The Bridge International School 7 AM—6 PM on full days including the summer 2:45 PM—6 PM after-school days Locations: 1124 West Ainslie Street, Chicago, IL 60640 5120 North Broadway, Read More ...

Cross-Cultural Learning
The mission of the South-East Asia Center is to build bridges of understanding and cooperation amongst all Asian people as well as between peoples of Eastern and Western upbringing. We work with native-born Americans and immigrants, promoting mutual understanding and cooperation.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Calendar of scheduled activities for ESL Students. Download PDF version here.
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 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 …
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 …
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 …