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A chat with Jay Luthra, Executive Director of the Indo-American Center
On April 17, 2009 I sat down with Jay Luthra, Executive Director of the Indo-American Center (IAC)to discuss his work with the IAC and its relationship with the Chicago Cultural Alliance. As a part of...
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A Chat with Maria Drell from the Brazilian Cultural Center of Chicago
The next interview in our series is with Maria Drell, founding member and volunteer board member of the Brazilian Cultural Center of Chicago (BCCC), one of the Alliance's core members. In December...
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Immigration Storytelling Workshop
On Monday, May 11, 2009 a group gathered in the basement of the Cambodian American Heritage Museum to discuss immigrant stories in a workshop hosted by the Chicago Cultural Alliance and the Medill...
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Angeli's bio
Having grown up as the child of immigrant parents, I was always interested in global affairs and traveling. It helped that my parents took us all over the world to visit different cultures. I decided...
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Meet Cara
I grew up in Harrison, OH (near Cincinnati, for those of you unacquainted with Ohio's small towns), the oldest of six children (which proved a valuable way to gain important people skills). During high...
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Meet Ritwik
My name is Ritwik Banerji and I have worked with the Chicago Cultural Alliance through the Indo-American Center, Indo-American Heritage Museum, and as a board member of the Alliance. Given the number...
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Meet Justin
Hi, I am interning with the Cultural Alliance until September 2009. This summer with the Alliance I am working on the development of a joint services plan for our core members. I am also working with...
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Meet Katie
During the summer of 2004 I participated in a program called Hands of Peace, which brought 20 teenagers to the Chicago area from the Middle East in order to foster long term peaceful coexistence among...
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Letter from the Chairperson of the Swedish American Museum
My second year as chair of the museum's board of directors has been a fascinating story both of evaluation and of planning for the future. Our membership in the Chicago Cultural Alliance (CCA), a...
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Talking Im/migration Facilitator Training Workshop
On Monday, May 18, 2009 the Chicago Cultural Alliance's first facilitator training workshop for the Talking Im/migration series happened at The Field Museum. This all day event was attending by...
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A Chat with Cyndee Fox-Starr from the American Indian Center
On Thursday, June 18, 2009 I met with Cyndee from the American Indian Center (AIC) to discuss the relationship between the Chicago Cultural Alliance and the AIC.We started by getting an overview of...
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A chat with the Chicago Japanese American Historical Society
The Chicago Japanese American Historical Society (CJAHS) is one of 25 Core Members within the Chicago Cultural Alliance. The Executive director Jean Mishima and volunteer staff member Laurel Fujisawa...
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Alliance Event at Brookfield Zoo
On Wednesday, July 1st, the Chicago Cultural Alliance joined with Brookfield Zoo to celebrate the Zoo's 75th anniversary. Despite the rain and unseasonably cool temperatures (who would expect to need a...
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A chat with Lakshmi Menon from the Indo-American Heritage Museum
Lakshmi Menon, one of the board members at the Indo-American Heritage Museum, recently took time out to answer some questions about the Indo-American Heritage Museum (IAHM) and its relationship with...
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Meet Daniel
Hi, my name is Daniel Clarke, and I have just arrived from England to begin a five-week internship with the Alliance working on the ‘Talking about Im/migration’ project.This is only the second time I...
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A Chat with Kathy O'Neill of the Irish American Heritage Center
On Wednesday June 17th I sat down with Kathy O'Neill at the beautiful Irish American Heritage Center (IAHC) on Knox Avenue. While today Kathy handles marketing and public relations for the Irish...
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A chat with Rosa Cabrera from the Field Museum
On June 29, 2009 I sat down with Rosa Cabrera, Public Involvement Manager at the Field Museum in their department of Environment, Cultural and Conservation (ECCo).ECCo works on research and...
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'Talking About Im/migration' - Japanese Dialogue
Saturday saw the first dialogue session of the Alliance’s ‘Talking About Im/migration’ project, held by the Chicago Japanese American Historical Society. The event was a great success, with over 30...
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A chat with John Low of the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
The Mitchell Museum of the American Indian (MMAI) is one of the 25 core members of the Chicago Cultural Alliance. John Low, the Executive Director of the museum, has described what the MMAI does, its...
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'Talking About Im/migration' - Swedish Dialogue
This Saturday the Swedish American Museum hosted the second dialogue in the ‘Talking About Im/migration’ series. The session was held in the Museum’s first floor gallery, against the colorful backdrop...
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Alliance Family Day at the Brookfield Zoo
On Saturday, July 11th the Chicago Cultural Alliance teamed up with the Brookfield Zoo for the second time this summer to celebrate Family Day at the Zoo. With the weather much nicer this time (no rain...
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A chat with Bryant Kim of the Korean American Resource and Cultural Center
On July 14th I sat down with Bryant Kim, Cultural Programming Director of the Korean American Resource and Cultural Center (KRCC), at their Youth and Culture Office. After my tour of the office, Bryant...
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A Chat with Ramah Kudaimi of the Arab American Action Network
During our Alliance Family Day at the Brookfield Zoo, I sat down with Ramah Kudaimi of the Arab American Action Network (AAAN) to discuss what her organization does, its core mission, and its...
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A Chat with Estrella Alamar of the Filipino American Historical Society of...
On July 28th I sat down with the Founding President of the Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago (FAHSC), Estrella Alamar, at her lovely home in Hyde Park (which also happens to be the...
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Sitting down with Carlos Arango of Casa Aztlán
I recently sat down with Carlos Arango of Casa Aztlán at his office. From the moment I began speaking with Carlos, it became evident that he enjoyed the interactions with community members that his...
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