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Posted inNews & Politics

COVID’s invisible victims

by Sylvia Puente and Marina Del Rios May 7, 2021August 18, 2021

The narrative that young and previously healthy Americans are the “new” pandemic patients is an erasure of Latino victims.

Posted inNews & Politics

Boxes to the Philippines keep loved ones close

by Pat Nabong December 20, 2018August 18, 2021

The balikbayan tradition involves sending clothes, chocolate, toys, and even cleaning supplies.

Posted inBlogs

Archive dive: A report from Morton, Illinois, the self-declared pumpkin capital of the world

by Brianna Wellen November 19, 2018August 18, 2021

In 2006, Linda Lutton and Catrin Einhorn explored the town’s busy season and spoke with the workers who pack the pumpkin, most of whom come from the tiny Mexican town of La Soledad.

Posted inArts & Culture

Fatimah Asghar’s first collection of poetry, If They Come for Us, is a warning about the consequences of ignoring history

by Devlyn Camp August 7, 2018August 18, 2021

The Brown Girls cocreator examines the effects of her own family’s trauma.

Posted inFood & Drink

The foodways of Chicago’s new immigrants

by Reader staff October 13, 2017August 18, 2021

Newcomers from five countries discuss the differences between eating here and in their homelands, where they dine out and shop for ingredients, what kinds of adaptations they’ve had to make, and which American foods they’re learning to love.

Posted inFood & Drink

Starbucks doesn’t compare to Ukrainian coffee

by Aimee Levitt October 13, 2017August 18, 2021

“But American food? I love it! I like burgers, fries, chicken fingers, and cheese sticks,” Anna Tsymbaliuk says.

Posted inFood & Drink

These Armenian-Iraqi immigrants tried tacos for the first time in Chicago

by Michael Gebert October 13, 2017August 18, 2021

“She likes them, I don’t.”

Posted inFood & Drink

Cooking Congolese cuisine without recipes

by Mike Sula October 13, 2017August 18, 2021

“If I write it down that would be American food,” Francine Maombi says.

Posted inBest of Chicago

Chicago was a sanctuary city long before Trump’s presidency

by Jeff Nichols June 22, 2017August 18, 2021

Chicago wouldn’t be Chicago if it hadn’t been a refuge.

Posted inBlogs

As others are deported, a Dreamer wrestles with fear and uncertainty

by Alex V. Hernandez May 19, 2017August 18, 2021

Laura Mendoza, 28, worries about what her immigration status means under President Donald Trump.

Posted inBlogs

May Day was born and raised in the streets of Chicago

by Miles Kampf-Lassin May 1, 2017August 18, 2021

From demands for an eight-hour workday to the fight for immigrants’ rights, Chicago has played a key role in May Day’s storied history.

Lathrop Homes, one of the country's first public housing developments and the second in Chicago, was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
Posted inNews & Politics

The fight to preserve a model public housing project

by Maya Dukmasova June 12, 2014August 18, 2021

Lathrop Homes has long been one of CHA’s most diverse and successful properties. But today it’s a shell of its former self.

Posted inArts & Culture

The Book of Unknown Americans features a pair of powerhouse immigrant oral histories

by Jonathan Messinger April 15, 2014August 18, 2021

Cristina Henríquez crafts a powerhouse pair of immigrant oral histories in her novel The Book of Unknown Americans.

Keith Richardson, an activist who wants to renew the fight against crime and unemployment, plans to be part of the August 28 anniversary march in Washington.
Posted inNews & Politics

A new generation of activists fights injustice, from school cuts to Trayvon Martin

by Mick Dumke August 21, 2013August 19, 2021

March on Washington anniversary: A new generation of activists fights for change, from school cuts to Trayvon Martin.

Naem khao tod is a masterful balance of textures—fryer-fused clumps of alternately puffed, crunchy, and soft rice.
Posted inFood & Drink

Rainbow Cuisine earns its stripes

by Mike Sula May 20, 2013August 19, 2021

Lincoln Square’s Rainbow Cuisine recalls the glory days of authentic Thai food.

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