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Cultural Connections: Team Spirit
The Chicago Japanese American Historical Society and the Polish Museum of America present the many ways “American” team sports have been used to build connections and maintain cultural communities in Chicago.
Recorded on 3.7.2009 |  |
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Cultural Connections: Going for Gold
Join the Chicago History Museum and the Hellenic Museum to find out more about how amateur sports have impacted their communities in Chicago.
Recorded on 12.6.2008 |  |
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Cultural Connections: Going the Distance
The American Indian Center and the Swahili Institute of Chicago show us how "The Long Walk" and long-distance running, respectively, uplift each community in spiritual, political, and practical ways.
Recorded on 10.19.2008 |  |
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Roots and Renewal
Around the world, celebrating the harvest is often a reason to come together. Listen in to learn how these festivals create, celebrate, and renew community by drawing upon the past to move into the future.
Recorded on 5.10.2008 |  |
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Kinship & Community
Strong human bonds are often formed through rituals or ceremonies that solidify community ties and help people meet the challenges of everyday life, while performing vital roles in creating community among Indian and Filipino immigrant groups.
Recorded on 4.5.2008 |  |
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Wipping Up Community in the Kitchen
Community bonds are sometimes formed at school, church, festivals, or sporting events. But often the tightest bonds are cemented on a smaller scale. The modest setting of the kitchen has been central to nourishing Irish music and African American quilting.
Recorded on 12.9.2007 |  |
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Festivals: More than Meets the Eye
Dance, music, and food are aspects of festivals that too often become the exclusive markers of a group's "culture." But who dances? What music is played? How is that dish made? And why do we gather?
Recorded on 11.3.2007 |  |
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Coming Together Through Powwow and Parade
Native American Powwow and the Columbus Day Parade in the same program? And yet, when we take a closer look at these celebrations we find they each affirm their respective community's internal unity.
Recorded on 10.6.2007 |  |
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Teaching Instruments
Join the Institute of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture and the Ukrainian National Museum to explore important skills and values that are taught through musical training.
Recorded on 5.23.2007 |  |
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Gotta Dance
The Bronzeville/Black Chicagoan Historical Society and the Polish Museum of America explore how both of their communities commemorate important events through dance while expressing different cultural experiences.
Recorded on 4.25.2007 |  |
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The Rhythm of Respect
Join presenters to try out basic p’ungmul rhythms (Korean percussion) and simple asanas (yoga poses) and learn how the Korean and Indian immigrant communities use these disciplines to teach cultural values.
Recorded on 3.24.2007 |  |
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From Medea to Media
Join guest presenters of the Arab American Action Network and the Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center in asking what ideals, purposes, and perspectives shape the news we see and hear.
Recorded on 2.25.2007 |  |
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Worlds Apart: Shaping Our Futures through Early Education
How did the Catholic-oriented societies devastated by World War II prepare their children to lead them to a new future? The Italian and Filipino communities of Chicago have partnered to answer this question.
Recorded on 12.9.2006 |  |
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