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Crying in H Mart: Virtual Artwork Exhibit
Recurring throughout 2023-2024 Academic Year | Online
View the collection here.
This selection of artworks from The Block’s collection adds to the conversation by highlighting artists who use different strategies to reflect on the complexities of love, family, identity, and grief.
Sponsored by the Block Museum of Art.
Baked! Theo Ubique’s Next Serving
September 7 to October 8, varied times | Theo Ubique Theatre, 721 Howard St., Evanston, IL 60202
Purchase tickets here.
Baked! The Musical is an all-new, all-Asian musical about failure, family, and weed. When she doesn’t receive the scholarship for her dream school, habitual overachiever Jane Huang, with the help of her best friend, builds the greatest drug empire ever run by high schoolers. Kept in the dark are Jane’s parents, whose inability to cope with their daughter leaving for college while maintaining a profit at their struggling Chinese bakery, drives them to pry and potentially unravel Jane’s web of lies. Baked! The Musical is a reflection on failure, self-worth, and the question of what we owe the people we love.
Sponsored by the Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre.
Northwestern Night at the Art Institute
September 21, 5:00pm – 8:00pm CT | Main Entrance, 111 S Mich Ave, Chicago IL
All Northwestern Wildcardholders AND their guests enjoy free admission to the museum. 5:30pm A tour of art inspired by the 2023-24 One Book selection Crying in H Mart — 6:30pm Fall Equinox themed tour. Free Ventra rides between Evanston/museum for undergraduate on-campus residents. Details will be available from Residential Area leadership.
Sponsored by Student Affairs.
Otto Frank
October 5 to October 7, 7:30pm – 9:30pm CT | Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for Performing and Media Arts, Chicago Campus, Abbott Hall, 710 N. DuSable Lake Shore Drive
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Created and performed by Roger Guenveur Smith. Sound design by Marc Anthony Thompson.
Obie Award-winning collaborators Roger Guenveur Smith and Marc Anthony Thompson have devised a new work inspired by Otto Frank, father of diarist Anne Frank. Smith’s intimate meditation, scored live by Thompson, illuminates our present moment through a rigorous interrogation of our not-so-distant past. Smith’s version of Frank addresses his daughter beyond her time and his own, navigating his loss as the only survivor of his immediate family and negotiating his subsequent service to the living and the dead as the steward of her work.
Sponsored by the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for Performing and Media Arts.
Queencard: K-Dance Workshop
October 8, 1:15 PM CT | Henry Crown Sports Pavilion, Studio 1B, 2311 Campus Dr., Evanston, IL 60208
K-Dance, a student-led K-Pop dance group, is hosting a workshop where all levels of experience are welcome. The class will be taught by Brynae Hall. Come learn, dance, and have a good time!
Sponsored by K-Dance.
“Crying in H Mart”: Online Collection Talk
October 12, 12:30pm – 1:00pm CT | Online
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Join Block Museum staff for a talk considering an artwork from the Block’s collection that reflects on the complexities of love, family, identity, and grief—themes central to the 2023–24 One Book One Northwestern selection, Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner. Open to the public!
Sponsored by the Block Museum of Art.
Diwali: Illumination
October 12 to October 13, 12:30pm – 1:00pm CT | Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601
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Mandala Arts presents a new approach to its annual celebration of Diwali in this world premiere. The evening-length work combines contemporary dance, jazz, ballet, and inspiration from South Asian dance genres to depict the victory of light over darkness using the power of the four elements—water, air, earth, and fire. Acclaimed jazz musician Fareed Haque provides an original Indo-jazz score. Directed by Mandal Arts Founder and Executive Artistic Director Pranita Nayar and choreographed by Nejla Yatkin with the dancers.
Sponsored by Mandala South Asian Performing Arts.
One Book Special Menu (Elder)
October 16 to 20, Lunch and Dinner Hours | Elder Dining Hall, 2400 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60201
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We’ll be serving kimchi fried rice with fried egg and nori, japchae-glass noodle stir fry and beef bulgogi at Elder Dining Hall’s United Table Station all week for lunch and dinner.
Sponsored by NU Dining.
One Book Special Menu (Other Dining Halls)
October 18, Lunch Hours | Allison Dining Hall, 1820 Chicago Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 — Foster Walker Dining Hall, 1927 Orrington Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 — Sargent Dining Hall, 2245 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60201
Find more information here.
Enjoy Korean dishes inspired by Crying in H Mart.
Sponsored by NU Dining.
