South-East Asia Center

We Had Fun Learning Summer 2023

Posted onAugust 8, 2023August 24, 2023

This summer the South-East Asia Center – Bridge International School students enjoyed learning about the world around them. A full day curriculum was planned for everyday that involved exploring history, Read More …

Thank You From PreK Parent

Posted onAugust 4, 2023August 4, 2023

Dear Ms Anelyn, Ms. Dana, Ms. Janet, Ms Xiaomin, Ms. Lilia, Ms. Denise, M. Uke, Ms Ariana and all the staff at the SEAC PreK classroom, Thank you for preparing Read More …

Summer Fun and Learning at Millennium Park

Posted onJune 24, 2023June 27, 2023

Children ages 6 to 12 from our Bridge International School summer program enjoyed a full day trip to Chicago’s downtown Millennium Park escorted by SEAC staff, parents and volunteers. This Read More …

Father’s Day Celebration 2023

Posted onJune 17, 2023June 17, 2023

The Father’s Day celebration at South-East Asia Center was indeed a cross-cultural celebration that included a delicious meal prepared and served by the SEAC kitchen staff and volunteers. Tai Nam Read More …

Your Childcare Choices

Posted onJune 1, 2023June 26, 2023

DAYCARE * PRESCHOOL * AFTER-SCHOOL * ALL DAY SUMMER & HOLIDAYS Preparation for College and Life Balanced academics (lessons in science, math + human/social sciences important for life skills, business, Read More …

5120 Broadway Building History

Posted onJune 1, 2023June 26, 2023

The South-East Asia Center building at 5120 N. Broadway is one of the most architecturally interesting and unusual in the neighborhood with it’s stone detail and rooftop turret. Currently this Read More …

Article I – Celebrating Diversity or Celebrating Commonalities

Posted onMay 30, 2023June 26, 2023

Most of us have grown up hearing, teaching, and learning to celebrate diversity. This now fashionable conventional wisdom grew out of the rebellious 60’s and early 70’s. We rebels, myself Read More …

Article II Zero-sum or Positive-sum: Group vs. Self-pride

Posted onMay 29, 2023June 26, 2023

We humans have divided ourselves into groups throughout history and around the world. Good start – we could better raise families, hunt, protect from animals, divide responsibilities, specialize, do big Read More …

Article III Beyond Tourist Approach to Deeper Understanding

Posted onMay 27, 2023June 26, 2023

Ethnic fests may be fun, appetizing, and entertaining. But sharing ethnic foods, music, dance, and costumes breaks few cross-cultural barriers. It creates few jobs, improves few schools, and evaporates few Read More …

Article IV Multi-cultural or Cross-cultural Perspectives

Posted onMay 26, 2023June 26, 2023

A first suggestion is to switch our terminology from multicultural to cross-cultural. The new adjective must go with an action. This action, I call “bridge-building.” Putting two ethnic groups together, Read More …

Article V Small-Picture Dangers, Big-Picture Benefits

Posted onMay 25, 2023June 26, 2023

When we take a big picture rather than focusing on one race, ethnicity, continent, or period of history, we find that deeper down we have common histories. Expanding our everyday Read More …

Article VI How Religious and Hero Holidays Can Bring Us Together

Posted onMay 22, 2023June 26, 2023

Holiday celebration can be unifying or inadvertently divisive. We all celebrate holidays for the same reasons. We celebrate spring, harvest, or heroes, for example. On the other hand, celebrating ethnic Read More …

Article VII STEM and Cross-cultural Insensitivity. Alternatives

Posted onMay 21, 2023June 26, 2023

Educators possess prodigious pedagogical tools to teach pure and applied sciences. However, despite our ostensibly best efforts, schools are graduating a mixed bag of good and bad apples. We graduate Read More …

Article VIII Do Schools Promote Cross-cultural Insensitivity? Alternatives?

Posted onMay 20, 2023June 26, 2023

Despite our best efforts, including those of us in the progressive 60’s to 70’s, hippies, teachers, preachers, police, and human rights advocate protesters have obviously still a long way to Read More …

Mother’s Day Celebration 2023

Posted onMay 14, 2023May 15, 2023

South-East Asia Center Golden Diners gathered for a special Mother’s Day Celebration on Friday, May 12, 2023. Each of the women attending were given flowers presented by Daniel Yilung Huan, Read More …

ESL Calendar April 2023

Posted onApril 6, 2023April 6, 2023

Calendar of scheduled activities for ESL Students. Download PDF version here.

Fun Family Reading Event

Posted onMarch 29, 2023May 14, 2023

Encouraging KINDNESS through READING at a Fun Family Reading Event Parents brought their children ages 2 through 12 years old to read and enjoy Cross-Cultural GAMES & ACTIVITIES. The event Read More …

Understand About Saving Money

Posted onMarch 28, 2023March 28, 2023

Understand and become aware of the importance of saving. Recognize different money personalities related to spending. Understand that regularly saving even small amounts can add up quickly. There will be Read More …

Civic Engagement – Your Place in the Community

Posted onMarch 25, 2023March 30, 2023

To be a good citizen know about the area you live and who represents you. Also have ideas about what you want from your local government. Here are some things Read More …

Emergency Mortgage Assistance

Posted onMarch 20, 2023March 30, 2023

Eligibility Requirements: The homeowner must have experienced a COVID-19-related hardship after January 21, 2020. The homeowner must be delinquent on mortgage, property taxes, and/or condo association fees. The homeowner must Read More …