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Golden Diners Mother’s Day Luncheon
Golden Diners enjoyed a Mother’s Day Celebration with remarks from Sergio Mojica, Evan Jones, and Jay Lin. Sergio Mojica is a candidate for Illinois State Rep District 13. Political Director, Read More …
Lunar New Year Birthday Celebration
South-East Asia Center (SEAC) celebrated your birthday, in fact, everyone’s, as is the custom on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. We hosted a special birthday, New Year Read More …
Uptown Lunar New Year Parade 2022
Staff and volunteers from South-East Asia Center participated with other organizations and neighborhood supporters in the 2022 “Year of Tiger” Lunar New Year Parade.
KN95 Masks !!!
Morning of January 12, 2022 47th Ward Alderman Matt Martin delivered in person 2,000 KN95 masks to our Center for our senior services clients and our child care parents. Pictured Read More …
Hosting Afghan Refugee Family
We welcome the Noristani family fortunate enough to escape the confusion and chaos resulting from the transition of power in war-torn Afghanistan. The family of seven includes father, mother and Read More …
State Senator Visits SEAC
State Senator Mike Simmons chews on mooncakes and ideas for how to improve education for children, support community organizations, and increase employment — all with no extra tax dollars. SEAC Read More …
SEAC Contribution to Uptown Renovation & Beautification
Throughout its 40-year history in the neighborhood, the South-East Asia Center (SEAC) has enjoyed preserving, beautifying, and enhancing the vibrancy of the Uptown-Edgewater neighborhood. In 1981 SEAC (“seek”) moved into Read More …
Two Online Webinars Promote Racial Understanding
As part of a statewide Healing Illinois project, the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) together with Chicago Community Trust have enabled South-East Asia Center (SEAC) to share ideas and Read More …
Article I – Celebrating Diversity or Celebrating Commonalities
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
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
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 V Small-Picture Dangers, Big-Picture Benefits
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 …
Current Job Opportunities at South-East Asia Center and Bridge International School
We are a multifaceted social service agency that requires a variety of individuals to be able to keep our programs and facilities operating at a quality level. Do you enjoy Read More …
Thank You Note from Parent of Infant
…Thank you and your staff for the exceptional care given to our son… in the infant program. Knowing that my son is being treasured and loved – it means the Read More …
Golden Diners Return
After a COVID related break the Golden Diners Program is back, now offering carry-out meals. Seniors come every weekday and line up outside wearing masks and practicing safe social distancing. Read More …
Preschool Graduation 2020
The South-East Asia Center Bridge International School 2020 preschool graduation celebration.
Using the Local Library During COVID-19 Pandemic
South-East Asia Center ESL volunteer Michael and our ESL program director Jeanine partnered with the Branch Manager of the Chicago Bezazian Public Library in Uptown to explain safety precautions in Read More …
Food Donation from Asian American Law Enforcement
Police officers from Chicago’s Asian American Law Enforcement Association (AALEA.org) led by their president Henry Lai, delivered a sizable donation of food to be distributed by South-East Asia center to Read More …