Exploring Asian Chicago

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. In this podcast we do a quick overview of some of some ways you can experience the Eastern Asian, South Asian, South-East Asian, Central Asian, Western Asian and Pacific Islander cultures represented in Chicago.

Though Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month was the inspiration for this podcast you can enjoy exploring Chicago’s Asian and other ethnic neighborhoods and offerings all year long.

This podcast includes ideas for ways to interact with the Asian community as well as things to do and places to eat.

*Correction: Traditional Korean neighborhood is on Bryn Mar between Kedzie and Kimball. Merla’s Kitchen on Kimball just north of Foster and Reza’s and Clark have permanently closed.

For further research and enjoyment take a look at some of these other Asian related podcasts and posts.

Argyle Night Market | Uptown Chicago

The 2024 Argyle Night Market continues EVERY THURSDAY JULY 11 – AUGUST 29 on ARGYLE (between Kenmore and Sheridan).

This is a review of a musical that ran in 2024 but you might still enjoy learning about it and is relationship to the Asian community.

The South-East Asia Center’s Senior Golden Diners Program is still going strong five days a week in Uptown featuring largely Vietnamese inspired cuisine.

Look for my reviews here of Blinded by the Light and Hala two South Asian immigrant inspired coming of age movies.