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From left to right, Aunty Cherry Chan, Kahmora Hall and Squeaky C. Banks.

Eric Magnussen

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From left to right, Aunty Cherry Chan, Kahmora Hall and Squeaky C. Banks.

Eric Magnussen

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Behind Chicago’s Asian Pacific Islander drag brunch Dim Sum and Drag

From left to right, Aunty Cherry Chan, Kahmora Hall and Squeaky C. Banks.

Eric Magnussen
By Ethan Schwabe Micah Yason
   

Dim Sum and Drag is a vibrant display of Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage and LGBTQ+ glamor in Chicago.

You can check out their latest edition of Dim Sum and Drag on Saturday, June 22, featuring performances by Eva Young, Ms. B LaRose, Squeaky C. Banks and Kahmora Hall of Season 13 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Performers will be celebrating the event’s three-year anniversary.

Reset sat down with a drag performer and DJ to hear more.

GUESTS: Kevin Chow, aka Club Chow, Chicago-based DJ

Abhijeet, Chicago drag queen and co-producer of Dim Sum and Drag

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