We are very proud to announce that we received two grants this year.
The Chicago Community Trust awarded IAHM $10,000 to gather 30 oral histories in 2016. Highlights from these stories will be posted on our website,
and full transcriptions will become part of our archive for researchers.When IAHM co-hosts the Smithsonian's traveling exhibition Beyond Bollywood with Field Museum in 2017, selected stories will be used to enhance the traveling exhibition with our local immigration story. We are currently assembling names of interview subjects, so if you know an elder who came to Chicago before 1965 and who is willing to share his or her story, please let us know.
The second grant of $2,000 was awarded for general operating support
from the City of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.
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