TOUR REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MARCH 31, 2008
Conference participants should send tour registration and payments directly to Jinah Kim. Please send your name, phone number, and email address along with a check for each tour registration. Please be sure to write a separate check for each tour. Conference participants will be notified before the start of the conference if a tour does not fill to the minimum capacity to run and checks will not be cashed for that tour.
Jinah Kim: Jinah-kim@northwestern.edu
Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences
Asian American Studies Program
1860 Campus Drive
Crowe Hall 1-117
Evanston, IL 60208-2166
(847) 467-7114
AVAILABLE DAILY - APRIL 17-19
11:00 am -12:00 pm - Chinatown tour by the Chinatown Chamber of Commerce. $5 per person.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16
Japanese American Service Committee of Chicago tour
11:30am – 2:30pm - Participants will enjoy a catered lunch at the Japanese American Service Committee before joining a guided tour of the “Origins of Now: Rebuilding Community” exhibit. The exhibit portrays the historical experiences of Japanese Americans in the metropolitan Chicago area. In addition, tour participants will be able to view a community mural just completed over the summer and learn about the library and archives of the JASC Legacy Center. Founded in 1945 and incorporated in 1946, the Japanese American Service Committee of Chicago originally served the needs of the Issei and Nisei who left World War II internment camps to resettle in Chicago and start new lives. Today, the JASC is a multi-faceted community-based organization, which offers quality social services, innovative art and culture programs and public events to the Japanese American and greater multicultural community in the Midwest. Seminar participants will consider the impact and relevance of internment history to our contemporary social and political context. A bus will transport conference attendees to and from McCormick Place. $25 includes lunch. A minimum of 15 people is needed to run this tour.
THURSDAY, APRIL 17
Hyde Park/Archives tour
9:30 am – A bus will be available to take conference attendees to the Special Collections Research Center at the University of Chicago’s Regenstein Library. There, researchers will be able to examine the library’s holdings that might be of interest to researchers of Asian American history. Available for examination will be selections from the Ernest Burgess Papers, including research by Paul C.P. Siu and others who studied Chicago’s Chinatown. While in Hyde Park, visitors may also take a brief tour of the campus, visit Frank Lloyd Wright’s historic Robie House, or browse the labarynthine rooms of the Seminary Co-op Bookstore, the country’s largest academic bookstore. The bus will leave from 57th St. in front of the Regenstein Library at 11:30 pm, returning to McCormick Place by 12 noon. $10. A minimum of 15 people is needed to run this tour.
CBO & Neighborhood tour: Uptown/Argyle St. Area
12 noon – a bus will leave from McCormick Place to take conference attendees up to the Argyle Street area, where participants will be able to sample authentic Vietnamese food and visit two community based organizations and see one of Chicago’s thriving ethnic neighborhoods. Sometimes known as Chicago’s “Northside Chinatown,” Argyle Street is home to a wide variety of stores and restaurants, many of them run by immigrants from Southeast Asia. The bus leaves at 3:30pm to return to McCormick Place, but those wishing to remain in the neighborhood and be on their own for dinner could easily take the Red Line back to the Cermak/Chinatown stop near the hotel. $25 includes lunch. A minimum of 15 people is needed to run this tour.
FRIDAY, APRIL 18
CBO and Neighborhood Tour: Lawrence Avenue Area
10:00 am – a bus will take conference attendees to the Northside to visit two community-based organizations and tour the Lawrence Avenue area, which is known for its concentration of Korean shops and restaurants. This tour will feature a visit to the Korean Resource and Cultural Center, a stop at the Cambodian Association of Illinois and its Museum (the only one of its kind in the country), and then a stop for lunch at one of the area’s Korean restaurants. $25 includes lunch. A minimum of 15 people is needed to run this tour.
Chinese American Service League and Chinese American Museum
2:00 pm – Participants will be taken by bus to the heart of Chicago’s Southside Chinatown, where they will have a chance to explore the Chinese American Museum and visit the Chinese American Service League, a social service agency in Chinatown. A community reception is being planned to follow this tour. $12 includes museum admission and snacks. A minimum of 15 people is needed to run this tour.
SATURDAY, APRIL 19
CBO & Neighborhood Tour: Rizal Center, Indo-American Center, and Devon Ave.
10:00 am – a bus will take conference attendees to two community based organizations on the Northside and end with a group lunch at a South Asian restaurant on Devon Avenue, the bustling business district at the heart of Chicago’s South Asian community. The first leg of the tour will include a stop at the Jose Rizal Hertiage Center, established in 1974 by the Chicago Filipino American community. From there, visitors will be taken by bus to the Indo-American Center, followed by a tour of Devon Avenue and then lunch. The bus returns to the Conference Center by 1:30 in time for the afternoon panels. $25 includes lunch. A minimum of 15 people is needed to run this tour.
Pilsen Neighborhood and Mural Tour
2:00 pm – a bus will take participants from the conference center to the National Museum of Mexican Art in the nearby Pilsen neighborhood. From there, a guide will lead participants on a walking tour of the neighborhood, which features a variety of murals depicting scenes from the Mexican-American community. Returning to the Museum, participants will have an opportunity to explore exhibitions in this gem of a cultural institution, which is the only museum of Latino art accredited by the American Association of Museums. $20. A minimum of 15 people is needed to run this tour.
SUNDAY, APRIL 20
Chinatown Tour and Dim Sum Lunch
10:30 am – participants will be taken by shuttle to Chinatown for a tour by the Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce. The tour ends with a group meal at a dim sum restaurant in the neighborhood. $20. A minimum of 15 people is needed to run this tour.
Asian American Chicago
1:00 pm - Participants wishing to participate in a lengthier tour of Asian American Chicago may sign up for this tour. This tour will take participants to various neighborhoods and sites, culminating in a meal at a local Asian restaurant. The tour ends at 5pm. $25 includes meal. A minimum of 15 people is needed to run this tour.
TOUR REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MARCH 31, 2008
Conference participants should send tour registration and payments directly to Jinah Kim. Please send your name, phone number, and email address along with a check for each tour registration. Please be sure to write a separate check for each tour. Conference participants will be notified before the start of the conference if a tour does not fill to the minimum capacity to run and checks will not be cashed for that tour.
Jinah Kim: Jinah-kim@northwestern.edu
Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences
Asian American Studies Program
1860 Campus Drive
Crowe Hall 1-117
Evanston, IL 60208-2166
(847) 467-7114