Located on the city’s South Side, Chicago’s Chinatown is the second-largest Chinatown in the United States. Experience this vibrant ethic neighborhood firsthand—from Chinatown Square and the Nine Dragon Wall to the Chinese American Veterans Memorial and the Chinese American Museum of Chicago. Gain a better understanding of how the Chinese-American community has grown in Chicago and the proactive planning the community has done to support and strengthen its cultural heritage. Transportation: Public, walking
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Anita Luk
Executive Director
Chinese-American Museum
CW Chan
Chairman, Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community
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Bio: Founder and currently Chairperson of the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community (CBCAC), a coalition of major organizations in Chicago's Chinese American Community to advance the community's agenda on social and economic development and political empowerment. From the '70s to the '90's have held these positions: Chairman of Asian American Coalition of Chicago; President and Chairman of the Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce; and Founder and Chairman of Chinese American Service League (CASL), Midwest 's largest Asian American Social Service agency. From the mid '80s to the '00s, entrepreneur and business executive with nationwide marketing experience, including as President of Pioneer Group of Seafood Companies with Multi-operations across North America. From the '70s through the '80s, Director of Psychiatric Social Work at Cook County Hospital; and private consultation service to public and private organizations.
Education: M.A. School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, 1971
Berenice Vallecillos
Outreach & Community Engagement Specialist
CMAP
Stephen C. Ostrander
Senior Planner
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
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Bio: Current: Senior Planner, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. Past: Senior Editor, PBS; Editor, Encyclopaedia Britannica; Curatorial Assistant, Smithsonian Institution.
Education: Master of Urban and Environmental Planning, School of Architecture, University of Virginia; M.A. (History), Duke University; B.A. (American Studies), Stanford University.
Ernest C. Wong
Principal
Site Design Group, Ltd.
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