Winding Wednesday

03/04/2026

Sneak peak of our weekly workshop 🧶 Thiamtah hi kan nunphung ih sunsak zetmi asi. Kan nunphung le kutthiamnak kilven dingih workshops kan neihmi tete kan page ah follow in hmuh theih an si.♥️
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Backstrap weaving plays a huge role in the Chin community’s tradition. 🧶Follow us to get a glimpse how we preserves & share our traditions via workshops! ♥️
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02/04/2026

Thi-hni cawnpiak nak free in kan ngei lai. Aduh mi nih link ah sign-up khawh peng asi. Minung 8 lawng first-come, first-served in a ngah lai.🧶 Ra kan pe tlai hram uh.

Sign-up link: https://forms.gle/paodmZQdYtxYppbp7

UPDATE: Cawnnak cu April thla chung ah kan thok te lai.
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We are opening registration for free"Thihni" workshop. We will only be accepting the first 8 people who sign up for the time being. 🧶 Contact us for any inquiries.

UPDATE: Workshop will starts in April instead.

01/22/2026

Thiamtah sign-up form: https://forms.gle/kGNAu6JmXU56ACUS7
Thiamtah cawnnak kan nei sal ding. 🧶A duhmi rat sign-up cio uh. February thla cem hlanah thawh ding asi. One-time fee $50 lawng pek atul, tulmi zaten free in pek theh si ding.❤
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We are starting our weaving program again with a one-time sign-up fee of $50. 🧶Materials needed will be provided for free. It will start mid-February. Take a moment to fill out the form if you're interested. ❤

01/13/2026

Walking Together grant ngahtu ah kan tel thei ve.🥳 Kan Chin nunphung le kutzungthiamnak kilkhawi le hlawmawknak workshops ah in telpi ve ding kan lo sawm♥️
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We’re so honored to receive Walking Together grant.🥳 Please join us on our upcoming hands-on workshops to learn more about various Chin cultural traditions♥️

From beadwork and blues to weaving and canoe building, 15 Midwestern grantees are receiving Walking Together support to sustain living cultural traditions rooted in community.

11/09/2025

Library he partner in kan nunphung i kan hman ngaimi, sei cu miphun dang he i hrawm ttinak kan ngeih lio i hmanthlak kan in hrawm hna. 🧺 Seitah a kan cawnpiak tu pu Ceu Hlei cungah lunglomnak tampi kan nei.❤️
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We’d like to share photos of our annual basket weaving program with Library. 🧺 Basketry is a huge of part of our Chin culture & we’re honored to have share it with Perry West branch Library. Huge thank you to instructor Ceu Hlei! ❤️

09/06/2025

Tuni cu angi button ser ning kan cawng i kan in hrawm hna🫶🏼🧵🪡

08/28/2025

Saturday thilthit cawnnak i hmanthlak pawl hna kan in hlawm. ❤ Hni venmi khi a cawngtu vialte nih a thok in an thit mi an si. A kan cawnpiak tu, sayamah Mah Dim le kan partner, West Perry Branch Library cungah lunglawmnak tampi kan nei!❤🧶❤ Hmailei zong ah ra kan tel uh ti kan in sawm hna.
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Here are some pictures from last Saturday! ❤The sarongs worn by participants are sewn from scratch. It was a tremendous success. Thank you to our instructor, Dim Cingh Huai, and the West Perry Branch Library for accommodating these workshops! 🧶❤

07/29/2025

Library thawn partner in ni-hnih sung, free in thilthit cawnnak kan nei ding. A duh mi in sayamah Dim Cingh Huai hnenah silole WW page ah sign-up ding in contact a theih! ❤
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In partnership with the Perry West branch library, we would host a two-day Burmese traditional clothes sewing workshop on Saturdays. All are welcome to participate! Contact instructor Dim Cingh Huai or WW page to sign up!❤

**Only 10 slots are available and it would be first-come first serve**

03/07/2025

Kan dung k*m, 2024 ih Indiana Humanities project pakhat, Food For Thoughts timi ah kan lai rawl, sabuti/tisop a thupitnak, a thawtnak, le a suandan miphundang hnenah hlawm theinak caan kan ngah ve.🍲🍚 Rawl in suansaktu le a thuanthu in hlawm tu pi Nah Sung parah tampi kan nei. ❤Cuihhleiah video zaih ihsin edit le ttongleh tiang ttawan latu Indiana Humanities team tlun-ah tampi lunawinak kan nei. Hmailam ah kan lai rawl le kan thuanthu miphun dang hnenah hlawm cio uh si. ✨😍
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We are honored to be featured as part of Indiana Humanities 2024’s “Food For Thoughts” project, where we shared the Chin cuisine’s sabuti, a flavorful corn soup that tells a story and binds together our roots.🍲 🍚Huge thank you to pi Nah Sung for sharing this recipe, along with the significance it has in the Chin community diaspora. ❤In addition, we would like to thank the “Food for Thought” team for producing this amazing video with translation and allowing us to share our Chin cuisine with other communities! ✨😍

10/23/2024

Meh Puih hi Mindat ram ih sanpuih phukhat, cawsa le a thi pawl thawih suanmi a si. 🍚Suan dan in hlawm tu, pi Mary Khova parah kan lungawi zet. ❤Hivek program cangsuak thei ding ih in tawl rel bawm tu TAI par khal ah kan lungawi. 👩‍🍳
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Meh Puih is Mindat traditional beef porridge made with various ingredients. 🍚Thank you, Mrs. Mary Khova for sharing this dish with us. ❤ We'd like to extend gratitude to TAI for accommodating this. 👩‍🍳

10/03/2024

2024 nettabik group meeting 🫶 tuihk*m thilthit, thiamtah, le rawlsuannak programs ah in telpi tu le in zirhtu pi Nah Sung Dim Cingh Huai parah tampi lungawinak kan nei. ❤ Ahleiin TAI director leh Arts & Humanity director, Jon Kay ih thazaang peknak parah kan lungawi.
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Here are some of our pictures from the 2024 farewell gathering. We would like to thank our participants and teachers (pi Nah Sung & pi Dim Cingh Huai) for making this year's Chin Traditional Sewing Program, Chin Backstrap Weaving, and Chin Traditional Foodway Program successful. We also like to thank TAI's director and Arts & Humanities director Jon Kay for accommodating our work here.

09/18/2024

Tuzarh WW in highlight kan duh mi cu kutzungthiam Nu Mary Len a si. ✨Na thuanthu sim dingin caan in pekmi parah tampi lunglawinak kan nei. Mindat ro thuam tete le fau le tthi a khawmmi rak zoh ve uh.🫶 ❤
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WW highlight of the week is Mrs. Mary Len! ✨Thank you for sharing your story with us! We're grateful to have you. Check out some of her traditional clothes & jewelry collections! 🫶❤
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အခုအပတ် မိတ်ဆက်ပေးချင်တဲ့ ရက်ကန်းသည်ကတော့ Mary Len ဖြစ်ပါတယ်။ သူမရဲ့ အကြောင်းကို ပြောပြပေးပြီး စုဆောင်းထားတဲ့ မင်းတပ်ရိုးရာ အထည်များကိုလည်း ပြသဝေမျှပေးတဲ့အတွက် အထူး ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်။ ✨❤️