EDUCATORS: Shared Stories, Shared Future: An Educator Symposium on AANHPI Histories and Belonging

Fri, 01 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm to Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm UTC-05:00

1400 S. Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive , Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60605 | Chicago

Field Museum
Publisher/HostField Museum
EDUCATORS: Shared Stories, Shared Future: An Educator Symposium on AANHPI Histories and Belonging
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Join the Field Museum, in collaboration with the Japanese American Service Committee, at Shared Stories, Shared Future: An Educator Symposium on AANHPI Histories and Belonging. 🌏
This event celebrates the culmination of a three-year journey exploring Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) histories and stories through education, community partnerships, and museum learning. 📚
The event will feature a screening of Making Waves: The Rise of Asian America, a film by JJML Productions, followed by a panel discussion with educators and young advocates who helped champion the TEAACH Act in Illinois. 🍎
Breakout sessions, cultural activation stations, and cultural performances to follow.
Tickets: 🎟️
Earlybird rate (now until 3/31/26) ➡️ $75
Regular rate (4/1/26 - 4/30/26) ➡️ $100
Register. ➡️ fieldmuseum.io/SharedStories26
This is a two-day event on Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2. The Friday session takes place from 4-7pm at Japanese American Service Committee, 5700 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL 60659. The Saturday session is from 9am-5pm at the Field Museum.
Field Museum Connections: AANHPI stories and the TEAACH Act programming is made possible with the generous support of the Cyrus Tang Foundation.
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1400 S. Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive , Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60605

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