In a contemporary context, public monuments such as Ivan Mestrovic’s The Bowman and The Spearman (1928), which depict “Native Americans” but were created by a non-Native artist and without a first-voice perspective, are viewed by some as inaccurate representations of Native American people.

The Chinese American Musem of Chicago is pleased to host a special screening of MAINELAND, directed by Miao Wang.

Join us on the TRACE BUNDY + SUNGHA JUNG in Chicago! on Sunday, October 7th.

Come see a dope night of improv and storytelling.

Coming up this weekend! Silk Road Rising and A-Squared Theatre present a staged reading of A Great Migration by Preston Choi, directed by Brian Balcom. Cast includes Dana Black, Harrison Hapin, Denise Hoeflich, Ian Michael Minh, Chris Pow, and Dekyi Rongé.

Come meet new and old AACNers as we checkout Highline Bar & Lounge.

Emily Jungmin Yoon is the author of A CRUELTY SPECIAL TO OUR SPECIES and ORDINARY MISFORTUNES, winner of a Sunken Garden Chapbook Poetry Prize.

Join us for the VAAAM launch party and for a panel discussion on the “Chicago-Midwest” module of VAAAM, which focuses on the work and transnational lives of four Japanese American postwar artists—James Numata (1918–1997), Yasuhiro Ishimoto (1921–2012), Ray Yoshida (1930­–2009), and Michiko Itatani (1948–).