Communities use memorials as a way to shape understanding of the past. We'll begin with an overview of four ethnic communities in the greater Chicago area who have used a genocide memorial as a space for creating community identity and educating the public. Here are some helpful resources for those interested in reading more about memorialization culture in America: Doss, Erika. Memorial Mania: Public Feeling in America. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2010. https://www.amazon.com/Memorial-Mania-Public-Feeling-America/dp/0226159418 Young, James E. The Stages of Memory: Reflections on Memorial Art, Loss, and the Spaces Between. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2016. https://www.amazon.com/Stages-Memory-Reflections-Historical-Perspective/dp/1625343612/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1529682456&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=james+young+the+stages+of+memeory