Events:

Arts/Entertainment

Arts/Entertainment

The Ito Sisters: An American Story

THE ITO SISTERS is a feature-length documentary film that captures the stories of three Japanese American sisters, interviewed in their 80’s and 90’s, as they recount how their immigrant parents struggled to make a life in America at the beginning of the 20th century.
Arts/Entertainment

An American Dream: Lyric Opera of Chicago

A free, pre-opera talk will begin one hour before curtain, and the audience is invited to a post-performance discussion. Attendees will also have the opportunity to view images on loan from the Alphawood Foundation from the 2017 exhibition Then They Came for Me: Incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Arts/Entertainment

Reminders of Home: An Interactive Storytelling Workshop (Free)

In An American Dream (Perla), a young girl’s doll becomes her sole connection to her culture and the home she was forced to leave behind.
Arts/Entertainment

Ilo Ilo (2013)

Join us on the Ilo Ilo (2013) on Saturday, March 9.
Arts/Entertainment

Speaking Truths Series: The Space In Between

Storytelling series that explores the theme of "The Space In Between"
Arts/Entertainment

Global Connections: Chinese New Year

Join us in the Aon Grand Ballroom for an afternoon celebration of Chinese New Year, featuring live dance, music, and other performances, plus traditional food, crafts and more!
Arts/Entertainment

Chinese New Year of the Pig Party

We are celebrating the Chinese New Year with the release of a Year of the Pig beer called Fortune and Fame.