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Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month Calendar of Events
Thomas Hughes Children’s Library
First Voice Narrative of Life in Japanese American Internment Camps with Jean Mishima
Monday, May 6, 1:00 p.m.
Sulzer Regional Library
First Voice Narrative of Life in Japanese American Internment Camps with Jean Mishima
Tuesday, May 7, 10:15 a.m.
Budlong Woods
Art of Origami with the Chicago Japanese American Historical Society
Tuesday, May 7, 3:30 p.m.
Sulzer Regional Library
Film Screening: In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee
Tuesday, May 7, 6:00 p.m.
Lincoln Belmont
Film Screening: The Learning
Tuesday, May 7, 6:00 p.m.
West Town
Samurai Origami Ornament with Naomi Negi
Tuesday, May 7, 6:30 p.m.
Brighton Park
Memories & Milestones: The Story of Indian and Pakistani Immigration to Illinois in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
Tuesday, May 7, 6:30 p.m.
Northtown
Adult Book Discussion: Lucky Girl
Wednesday, May 8, 1:30 p.m.
Beverly
A discussion of Lucky Girl by Mei Ling Hopgood.
Origami Workshop with Joshua Koppel
Wednesday, May 8, 6:30 p.m.
Clearing
Film Screening: The Learning
Wednesday, May 8, 7:00 p.m.
Sulzer Regional Library
Korean Language Book Discussion: Koryonghwa kajok
Saturday, May 11, 11:00 a.m.
Budlong Woods
A discussion of Koryonghwa kajok by Myong-gwan Ch’on.
Make a Marvelous Shadow Puppet with Lea Atiq
Saturday, May 11, 11:00 a.m.
Rogers Park
Korean Traditional Games with Won Buddhism of Chicago
Saturday, May 11, 11:30 a.m.
McKinley Park
North Indian Classical Dance with the Anila Sinha Foundation
Saturday, May 11, 11:30 a.m.
Merlo
Dance of Cambodia with Thep Nimit Dance
Saturday, May 11, 1:00 p.m.
Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport
Bilingual Book Discussion
Saturday, May 11, 2:00 p.m.
Bezazian
A discussion of All She Was Worth by Miyuki Miyabe. This discussion will be in English and Korean.
Film Screening: Wo Ai Ni Mommy
Saturday, May 11, 2:00 p.m.
Bucktown-Wicker Park
2013 Culture of Asia
Saturday, May 11, 2:00 p.m.
Budlong Woods
Film Screening: The Learning
Saturday, May 11, 2:00 p.m.
Daley, Richard M.-W Humboldt
Asian Masks & Puppet Making Workshop with Sharon Hyson
Saturday, May 11, 2:00 p.m.
Northtown
Film Screening: My Reincarnation
Saturday, May 11, 2:00 p.m.
West Belmont
Music & Meditation with Sahaja Meditation
Saturday, May 11, 3:00 p.m.
Archer Heights
Pre-Teen Book Club: Extra Credit
Saturday, May 11, 3:00 p.m.
Harold Washington Library Center
Thomas Hughes Children’s Library
A discussion of Extra Credit by Andrew Clements.
Art of Chinese Calligraphy with Virginia Lai
Saturday, May 11, 3:00 p.m.
Mount Greenwood
China in a Suitcase with Ling-Ling Hu
Monday, May 13, 4:30 p.m.
Garfield Ridge
Origami Workshop with Joshua Koppel
Monday, May 13, 6:00 p.m.
Blackstone
Adult Book Discussion: Little Princes: One Man’s Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
Monday, May 13, 6:30 p.m.
Clearing
A discussion of Little Princes: One Man’s Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal by Conor Grennan
Lon Po Po Storytime
Tuesday, May 14, 11:00 a.m.
West Englewood
Samurai Origami Ornament with Naomi Negi
Tuesday, May 14, 3:30 p.m.
Manning
Mandarin Language Class with Multilingual Chicago
Tuesday, May 14, 6:00 p.m.
Logan Square
Origami Workshop with Joshua Koppel
Tuesday, May 14, 6:30 p.m.
West Belmont
Calligraphy Class with the Chinese American Service League
Wednesday, May 15, 10:30 a.m.
Gage Park
Art of Origami with the Chicago Japanese American Historical Society
Wednesday, May 15, 12:30 p.m.
Dunning
China in a Suitcase with Ling-Ling Hu
Wednesday, May 15, 3:00 p.m.
Woodson Regional Library
Film Screening: Last Train Home
Wednesday, May 15, 5:30 p.m.
Avalon
Origami Workshop with Joshua Koppel
Wednesday, May 15, 6:00 p.m.
Humboldt Park
Adult Book Discussion: The Devil’s Whisper
Wednesday, May 15, 6:30 p.m.
North Austin
A discussion of The Devil’s Whisper by Miyuki Miyabe.
Music & Meditation with Sahaja Meditation
Wednesday, May 15, 6:30 p.m.
West Pullman
Arabic Language Class with Multilingual Chicago
Wednesday, May 15, 7:00 p.m.
Mayfair
Samurai Origami Ornament with Naomi Negi
Thursday, May 16, 4:00 p.m.
Vodak-East Side
Film Screening: Monkey Dance
Thursday, May 16, 4:00 p.m.
West Pullman
Film Screening: Wo Ai Ni Mommy
Thursday, May 16, 6:00 p.m.
West Town
Uptown
A discussion of Summer of the Big Bachi by Naomi Hirahara.
Dance of Cambodia with Thep Nimit Dance
Saturday, May 18, 2:00 p.m.
Austin-Irving
Music & Meditation with Sahaja Meditation
Saturday, May 18, 3:00 p.m.
West Town
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