Friday 23
In an exclusive interview with Ted Koppel, Nelson Mandela put political stuff aside and talked about his favorite movie stars (Carmen Miranda and Tyrone Power), and about how Tyson will win the championship back. You can lighten up too and celebrate the release of Nelson Mandela tonight with the Chicago Committee in Solidarity With Southern Africa. The party begins at 7:30 at Malcolm X College, 1900 W. Van Buren. It will include music by Mark Durham and Vision, featuring Chavunduka, a cash bar, African food, and door prizes. Tickets are $5. Call 427-9868.
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Monday 26
Asian Pacific Americans, a handbook put together by the local chapters of the Asian American Journalists Association and the National Conference of Christians and Jews, is a fact-filled guide for anyone writing about or dealing with the Asian American community. The handbook features demographic information on more than 20 Asian nationalities and a glossary of appropriate terms, as well as information on anti-Asian violence, reparations for Japanese Americans, and even mail-order brides. The handbook can be picked up free at a press conference at 9:30 AM at WBBM TV, 630 N. McClurg. A light breakfast will be served. Call 236-9272 for reservations and more information.
Now that East Germany has admitted some responsibility for the holocaust, there’s the question of reparations for the victims. The role of East Germany will be one of several issues discussed during Moral Choices, Visions of Order, Remembrances, a conference on resistance to the Nazi regime. The three-day event kicks off with a free keynote address by Dr. Marion Grafin Donhoff, copublisher of the weekly newspaper Die Zeit, at 7 PM at the Arts Club of Chicago, 109 E. Ontario. Reservations are requested. For a full conference schedule call 329-0915.
