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This annual award recognizes an alum of the University who has shown exceptional leadership in advancing social justice, equity, and achieving greater diversity across the community and society.
Read MoreThis award honors an individual who has shown exemplary leadership and service to the Asian American community at-large.
Read MoreSilk Road Rising was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame, the country’s only known government-sponsored hall of fame that honors members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities.
Read MoreIn recognition of your commitment to social justice, South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) presents the 2013 ChangeMaker Award to Silk Road Rising.
Read MoreThe Kathryn V. Lamkey Award, named after the recently retired Central Regional Director and presented annually at the Spirit Celebration, honors those individuals and/or organizations that continue to open doors to all types of opportunities for central region Members of Color.
Read MoreThis award honors Silk Road Rising's "tireless devotion to fostering an environment where innovation through inclusion is of the highest priority."
Read MoreThis award celebrates Silk Road Rising's contributions through the arts in creating a climate for social change in the United States.
Read MoreThis $10,000 grant was awarded to ten theatre companies across the nation, including Silk Road Theatre Project (Silk Road Rising) toward its general operating expenses.
Read MoreThis $30,000 fellowship was awarded to Silk Road Rising Executive Director Malik Gillani as a grant for the organization's work to improve metropolitan Chicago.
Read MoreThis $7,000 grant was awarded to Silk Road Rising to support its strategic fundraising and capacity building efforts as the company aims to become a nationally recognized, permanent artistic institution in Chicago.
Read MoreThis award is presented annually to individuals and organizations making outstanding contributions to the improvement of human relations in the City of Chicago. Silk Road was commended for “outstanding achievements in promoting cross-cultural interactions” and “its efforts in using the theatre as a means of fighting discrimination and prejudice.”
Read MoreThe Lester and Hope Abelson Fund for the Performing Arts honors the legacy of Hope Abelson, an arts icon who is sorely-missed, particularly in the Chicago theatre community.
Read MoreThis award was presented to Silk Road Rising for having "demonstrated exceptional entrepreneurial skills, innovation, willingness to take risks, leadership and management."
Read MoreOn April 26, 2007, at a ceremony held at the Mid-America Club of Chicago, the Asian American Institute honored Silk Road Theatre Project with its Milestone Makers Award, recognizing the organization’s contributions to the Asian American community and the Asian American arts.
Read MoreOn November 20, 2006, at a ceremony held at Hot House, Changing Worlds honored Silk Road Theatre Project’s Founding Executive Director Malik Gillani. Gillani received the Immigrant & Refugee Contributions Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Arts and was recognized for “expanding representation of immigrant communities on Chicago's stages.”
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