May 2008

Join the Chicago Public Library in Celebrating Diversity in 2008 with its annual May observance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month.  For this celebration, which was established to recognize Asians and Pacific Islanders and their contributions to the United States, the Chicago Public Library will be offering a variety of programs throughout the month that highlight the Asian/Pacific American cultures.  In the Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month’s opening program on May 1st, special attention will be given to the music and dance of several Asian cultures.  Other highlights for the month include karaoke events, origami activities, and book discussions.  For more details about monthly events and Asian/Pacific American materials, including a bibliography of music and books, please see below. 

For additional resources on Asian/Pacific American Heritage, including online research sources, visit our "popular topics" page on Asian/Pacific American History.

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: Asian/Pacific Music: A Selected Bibliography 

May 2008 Asian/Pacific Calendar of Events:

1
Asian Theme Preschool Story Hour—Jeffery Manor— 11am
Opening Program at McKinley Park Branch, 1915 W. 35th Street, 7:00 pm

3
Story and Craft—Thomas Hughes Children’s Library (HWLC)—11am
The Faces and Places of China—Lincoln Belmont—11am
Folk Dance from Cambodia—Beverly—11am
Chinese Tea Ceremony—Albany Park—2pm
Introduction to Chinese Medicine—Blackstone—3pm

5
Chinese Cooking Dim Sum—South Shore—6:30pm

7
Japanese Zodiac—West Pullman—6:30pm

8
Japanese Culture Presentation—Budlong Woods—10am
Asian Theme Preschool Story Hour—Jeffery Manor—11am
Art of Origami—Wrightwood-Ashburn—6pm
Introduction to Chinese Medicine—Tuley Park—6:30pm
Japanese Paper Lantern—West Lawn—6:30pm
Pre-Teen Book Discussion:  Weedflower—Bucktown-Wicker Park—4pm
Adult Book Discussion:  Peony in Love– Canaryville—7pm

10
Japanese Culture Presentation—Budlong Woods—10am
The Faces and Places of China—Chinatown—11am
Folk Dance from Cambodia—Sulzer Regional—11am
Japanese Cooking—Rogers Park—1pm
Chinese Tea Ceremony—North Austin– 2pm

12
Karaoke—Bezazian—4pm
Adult Book Discussion in Korean language:  Ga-Myun-Go (Thoughts on the Human Mask)—Albany Park—6:30pm

13
Art of Origami—Toman—6pm
Haiku Poetry Night—Jeffery Manor—6pm
Chinese Cooking Dim Sum—Hegewisch— 6:30pm
Adult Book Discussion:  The Street of a Thousand Blossoms—Beverly—2pm
Adult Book Discussion:  The Namesake—Clearing—7pm

14
Art of Origami—Jeffery Manor—3pm
Celebrating Asian/Pacific American Heritage—Tuley Park—3pm
Japanese Zodiac—Daley—4pm
The Faces and Places of China—Whitney M. Young Jr.— 7pm
Pre-Teen Book Discussion:  Weedflower—Bezazian—3pm
Adult Book Discussion:  The Kite Runner—Avalon—6:30pm

15
Japanese Culture Presentation—Thomas Hughes Children’s Library (HWLC)—10am
Asian Theme Preschool Story Hour—Jeffery Manor— 11am
Art of Origami—Lozano—6pm
Japanese Paper Lantern—Canaryville—6:30pm

17
Art of Origami—Garfield Ridge—11am
Folk Dance from Cambodia—Jefferson Park—11am
Japanese Cooking—Clearing—1pm
Chinese Tea Ceremony—Galewood-Mont Clare—2pm
Introduction to Chinese Medicine—Chicago Bee—3pm
Adult Book Discussion:  Inheritance of Loss—Bezazian—11am
Adult Book Discussion:  The Art of War—Chinatown—1pm
Adult Book Discussion:  The Bookseller of Kabul—Galewood-Mont Clare—1pm
Adult Book Discussion:  A Free Life—Uptown—1pm
Adult Book Discussion:  A Thousand Splendid Suns—Merlo—3pm

20
Japanese Culture Presentation—Austin—10am
Art of Origami—Vodak-East Side—6pm
Asian Folktales and Craft—Lincoln Belmont— 6:30pm
Introduction to Chinese Medicine—Roosevelt— 6:30pm

21
Japanese Paper Lantern—Woodson Regional—4pm
Karaoke—Clearing—6:30pm
The Faces and Places of China—Oriole Park—7pm
Adult Book Discussion:  The Mango Season—Jefferson Park—7pm

22
Asian Theme Preschool Story Hour—Jeffery Manor—11am
Art of Origami—Mount Greenwood—6pm
Chinese Cooking Dim Sum—Lincoln Park—6:30pm
Japanese Zodiac—West Addison—6:30pm
Adult Book Discussion in Korean language: Paridegi— Budlong Woods—7pm

24
Karaoke—Chinatown—11am
Adult Book Discussion:  Peony in Love—Humboldt Park—11am
Pre-Teen Book Discussion:  Weedflower—Thomas Hughes Children’s Library (HWLC)—3pm

27
Adult Book Discussion:  Snow Flower and the Secret Fan—Austin-Irving—7pm

28
Art of Origami—West Belmont—6pm
Japanese Paper Lantern—Sulzer Regional—6:30pm

29
Asian Theme Preschool Story Hour—Jeffery Manor— 11am
Conversational Japanese—HWLC 7th Floor—1:30pm
Japanese Paper Lantern—Bezazian—6:30pm

31
Folk Dance from Cambodia—Merlo—11am
Chinese Tea Ceremony—McKinley Park—2pm
Adult Book Discussion in Chinese language:  The Rape of Nanking— Chinatown—1pm