UHA Walking Tour & Social Hour
- October 20, 2021
- 4:30 PM CST
- Pilsen
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Urban History Association
Hope Shannon, hshannon@urbanhistory.org - Free
- Open to the public.
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¿A History of Mexican Chicago: A Walking Tour of Pilsen¿
October 20 @ 4:30 pm CDTJoin us on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, beginning at 4:30 PM Central Time for: ¿A Brief History of Mexican Chicago: A Walking Tour of Pilsen,* followed by a social hour, beginning around 5:30 PM, at a local restaurant.
Registrants can sign up for the tour, the social hour, or both. This event is free to attend, though guests will be responsible for their own food and drink at the social hour. As this event meets in person, all attendees will be required to abide by any local, state, and federal COVID-19 mandates in place at that time.
Walking Tour Description:
Mexicans and Mexican Americans have called Chicago home since the 1920s, when they began arriving as immigrant laborers. Today, more than two million people of Mexican descent live and work in Chicago, having forged a social and cultural identity over time. This tour explores that history and the development of Mexican Chicago with visits to various sites including Benito Juárez High School, St. Pius V Catholic Church, and the National Museum of Mexican Art.Speaker:
René Luís Alvarez, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor of History at Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago; Diversity Scholar, National Center for Institutional Diversity; Board member, Urban History AssociationHow to sign up:
This event will meet in person. All attendees must register in advance. To register, please email Hope Shannon at hshannon@urbanhistory.org with: the number of people in your party and which parts of the event (tour, social hour, or both) you plan to attend. Once you do so, you will receive a confirmation email with the walking tour and social hour meeting locations. You will also receive a reminder email a few days before the event.
