Rice, Chopsticks and the Melting Pot: Asian American Restaurants in Chicago

Exhibition Dates: June 19 - August 4, 2006

The Center for Asian Arts and Media proudly presents Rice, Chopsticks and the Melting Pot:Asian American Restaurants in Chicago. Through a selection of photographs, menus, dishes and documents, the exhibit examines the evolution of Asian restaurants in Chicago and explores how different Asian cuisines were introduced, adopted and fused into American food culture.

This exhibit is organized by the Center for Asian Arts and Media with support from the Office of Illinois State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, Columbia College [C]Spaces, the Mayer & Morris Kaplan Family Foundation, the NIB Foundation and the Illinois Arts Council.