interesting, informative and done with dignity. I was also very interested in the early history you provided. Thank you for a very informative read." -- Glen W. via e-mail

"A friend recently sent me a link to your feature on the murders at the Wah Mee gambling club. Your in-depth attention to detail and heartfelt account of the events that transpired were, simply put . . . amazing. I vaguely remember the murders as I was not quite 10 when they happened. My dad being a history buff had mentioned it a few times over the years, but only until your article did I get the full story. I just wanted to drop a line to say how much I enjoyed your accounts. Doing some Internet research I was able to find some images of the club, one that was taken shortly after the murders. The picture you painted with words was verified by the actual images." -- B. Jones via e-mail

"I read your story about the Wah Mee Massacre and found it very fascinating and well done. Your story compelled me to make a pilgrimage to the former Wah Mee. It was so strange to see it in its present state. Even more strange to peer through the clear glass brick and see the broken tea cups." -- Adam L. via e-mail

"I've been intrigued by the Wah Mee Massacre ever since I first heard about it. I'm very impressed by your book. You really did your research." -- J. Martinez via e-mail
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2011-08-29
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2011-08-29
Format	Kindle eBook

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