Coming Together in Skokie, already in its fifth year of celebrating the diversity of the village of Skokie and surrounding towns, is kicking off its tribute to Korean culture on Jan. 26. However, on Thursday Jan 16, Skokie Mayor George Van Dusen, along with several other of his colleagues introduced the celebration, which spread over six weeks and comprises of over sixty events at the Skokie, Morton Grove, Lincolnwood, and Niles libraries, as well as at Niles North and Niles West.

“It’s an opportunity to take an in depth look at at the culture and residents of Skokie, Morton Grove, Lincolnwood, and Niles, who all have a substantial number of people of Korean descent,” says Van Dusen. This year’s Coming Together features the books of three Korean authors: Everything Asian by Sung J. Woo, a children’s story: Kimchi and Calamari by Rose Kent, and The Rabbit and the Dragon King by Daniel San Souci. In fact, the authors will be touring the schools and libraries of Skokie. In fact, Woo will visit Niles North on March sixth as part of Coming Together in Skokie’s events.

Some interesting events aimed at high schoolers include: a Korean cooking class on February 1 at the Skokie Library, a celebration of K-Pop at the Skokie Library, an assortment of Korean films presented free throughout the month of February and March at the Skokie, Morton Grove, Lincolnwood, and Niles Libraries, and of course, on February 12, Korean day in the IRC. For a full listing of programs, click here, (Scroll down and click ‘download it’ to access a pdf brochure)

Come join the us in kicking off Coming Together in Skokie on Jan 26 at 2 pm.