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Walls Flower Shop Advertisement
Walls Flower Shop advertisement, 1950. Established by MIS veteran Suts Nishijima and his wife, Wall’s Flower Shop is still in business and remains…
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Japanese American Service Committee of Chicago
The Japanese American Service Committee of Chicago engages people of all ages to experience Japanese American history and culture and to improve their…
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Chicago's Families: Displaced Persons
This collection comes from a joint exhibit, internationally circulated, "No Home to Go To: The Story of Baltic Displaced Persons,...
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Ethiopian Mourning Coffee Ceremony Items
These items are associated with traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremonies. Such events are integral throughout the culture and utilized temporally as…
Rites of Passage, Opening Part 1
Event photographs for the Chicago's Families: Rites of Passage exhibit opening at Chinese American Museum of Chicago.
Basket with Roasted Barley, "Sefate with Kolo"
Small woven straw basket filled with roasted barley. The barley contained within the basket is served with "buna" at a funeral.