{"id":32961,"date":"2016-02-26T19:01:31","date_gmt":"2016-02-27T01:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=32961"},"modified":"2016-02-26T19:01:31","modified_gmt":"2016-02-27T01:01:31","slug":"cantonese-opera-strikes-a-chord-in-chinatown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/cantonese-opera-strikes-a-chord-in-chinatown\/","title":{"rendered":"Cantonese opera strikes a chord in Chinatown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Vishakha Darbha<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">The Chicago Public Library hosts a Cantonese opera every Wednesday and Saturday, performed by the Zhaoqiu Chinese American ART Center. Opened last August, Chinatown has seen a growth in the number of new institutions, including a Park District Field House.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago invested $19 Million in building the library. It is designed by Skidmore, Owings &amp; Merrill, which also designed New York City&#8217;s One World Trade Center. This was part of the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmap.illinois.gov\/programs-and-resources\/lta\/chinatown\"> Chinatown Community Vision Plan<\/a>, a step toward investing in the area. Chicago&#8217;s Chinatown is thriving, <a href=\"http:\/\/america.aljazeera.com\/watch\/shows\/morning-news\/2015\/12\/us-chinatowns-are-disappearing.html\">unlike others in the rest of the nation, <\/a>with the population increasing by more than 25% from 2000 to 2010.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese-American community in Chicago has recently been energized by various political events. A large crowd of Asian-Americans came together to <a href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/one-bullet-two-victims-protesters-rally-for-convicted-nypd-officer\/\">protest against NYPD officer Peter Liang&#8217;s conviction<\/a> on Feb. 20, while 2nd District State Representative Theresa Mah has emerged as the first Asian-American legislator in the Illinois General Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>[vimeo 156772527 w=474]<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Asian-Americans share their perception on the increasing visibility of the Chinese-American community, during a Cantonese Opera performance at the Chicago Public Library (Vishakha Darbha\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at Top: Cantonese Opera Performer at the Chinatown Branch of the Chicago Public Library (Vishakha Darbha\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Vishakha Darbha The Chicago Public Library hosts a Cantonese opera every Wednesday and Saturday, performed by the Zhaoqiu Chinese American ART Center. 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