Chinese-American Museum of Chicago

Please join the Chinese-American Museum of Chicago in welcoming author Jian Ping for a discussion and book signing of Mulberry Child: A Memoir of China and Immigrant Acculturation.

   When: Saturday, June 2, 2012, 2 p.m.  

   Where: 238 W. 23rd Street

Free of charge, but space is limited. Call 312/949-1000 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to reserve   your place!

This compelling talk will focus on the immigrant journey of author Jian Ping and her experience raising a free-spirited American girl in the U.S. It will explore the cultural and generational differences between mother and daughter and the steps they are taking to build their communication and understanding.

Jian Ping grew up during the Cultural Revolution in China, living through the traumatic chaos, hardship and deprivation of the '60s and '70s. After living in America for 20 years, Jian Ping wrote her memoir Mulberry Child in an attempt to connect with her daughter, Lisa. The book has been developed into a feature-length documentary film by Susan Morgon Cooper and narrated by Jacqueline Bisset.

Is Jian’s past haunting Lisa's future? Would Lisa be interested in her Chinese roots and identity?

The Chinese-American Museum of Chicago - Raymond B. & Jean T. Lee Center, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), and the Chinatown Centennial Committee are proud to present MAPPING--An exhibit of works by SAIC students that explore Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood and its importance within the Chinese and Chicagoland communities.

Now through May.

Join us for a gala fundraising dinner for the benefit of the Chinese-American Museum of Chicago at Cai Restaurant on May 19.

Thanks to a generous grant from the Chicago Community Trust, the Chinese-American Museum of Chicago is collaborating with the Chicago History Museum to bring its wonderful object theater and 16-minute video My Chinatown to the Chinese-American Museum of Chicago! Hear the stories of the people of Chinatown––their journeys, their customs, their work, their families––from within Chinatown's borders.

CAMOC is adding a special feature to the exhibit: a look at family associations in Chinatown. As an outgrowth of the Chicago Chinatown Centennial Exhibit, we will be highlighting, on a rotating basis, the histories and artifacts of various family associations, including the Lees, the Wongs, and more.

My Chinatown: Stories from Within is now open in the second floor gallery.

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