Descriptive inventory for the Asian Human Services of Chicago records, 1978-1996

Provenance statement:

Gift of Asian Human Services, 2010 (accession number #: 2010.0020).

Terms governing use:

Copyright may be retained by the creators of items, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law, unless otherwise noted.

Restriction(s):

Boxes 18-26 are closed to researchers until 2066.

Please cite this collection as:

Asian Human Services of Chicago records (Chicago History Museum) plus a detailed description, date, and series/box/folder/call number of a specific item.

Related material:

Related collections at the Chicago History Museum, Research Center include the Asian Human Services of Chicago visual materials (2010.0020.02).

Reports, press releases, correspondence, newsletters, meeting minutes, topical files, other printed materials, court documents, and other records of Asian Human Services of Chicago, an organization established in 1978 to analyze needs and provide social services for Asians in Chicago near its office in the Uptown community area and eventually for people in the Chicago metropolitan area and beyond. Also included are monthly and cumulative service reports and registration forms. Topics include social events and fundraising, immigrants and housing needs, adult education and literacy, domestic violence, and race relations and hate crimes. Some files are closed to researchers until 2066.

Asian Human Services (AHS) is a Pan Asian, non-profit organization founded in 1978 to address needs of Asian Americans and Asian immigrants and refugees. Headquartered in Chicago's Uptown community area, AHS extended its reach throughout the Chicago area, and in about the year 2000 changed its name to Asian Human Services, Inc. AHS has provided housing and legal assistance services, literacy training, job training, and healthcare services. In the 1990s, AHS co-founded Apna Ghar, "Our Home," a shelter for domestic violence victims, and began the Asian Legal Services Clinic.