AANHPI Heritage Market
Centered on care, culture, and collective memory
Words by Felton Edward Kizer
This Memorial Day, Chicago’s West Side will become home to a celebration as rooted in heritage as it is in radical joy. For AANHPI Heritage Month 2025, Anna Jung-Hwa is bringing that ethos to North Lawndale with a multi-sensory event that blends an art market, a photographic installation, and a celebration of intergenerational resilience—anchored in tradition and driven by a commitment to queer, femme, and diasporic visibility.
Organized in partnership with Monday Coffee Co., the AANHPI Heritage Month Market & Photo Installation offers more than a curated shopping experience—it’s an open invitation into collective memory, cultural care, and neighborhood storytelling.
From handmade jewelry and abolitionist apparel to savory dishes and a rare tasting of makgeolli and soju, the event centers AANHPI makers—most of them femme and queer—and brings them into direct dialogue with the community. Anna’s immersive photo installation blends portraits of younger generations in traditional clothing with archival family photos sourced from across the diaspora. The result? A reimagined Asian street café where legacy is felt.
With music by DJ Party Nimari, drinks by AANHPI-owned sponsors, and no barrier to entry. ,
Rsvp–here.
“I’m hoping that it feels interconnected—from the generations before us to the generations that are currently here, to the future generations.”
