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Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Adelante!, we're joined by Dr. Rachel Bluff, a professor of history at UW-M and immigrant activist. She will give us insights on how to apply lessons learned from the history of U.S. immigration policies to today's world. Also with us is Alan Chavoya of the Communist Organization Road to Freedom. From her studio in Madison, Wisconsin, Mexican artist An...

Send us Fan Mail The debate over cooperation between local authorities and federal immigration agencies continues to generate controversy in Wisconsin. State Representative Sylvia Ortiz-Vélez, who participated in the introduction of AB 57, explains why she believes this collaboration can generate distrust in immigrant communities and affect public safety. For his part, State Assembly Speaker Robin...

Send us Fan Mail Eduardo Arabu of the National Hispanic Corporate Council will address the critical need for Hispanic representation in corporate leadership. He will describe how his organization actively promotes the inclusion of Hispanic professionals on boards of directors and key positions, highlighting the positive impact of this diversity on the growth and success of the business sector. Edu...

Send us Fan Mail The City of Milwaukee has awarded $100,000 to Forward Latino as part of an effort to support families at risk of being separated due to immigration policies. We spoke with Darryl Morin about how these funds will be used to provide assistance to those most in need. La ciudad de Milwaukee ha otorgado $100,000 dólares a Forward Latino como parte de un esfuerzo por apoyar a familias e...

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Send us Fan Mail As the federal administration continues to fulfill its promise to deport undocumented immigrants, intellectual sectors and millions of immigrant advocates are uniting in massive protests. Dr. Rachel Ida Bluff is with us to discuss the lessons that families at risk of deportation can learn to overcome the hostile conditions they are facing. Mientras la administración federal contin...

Send us Fan Mail Did you know central Wisconsin is one of the leading suppliers of ginseng in the world? We didn't either until we read Craig Thompson's new graphic novel, Ginseng Roots. Thompson grew up in Marathon, Wisconsin just west of Wausau. There, he and his family would serve as farm hands to the local ginseng growers. Ginseng is commonly associated with Asian countries such as C...

Send us Fan Mail On the corner of 73rd and Orchard in West Allis stands a building that used to be a place of mourning and loss. For many decades it was called Skubal and Slattery Funeral Home. For the last decade however that building has been a hub for creativity and joy. That's all thanks to Erico Ortiz, the owner of what is now called Inspiration Studios. Ortiz purchased the building in l...

Send us Fan Mail Parks are just built different these days. Gone are the days of a plain jungle gym with a couple slides and swings and adjacent soccer and baseball field. Nowadays parks serve to educate, entertain and enrich though all sorts of avenues and one of those avenues is art. At Wauwatosa's new park Firefly Grove, located at 116th and Gilbert, they have built a wonderful place for e...

Send us Fan Mail Throughout the 1980s, Wisconsin-based photographer Bill Lemke took hundreds of portraits of Grateful Dead concertgoers in parking lots before shows. Now, nearly four decades later, Lemke, with the help of his wife Carmen, tracked down dozens of those same subjects to once again take their photograph against the same tie-dyed backdrop.  The stunning side-by-side results will be par...

Send us Fan Mail Self expression takes many different forms and the inspiration to do so can come from the unlikeliest of places. For Milwaukee poet and author Bryon (pronounced Brian) Cherry, the focus of his poems comes from the little things. He writes about watching his daughter play with toys or being on a boat on a warm summer evening. People often take moments like these for granted but Bry...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode have an essential conversation about art, inclusion, and leadership. We're joined by Rachel Peric of Welcoming America to explore the integration of immigrants and refugees. We also sit down with Eduardo Arabu of the National Hispanic Corporate Council, who will share the key to Hispanic representation in the corporate world. And prepare to be inspired by the...

Send us Fan Mail The Making of Milwaukee: The Next Chapter celebrates the tenth anniversary of the history-making television series. It begins where the series ended. The new segment updates some of what has happened in Milwaukee since 2006. It looks at business, technology, sports, economics, politics, social issues, and of course, its people. For more information about The Making of Milwaukee, v...

Send us Fan Mail Chapter 17: Almost Yesterday Parades, Festivals, Ethnic Pride. New Ethnic Groups. De-industrialization Hammers Milwaukee. The City Reinvented. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us Fan Mail Chapter 16: City Under Siege New Civic Structures and Urban “Renewal”. Poverty, Prejudice, Housing Discrimination. The Riot of 1967. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us Fan Mail Chapter 15. The Exploding Metropolis After the War: a Baby Boom, a Housing Boom, an Economic Boom. Socialism Returns to City Hall. Suburbs and Annexations. The Milwaukee Braves. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us Fan Mail Chapter 14: Hard Times and War Time The Great Depression. The Rise of Labor. Prohibition Ends. World War II Claims a Mayor. Milwaukee’s Industrial Might Goes to War. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us Fan Mail Chapter 13: The Roaring Twenties America Turns Inward. Manufacturing Soars. African-Americans and Latino Premeros Make Milwaukee Home. Automobiles, Electric Lights, Radios and Movies. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us Fan Mail Chapter 12: The War to End Wars Making the World Safe for Democracy, 1917. Anti-German Fever in Milwaukee. Socialists under Siege. Prohibition Closes the Breweries. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us Fan Mail Chapter 11: Socialists at Work “Municipal Enterprise”. Honest Government and Civic Virtue. Creating Milwaukee’s Park System. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us Fan Mail Chapter 10: Trouble in Town Dirty Air and Water. Dirty Milwaukee Politics. Socialists and Labor Rise Up for Clean Government. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us Fan Mail Chapter 8: Machine Shop of the World Milwaukee, the Manufacturing Powerhouse. Enterprising Inventors, Mechanics, and Machinists. Workers Seek the Eight Hour Day. Rioting and Bloodshed in 1886. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us Fan Mail Chapter 9: Greater Milwaukee Architectural Adventures: Mansions, Theaters, Offices, a Million-Dollar City Hall in 1895. Suburbs Rise from South Milwaukee to Whitefish Bay. A “Big Small Town”. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us Fan Mail Chapter 7: City of Immigrants Ethnic Europe Discovers Milwaukee. A Polish Fishing Village and Milwaukee's Basilica. Irish, Italians, Greeks, Jews & Eastern Europeans Spice the Ethnic Stew. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us Fan Mail Chapter 6: City of Industries Tanneries, Breweries, Slaughterhouses. Steam Engines, Machine Shops, Iron Rails. Plankinton, Pfister, Pabst, Miller, Allis. Milwaukee Grows Economic Muscle. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream