'Our Chicago: Asian Voices' will shine a spotlight on Chicago's Pan-Asian American community and ways the community is leading the way in Chicago.
CHICAGO -- In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, ABC 7 Chicago presents"OUR CHICAGO: ASIAN VOICES," a program that shines the spotlight on Chicago's Pan-Asian American community and the uplifting, fun and inspirational ways the community is leading the way in Chicago.
This edition of"OUR CHICAGO: ASIAN VOICES" kicks off with a Chicago first - a profile of the first Chinese American alderwoman, Nicole Lee. Lee now represents Chicago's 11th Ward, a ward that has produced five Chicago mayors. She talks about the rich and diverse community in her ward, her pride in having grown up there and the gratification that comes with now being able to represent friends, neighbors and 11th Ward Chicagoans in city council.
Next, a look at how a married couple, Vinod Kalathil and Margaret Pak, are turning their pop-up restaurant, Thattu, into an official establishment space. They're adding more unique dishes to their delicious southern Indian cuisine and hoping to bring more diversity to Chicago's food scene. Luya Poetry is an organization aimed at giving people of color a space to express their emotions and heal through spoken word. Chris Aldana founded Luya in 2018 and chose the name Luya, a Filipino word meaning ginger. She thought the idea of ginger, often used in Asian cultures to heal, was the perfect sentiment for the healing process many artists and poets find at Luya.
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