50 years?!!

How can that be?!!!

Let’s gather together our classmates and schoolmates for an ASIJ Cluster Reunion and find out how we all got here … five decades later! The Class of ’74 chose Chicago as our reunion city and your reunion organizers have been hard at work to make it happen.
Dozo yoroshiku!

Where We’ll Gather

The wonderful LondonHouse near the River Walk in the heart of Chicago is our Reunion Central. It was chosen for its proximity to so many nearby attractions and for its Top 5 ranking. (We were fortunate to book LondonHouse even though there is already a large convention — 40,000+ restaurateurs! — in town the same weekend.)

LondonHouse, on the Chicago River, will be our Reunion Central.

LondonHouse is on Wacker Drive across from the Riverwalk downtown. To its north is the city’s famed Magnificent Mile. To the east is the Lake Michigan lakefront and Navy Pier. To the south and west are the Chicago Loop and nearby Millennium Park, Art Institute of Chicago, Merchandise Mart and the restaurants of West Randolph Street.

We’ll be at the center of it all, with much of what the city has to offer just a short walk, Chicago L hop, or rideshare away.

Read: Outside Activities Guide

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We’ve negotiated a block of single king and double-bed rooms at LondonHouse for the weekend at GREAT rates. But, our supply is LIMITED and LondonHouse can only guarantee us these rates for a short time more. (You will find LondonHouse information below.)

 

Reunion Schedule

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(Subject to change)
 

Friday, May 16

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4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Registration

Hotel Lobby

 

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Welcome reception

ETOILE ROOM

21st Floor

Begin your mingling after you register. You are free to make your own Friday dinner plans.

Saturday, May 17

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9:00 am – 11:00 am
Ohayo Breakfast
“Catching Up After 50 Years”

Etoile Ballroom

It’s a wonderful way to start the day! Join us for a continental breakfast followed by an orientation of our Windy City surroundings by our Chicago host, Susan Schlegel (’74).

11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Self-organized activities to explore Chicago with your classmates

What to see? What to do? Tap here to find out!

Open: Outside Activities Guide

The above list of self-organized activities was curated by our Chicago host and classmate Susan Schlegel (’74), and highlights nearby museums and galleries, numerous Chicago landmarks, plenty of notable restaurants, and a schedule of local sporting events (when team schedules are made available):

As a fun group activity, and to start your planning, Susan highly recommends the Chicago River Architecture Boat Tour — voted the #1 boat tour in the U.S. by USA Today — a 90-minute cruise along the Chicago River that “reveals fascinating stories behind Chicago’s majestic buildings in a way no other tour can.” Embarkation is across from LondonHouse on the Riverwalk.
 

6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Happy Hour, Celebration Dinner, Music & Dancing

Etoile Ballroom

6:00 – 7:00 pm
Happy Hour

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Celebration Dinner

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Music & Dancing

Grooving to your favorite ’70s hits.

Sunday, May 18

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8:00 am – 10:00 am
Sayonara breakfast

Ambia Room

One last opportunity to gather together before we say
mata aimashou! (Until we meet again!)

 

Please contact one of these organizers with any questions:

Steve Sundberg

Yen King (Helen Hong)

Mirja Karikoski Hanson