Principal, Freeman Fong Architecture, Seattle, WA, 1987-present.

Professional Activities

Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Seattle Chapter, Seattle, WA.

Registered in the States of WA (1980), CA (1980), OR (2005), ID (2011) and AK (2012).

NCARB Certified.

High School / College

Graduate, George Washington High School, San Francisco, CA, 1967.

B.Arch., University of California, Berkeley (UCB), College of Environmental Design (CED), Berkeley, CA.

M.Arch., University of Washington, Seattle (UW), College of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP), Seattle, WA, 1976

Coursework in Cold Regions Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle (UW), Seattle, WA, 2012.

College Awards

Elected to Tau Sigma Delta Honor Fraternity at the University of Washington, Seattle.

Relocation

Freeman Fong was born on 08/11/1950 in Oakland, CA, to Tin Yu Fong and Yuk Hing Lo, both born in China. He was the youngest of three children.

In 1959, Freeman lived with his parents and two siblings at 157 Frisbie Street in Oakland. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Petitions For Naturalization, 8/6/1903 - 12/29/1911; NAI Number: 605504; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009, accessed 06/04/2025.)

Parents

His father was Tin Yu Fong (born 11/06/1907 in Ho Chung Village, China-d. 01/06/1969 in CA), who, according to a 03/25/1959 US naturalization document, also went by the names Yuen Sun Wing, Yuan S. Wing and Fong Git Chow. In 1959, he operated a grocery store in Oakland, CA. His father served in the US Army between 11/03/1942 until 06/23/1943, at which time he was honorably discharged. He began his military service in San Francisco, CA. Tin became a US citizen on 03/25/1959. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Petitions For Naturalization, 8/6/1903 - 12/29/1911; NAI Number: 605504; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009, accessed 06/04/2025.)

Tin married Yuk Hing "Rose" Lowe (born 06/12/1910 in Kai Kok Village, China-d. 04/07/1988 in CA) on 04/17/1926 in Ho Chung Village, China. His parents arrived to settle in the US permanently at San Francisco on 11/28/1947. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Petitions For Naturalization, 8/6/1903 - 12/29/1911; NAI Number: 605504; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009, accessed 06/04/2025.)

Freeman's two siblings included: Franklin M. Fong (born 01/26/1948 in Oakland, CA) and Frances Fong (born 03/22/1949 in Oakland, CA).

Spouse

He wed Laura Frances Wissinger on 06/28/1987 in King County, WA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013; Reference Number: kingcoarchmc870630_07537, accessed 06/04/2025.)

Biographical Notes

Member, Seattle Public Schools, BEX Programs Oversight Committee, Seattle, WA.

Member, City of Seattle, International Special Review District Board, Seattle, WA.

Member, Uptown Alliance Park Committee, Seattle, WA.

Member, Rotary Club of Seattle #4, Seattle, WA