One Book Teaching Kitchen
October 18, 11:30 AM – 1 PM | Elder Dining Hall, 2400 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60201
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Join us for a special kimchi teaching kitchen. A Korean cuisine staple, we’ll show you how to assemble and prepare your very own kimchi from scratch. Learn about the significance of kimchi in Korean food as well as the gut health benefits associated with this favorite.
Sponsored by NU Dining.
2023 One Book Keynote with Michelle Zauner in conversation with History Professor Ji-Yeon Yuh — Chicago Campus
October 18, 12:00pm – 1:00pm CT | Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Hughes Auditorium, 303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611
Register here.
Please join us for the One Book lunch keynote with Michelle Zauner, author of NYT bestseller Crying in H Mart in Hughes Auditorium, Lurie 1-133 (303 E Superior St, Chicago IL). Zauner will be joined in conversation with One Book faculty chair and History professor Ji-Yeon Yuh. A book signing and buffet lunch will follow the keynote conversation in Potocsnak Family Atrium. This event is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Office of the President.
2023 One Book Keynote with Michelle Zauner in conversation with History Professor Ji-Yeon Yuh — Evanston Campus
October 18, 5:00pm – 6:30pm CT | Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson Street, Evanston, IL 60208 Evanston
Register for tickets via the Norris Box Office.
Please join us for the One Book keynote with Michelle Zauner, author of NYT bestseller memoir, Crying in H Mart. She will be joined in conversation with One Book faculty chair and History professor Ji-Yeon Yuh. A book signing will follow the keynote conversation. This event is free and open to the public. Tickets on sale September 15.
Sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Office of the President.
Kimiko Hahn Poetry Reading
October 19, 5:00pm – 6:00pm CT | University Hall, Hagstrum Room, UH 215, 1897 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208
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Kimiko Hahn is the author of ten books of poems, including: Foreign Bodies (W. W. Norton, 2020); Brain Fever (WWN, 2014), and Toxic Flora (WWN, 2010), both collections prompted by science; The Narrow Road to the Interior (WWN, 2006) a collection that takes its title from Basho’s famous poetic journal; The Unbearable Heart (Kaya, 1996), which received an American Book Award; Earshot (Hanging Loose Press, 1992), which was awarded the Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize and an Association of Asian American Studies Literature Award.
Sponsored by the English Department.
Field Trip to H Mart!
October 22, 10:30am – 1:00pm CT | 801 Civic Center Drive, Niles IL
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Sign up to visit our local H Mart in Niles, IL. Tour the store, eat the many delicious Korean prepared food at the food court and have the chance to grocery shop for your favorite recipe or use one of our recipes to try at home. Free transportation and lunch will be provided. Grocery shopping cost will not be covered. This event is for STUDENTS only.
Sponsored by One Book One Northwestern.
Finding Me in My Community
October 25, 5:00pm – 6:00pm CT | University Hall, Room 201 (Hagstrum Rm), 1897 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208
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In this workshop/discussion, students will reflect on who they are as individuals in terms of their cultural and relational values with the support of CAPS staff. The CAPS presenters will also introduce the idea of an individualistic and collectivistic sense of self. The students are encouraged to explore the idea of an interdependent self and how it can show up in their relationships. Participants will have the chance to do an activity that will help them further gain insight into their sense of self in relation to their community.
Sponsored by CAPS (Counseling and Psychological Services).
Kevin Pang with Special Guest Rick Bayless: A Very Chinese Cookbook
October 26, 6:00pm – 9:00pm | Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston, IL 60201
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Food writer Kevin Pang will be in Evanston this week for a talk about their new A Very Chinese Cookbook, moderated by chef Rick Bayless. “It’s truly one of the best cookbooks of the year, and one you will turn to again and again,” writes RoundTable food critic Julie Chernoff.
Sponsored by Bookends & Beginnings.
Confessions of a Cockney Temple Dancer
October 26 to October 28, 7:30pm – 9:30pm | Abbott Hall, Room 203, 710 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611
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Conceived, Created, and Performed by Shane Shambhu
We all present different faces to the world, but some are more different than most. In this funny and visually stunning one-person show, Shane Shambhu reveals the secret life he kept from his school friends while growing up in the cultural melting pot of East London while training in the Indian performing art of Bharatanatyam. Combining physical theatre, spoken word, Indian dance, film, and an original score, this coming-of-age story draws on creator Shane Shambhu’s lived experience, capturing the multiple identities that the children of migrants develop growing up in the UK, showing one face at home and another to the outside world.
Sponsored by the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for Performing and Media Arts.
