Here's a glimpse of the the Beyond Bollywood Media Preview Exhibition held by the Field Museum and the Indo-American Heritage Museum in Chicago. This exhibition explores the heritage, daily experience, and numerous contributions of Indian immigrants and Indian Americans. From 19th-century railway workers to today’s doctors, cab drivers, yoga masters, and technology CEOs, the lives and stories of Indian Americans has been bought to light in this exhibition.
The exhibit flows from explanations of the earliest Indian immigrants to arrive in the U.S. to contemporary, oral histories of Indian-Americans. Artifacts representing the contributions of Indian Americans in Chicago are also on display. Visitors had the opportunity to explore stories from the local Indian American community, hearing their oral histories and viewing artifacts interpreted by Chicago’s Indo American-Heritage Museum.
The Indo-American Heritage Museum serves as the local partner of the Field Museum in presenting this exhibition. The mission of IAHM, a volunteer organization founded in 2008, is to promote understanding of the heritage, culture and diversity of Indian Americans.
