Curtis Chin did not intend to be a memoirist. Instead, Chin first considered becoming a poet, he said at a Thursday evening talk at Koi. Chin — the author of “Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant” — said he pursued a career as a creative writer and storyteller. He has also worked.
To everyday passersby, the red brick building at 831 Chicago Ave. may not stand out. Standing at just two stories tall with a modest exterior, the abandoned property seems like any other vacant building. But, Melissa Raman Molitor, the founder and director of Evanston Asian, South Asian and Pacific Islander Americans, has a vision —.
The 2nd annual Evanston Lantern Festival in honor of South Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month and Memorial Day took place at the Arrington Lagoon Tuesday evening.
Even for casual passersby, Artem Pop Up Gallery on Sherman Avenue is hard to miss. Paintings, sculptures and handmade jewelry gleam through its spacious glass window. Behind it, the warmly lit gallery awaits customers. Owner Sarita Kamat, a multidisciplinary artist who moved from India to the U.S. two decades ago, said the gallery represents about.