Connecting Cultures through Kimono and Sari

Nov. 18, 2006 • Dean Raffaelli

On a February morning when a faint hint of spring was in the air, a diverse group of Chicagoans gathered at the Indo-American Center on North California Avenue to discuss how attire and appearance impact the Japanese American and Asian Indian American communities. Present were representatives from the Field Museum, the Indo-American Center, and the Chicago Japanese American Historical Society. This was the second planning session for Cultural Connections Program, a program administered by the Field Museum’s Center for Cultural …