Growing Up: Generation X

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Lecture

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Adults
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Join the Illinois State Museum (ISM) in spotlighting Generation X by exploring the toys, technologies, and cultural touchstones surrounding Gen Xers' childhood. Learn how growing up in the shadow of the Vietnam War, the Cold War, the AIDS crisis, and the War on Drugs shaped Gen Xers as individuals and a generation.