May marks Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month. Across Chicago, members of those communities have made the city their home while keeping their cultural traditions alive.
“Chicago Tonight” is hitting the streets to speak with your neighbors, local businesses, agencies and leaders.
“He thought that if you are going to learn dance, then you may as well be strong,” Kulkarni said. “Personally, it helped me in school, too. It made me appreciate anyone else who’s putting time and effort in doing something.” “Now, if you look around, we have every walk of life, race, religion, culture in and out, and it’s an amazing place,” Bozai said. “It’s a melting pot, it really is.”
“It might be scary at first — like, what is Pakistani, Indian food?” Bozai said. “Just give it a try, and I’m sure you’ll find something that you like.” “We’re trying to do a special of the month every month to create new dishes,” Le said. “The longer we have the business, the more I enjoy it because when I see a customer appreciate and enjoy our food that makes us so happy.”
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