Dinner with Tammy Duckworth
at Access Living Center
(View photo album of the dinner below special news/announcements)
Tammy Duckworth
President Obama’s Appointed
Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
US Department of Veterans Affairs
President Barack Obama visited the Bronze Soldiers Memorial at Soldier Field in November 2008 with Tammy Duckworth at his side.
Duckworth was born in Bangkok, Thailand, to Frank Duckworth and Lamai S., a native of Thailand. She has a brother, Tom. Her family moved around Southeast Asia due to her father's work with the United Nations and international companies, and she is fluent in both Thai and Indonesian.
The family settled in Hawaii when she was 16. She graduated with honors from McKinley High School in 1985, after skipping the ninth grade. She graduated from the University of Hawaii in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, and received a Master of Arts in international affairs from George Washington University.
Duckworth was working towards a Ph.D. in political science at Northern Illinois University with research interests in the political economy and public health in southeast Asia when she was deployed to Iraq in 2004. She also worked as a staff supervisor at Rotary International headquarters in Evanston, Illinois.
Duckworth was working towards a Ph.D. in political science at Northern Illinois University with research interests in the political economy and public health in southeast Asia when she was deployed to Iraq in 2004. She also worked as a staff supervisor at Rotary International headquarters in Evanston, Illinois.
Introducing "Access Living"
One of the first center in the country, dedicated to disabilities
A place you should know
Established in 1980, Access Living is a nonresidential Center for Independent Living for people with all types of disabilities – one of the first in the country.
Access Living’s programs and services promote the empowerment, independence and inclusion of people with all types of disabilities in every aspect of community life.
Access Living’s programs and services promote the empowerment, independence and inclusion of people with all types of disabilities in every aspect of community life.
Access Living Mission
Access Living is a cross-disability organization governed and staffed by a majority of people with disabilities.
Access Living fosters the dignity, pride and self-esteem of people with disabilities and enhances the options available to them so they may choose and maintain individualized and satisfying lifestyles.
To this end, Access Living offers peer-oriented independent living services; public education, awareness and development; individualized and systemic advocacy; and enforcement of civil rights on behalf of people with disabilities.
Access Living recognizes the innate rights, abilities, needs and diversity of people with disabilities, works toward their full integration into community life and serves as an agent of social change.
Access Living fosters the dignity, pride and self-esteem of people with disabilities and enhances the options available to them so they may choose and maintain individualized and satisfying lifestyles.
To this end, Access Living offers peer-oriented independent living services; public education, awareness and development; individualized and systemic advocacy; and enforcement of civil rights on behalf of people with disabilities.
Access Living recognizes the innate rights, abilities, needs and diversity of people with disabilities, works toward their full integration into community life and serves as an agent of social change.
We will have many concerts coming up in Chicago.
Book your ticket soon before it's gone.
Saturday, June 6
What: Grand Opening New Night Spot for Thai people in Chicago at "Thai Spoon"
When: midnight until 4 am
Where: Thai Spoon
601 S. Wabash & Harrison, Chicago, IL, 60605
*** Featuring Live Band "The Common Sense" from Washington DC.
No cover charge. Must be 21 and over.
Table reservation call Ten 847-971-7432
Friday, June 19
What: Modern Dog Live Concert in Chicago
When: 10 pm - 2 am
Where: Stand Mansion
2408 N. Kedzie, Chicago, IL
*** SPECIAL $40 PRE-SALE UNTIL JUNE 8
$55 after promotion
---> Ticket available at www.rabbit-hunting.com
or call Phai 708-254-3382
Friday, July 3
What: Clash and Thaitanium Live Concert in Chicago
When: 10 pm - 2 am
Where: The Olympic Theater
6143 W. Cermak, Cicero, IL, 60804
1 concert 3 full hours from Rocks band and
No 1 Hip Hop group from Thailand.
Ticket is available online at
www.clashthaitanium.eventbrite.com or Bangkok Video store.
----> Call Ten 847-971-7432 or P'Koi 773-474-0398 for ticket
Wednesday - Friday, July 8-10
What: Thai Festival
When: Day time - Stage performance 11 am to 1 pm
Where: Daley Plaza Center
50 W. Washington St, Chicago, IL, 60602
Photo Album
Thai food buffet...yummy...
Singha Beer, the original Thai beer, my favorite!!!
I am glad I took this picture at the beginning. Because shortly after the dinner started, all beer were gone!!!
I am glad I took this picture at the beginning. Because shortly after the dinner started, all beer were gone!!!
Kristine Ostil, reporter from AAN Asian American Network News
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