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Translating South Asia: An evening in Chicago 2025

Join translators Daisy Rockwell, Shabnam Nadiya, and others, in readings from translated works of South Asian literature.
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Chitra Ganesh in Conversation: Students Shape the Collection

Celebrate the 2024–25 Block student acquisition with artist Chitra Ganesh in conversation on art, resistance, and reimagining narratives.
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KAN-WIN's "Fall Into Action" DVAM Fundraiser

KAN-WIN is raising funds urgently needed to bridge the gap left by funding shortages, ensuring survivors can access essential housing, legal support, healthcare, and mental health services.
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Emil De Guzman Book Talk: “Red Sky, Recollections of the International Hotel”

Emil De Guzman shares his recollections of the 1968-1977 fight to save the International Hotel, on the last remaining block of Manilatown district in San Francisco, and the 36 year long campaign to rebuild it.
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Chicago's 2nd Annual South Asian Festival Showcase

Celebrate the 2025 South Asian Festival season with an unforgettable showcase of dance, music, fashion, film, storytelling, and changemaking.
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Global Circulation and Japanese Popular Music During the Cold War

The language conventionally used to describe the Cold War era—metaphors like "iron curtain" or "bamboo curtain"—suggest a world divided up into clearly distinct ideological realms.
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Circa Pintig's Chicago Filipino American Theatre Festival

In the second year of the festival, we are exploring the theme of dreams, or ating mga pangarap.
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Filipinx

Celebrate Filipino American History Month at Outset with Noodles, Esta, Yeek (DJ set), Miles Medina, and King Marie. 18+.