“From Tears to Cheers”: H Mart Korean Snack Sale
November 6, 11:00am – 3:00pm CT | Norris University Center and the Rock
Join the Korean American Student Association at Norris and the Rock for a flavor-packed journey through the aisles of H Mart. KASA will be selling a selection of irresistible treats inspired by the 2023/24 One Book, “Crying in H Mart” by Michelle Zauner. Come by Norris or the Rock to browse and purchase H Mart snacks, meet KASA members and familiarize yourself with H Mart’s snack offerings!
Sponsored by KASA (Korean American Student Association).
Exploring ‘Crying in H Mart’: Case Studies for Facilitating Meaningful Dialogue in the Classroom
November 8, 10:00am – 11:30am CT | Online
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Navigating complex topics like grief, family dynamics, and cultural identities in a classroom setting can feel overwhelming. In this interactive session, we will use the tenets of intergroup dialogue, intercultural theory, and trauma-informed pedagogy to prepare for confidently facilitating brave and meaningful dialogue. Excerpts from Crying in H Mart will be used for case studies to reflect on, observe, and practice facilitation approaches.
Sponsored by the Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching; Facilitated by Laura Ferdinand, Postdoctoral Fellow, and Eun Sandoval-Lee, Inclusive Teaching Specialist.
TEAACH Act Panel
November 8, 5:00pm – 6:30pm | Crowe Hall 1-132, 1860 Campus Dr., Evanston, IL 60201
In Illinois, the 2021 signing of the TEAACH (Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History) Act made the state one of the first to require public elementary and high schools to teach Asian American history as part of their curriculum. This panel convenes activists and educators for a lively conversation on the challenges and opportunities of implementing unfunded legislation.
Sponsored by the Asian American Studies Program, Center for Civic Engagement, and the Kaplan Humanities Scholars Program.
Exploring Identity and Family Stories Through Food: Dittmar Dinner with author, journalist and Professor Cheryl Tan
November 9, 5:30pm -7:00pm | Norris University Center G/F Dittmar Gallery
Pre-register here.
Join us for a buffet dinner and talk with Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Medill’s inaugural George R.R. Martin Chair in Storytelling. Tan will explore how food can be a powerful vehicle for telling your personal story about family and ethnic identity, through a discussion of “A Tiger in the Kitchen,” her memoir of learning about her late grandmother in Singapore by learning how to cook, as well as the Northwestern One Book selection “Crying in H Mart” by Michelle Zauner. Space is limited.
Sponsored by the Dittmar Gallery, the Medill School of Journalism, and One Book One Northwestern.
HANA Center Field Trip
November 11, 10:30am – 1:00pm | 4300 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
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Join One Book and the Asian American Studies program to visit HANA Center in Chicago. HANA Center is a Chicagoland immigrant justice organization serving Korean and Asian American populations, as well as other immigrant communities, through hosting Chicago youth programs, advocating for immigrant rights, supporting elders, offering free multilingual legal services to immigrants, and more.
HANA Center staff will provide a tour of HANA’s building and an overview of HANA Center’s history and current programming. Lunch will be served on-site after the tour, where the staff will also host a Q&A. This is a students-only program. Bus transportation will be provided between campus and HANA Center’s building.
Sponsored by One Book One Northwestern.
We Are Waiting for You: Grief and Loss in the Korean Diaspora
November 16, 5:00pm – 6:30pm | Harris 108, 1881 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208
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Dr. Jinah Kim will examine the rhetoric and embodied performance of mourning by “Sewol Parents” in this talk. She develops the idea of insurgent melancholia to explain their role in moving a nation and the Korean diaspora across the Pacific, including fueling the Democratic movment to impeach Korea’s first female president, Park Geun Hye, in 2017. Dr. Kim will also discuss grief and the art of loss in broader Korean diasporic cultural productions. Dr. Elizabeth Son (Northwestern) and Dr. Joshua Takano Chambers-Letson (Northwestern) will serve as discussants.
Sponsored by One Book One Northwestern, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Program in Critical Theory, Program in Comparative Literary Studies, Asian American Studies Program, and the Council for Race and Ethnicity Studies.
“What Tastes Like Home?” Cookbook Launch
November 20, 5:00pm – 7:30pm | Parkes Hall Room 122
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Come join the One Book student team as they launch their cookbook of recipes that capture what tastes like home to them. Samples of the food and a cookbook of recipes will be provided.
Sponsored by One Book One Northwestern.
One Book Kimchi-Making Workshop
November 30, 6:00pm – 7:30pm CT | Location TBD
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Garrett Professor Anne Joh will lead a kimchi-making workshop and talk about the meaning of kimchi for you and your family and the history of kimchi. Each student will take home a mason jar of homemade kimchi.
Sponsored by One Book One Northwestern and Residential Services.
