Immigrants don’t just bring their own brewing and drinking culture to the United States. Centuries ago and today, they’ve completely redefined the way Americans produce, think about, and consume beer, just as immigrants have reshaped American society for centuries. This panel combines a past and present look at migration and ethnicity to illustrate not only how immigrant perspectives affect our beer, but also how they help us define what it means to be American in the first place.

With Dr. Nathaniel Chapman (Arkansas Tech University), Dr. Julius L. Jones (Chicago History Museum), Cesareo Moreno (National Museum of Mexican Art), Dr. Alison Orton (University of Illinois at Chicago).

In-person at the Chicago History Museum.