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socialist realism china sichuan fine arts institute art , memorials seattle fallen fire fighters memorial , auto-lite strike memorial hai ying wu
 hai ying wu
hai ying wu

hai ying wu -lrb- also known as jason wu -rrb- is a chinese american sculptor best known for his firefighter memorials .
and his memorial commemorating the auto-lite strike in toledo , ohio .
a native of china , wu received his degree in sculpture from the sichuan fine arts institute , and became staff sculptor for the city of chengdu on the chengdu public arts commission .
he worked primarily in public art and in the `` socialist realist '' genre .
a large number of his public art works can be seen in chengdu .
he participated in the tiananmen square protests of 1989 , and was caught in the square when the chinese military attacked the demonstrators .
he emigrated to the united states later that same year , and in time became a u.s. citizen .
he worked in construction and as a dishwasher before enrolling in the university of washington school of art .
he graduated with a master of fine arts degree .
for his master 's thesis , he designed a memorial to 19th-century chinese railroad workers which was later installed in a park in tacoma , washington .
as of 2007 , he divided his time between his home in everett , washington , and china .
wu is best known for sculpting the seattle fallen fire fighters memorial in seattle 's pioneer square .
a design competition was held among all interested students in the uw school of arts , and wu 's design was chosen .
he has erected similar memorials throughout the pacific northwest .
he also created the auto-lite strike memorial in toledo , which commemorates the violent united auto workers strike of 1934 .
his work for compass health in everett , washington , was his first sculpture to focus on children .
