CAMOC Book Talk – Background Artist: The Life and Work of Tyrus Wong

Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, United States

Join our first Book Talk event of the year on Wednesday, February 12, with Background Artist: The Life and Work of Tyrus Wong by Karen Fang. This event will feature a screening of short animated films by “Malt Adult” and a panel discussion with the author, moderated by Larry Lee. Explore the artistic legacy of Tyrus Wong, […]

Free

CAMOC Lunar New Year Party

Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, United States

Celebrate the 2025 Lunar New Year at CAMOC! Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025 Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Ticket Price: $8.88 Free Entry for Museum Members! Join us at our annual Lunar New Year Fair on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at 2:00 PM for an afternoon of festivities. We will welcome the Year of […]

$8.88

Bluff City Chinese, A Documentary Film – Screening & Panel Q&A

Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, United States

Join CAMOC on Saturday, January 25, from 2:00 to 3:30 PM in the FL2 gallery space for a screening of Bluff City Chinese, A Documentary Film, followed by a panel Q&A. Runtime: 45 min Genre: Documentary Feature Language: English Bluff City Chinese is a powerful documentary following the intertwined journeys of two Chinese-American storytellers from different generations, who come together […]

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Spotlight Series Opening Reception – Linye Jiang: Undisclosed Location

    Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, United States

    CAMOC is pleased to present the first Spotlight Artist of 2025, Linye Jiang with Undisclosed Location. In this installation, Jiang’s work is a love letter to photography, focusing on overlooked, peripheral details in the landscape rather than grand, iconic scenes—poetic fragments that feel personal and familiar. By stepping into the frame and re-photographing their own work, […]

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    Chee Wang Ng: The Sustenance of Aftertaste

    Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, United States

    CAMOC presents "Chee Wang Ng: The Sustenance of Aftertaste". Explore Chinese American identity through postcards, street photos, and creamers. Open from Nov 4, 2023, to Mar 31, 2024 with an opening reception on Nov 4th.

    Spotlight Series: “James Kao: Thicket”

      Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, United States

      The painter James Kao loves to draw from observing and then imagining nature. James will show five drawings that reflect on how built and unbuilt worlds confront each other; and […]

      $12

      Film Screening: Big Fight in Little Chinatown

        Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, United States

        Big Fight in Little Chinatown documents the fight to save North American Chinatowns that are under threat of disappearing – along with their rich history and communities.

        Free

        Spotlight Series: Chinoiserie (Chinesey Things)

          Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, United States

          Father-daughter team, Adrian and Clementine Reid Wong bring together an array of forms, colors, and elements while reflecting on the question, “What makes a thing Chinese?"

          The Chinese Diaspora

          Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, United States

          In a screening of “A Very British History: The British Chinese," Vlogger Shu Lin explores how Chinese migrants transformed Britain's bland post-war dining scene.

          Free

          May 17: Book Discussion: American Born Chinese

            Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, United States

            Book talk and discussion series on the graphic novel and Disney+ series “American Born Chinese” RSVP HERE AMERICAN BORN CHINESE has been adapted as a genre-hopping action-comedy series based on the graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang. In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we are hosting a book talk […]

            Free – $12

            Chop Suey Men / The Brothers Chen: Chen Yuke Thew, Suey, Foon and Fong

              Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, United States

              The Chop Suey “joint” was a prime target of anti-Chinese discrimination in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This art exhibition focuses on four sojourners lost to historical haze.

              Free – $8

              Adoptee Identity, Are We Asian American Too?

                Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago, IL, United States

                Join us for a discussion with Sarah Whyte, Danae Kovac, and Joy Messinger on understanding adoptees’ identity. This is an in-person event. RSVP HERE This panel works toward understanding adoptees’ relationship to the Asian American Community. They seek to examine, where does the complications of being a person of color raised by white parents leave […]

                FREE