A webinar series is highlighting the shared and disparate experiences of local migrant communities.
Breaking Bread in McLean County is a 10-part program series exploring stories of migration, immigration, adaptation, assimilation, appropriation, preservation, contribution, and sustentation in McLean County. Seeking to disrupt the historical chronology, the series looks to promote a deeper understanding of the ways McLean County has traditionally treated its migrant communities.
America Meets East Asia: Mayonnaise in the Sushi
October 12
6 p.m.
Join Dr. Nobuko Adachi and Dr. James Stanlaw, professors of sociology and anthropology at Illinois State University, as they explore the intersection of East Asian and American cuisines and cultures.
To register for this Zoom webinar, go to bit.ly/breakbread9.
Breaking Bread is a project from the McLean County Museum of History in partnership in partnership with BN Welcoming (a coalition of the Immigration Project, Not In Our Town/Not In Our Schools, West Bloomington Revitalization Project, Mennonite Church of Normal, and First United Methodist Church together creating a supportive environment for immigrants in McLean County), Design Streak Studio at Illinois State University, and Heartland Community College.
