Month: August 2021
Wello health and well-being survey works to reflect full, diverse picture of Brown County
“But I love that I get to introduce rhubarb and organic zucchini to families.” This year Scott, the executive director of We All Rise African American Resource Center, helped kickstart a pilot program … Read Full Article
New AMN Study Shows Growing Diversity of Languages Spoken in Healthcare Encounters
In a clear sign of the nation’s growing diversity, more than 50 languages other than English are commonly used in daily encounters between patients and healthcare providers in the United States, … Read Full Article
Our View: Plans needed to aid refugees
While the final numbers probably won’t be released for a while, it’s clear that Wisconsin is playing a significant role in helping Afghan evacuees following the Taliban’s takeover. Officials have … Read Full Article
Simone Biles Says ‘America Will Fall in Love’ with Suni Lee on DWTS : ‘She’ll Do Really Well’
“I wish her the best,” Simone Biles tells PEOPLE about Sunisa Lee competing on the upcoming 30th season of Dancing with the Stars … Read Full Article
Toyota of La Crosse gives $10,000 to families impacted by recent flooding
Toyota of La Crosse is giving $10,000 to Onalaska families whose homes were damaged by recent flooding, the group announced on Monday. Read Full Article
TV tonight: what President George W Bush really did on 9/11
In a new documentary, the former US president and his team recall the 12 hours after the September 2001 terror attacks. Plus: Daisy Haggard returns in Back to Life. Here’s what to watch this evening … Read Full Article
We owe a home to Afghan refugees
America’s misadventure in Afghanistan is over. The last troops were airlifted out, but many more people were left behind. “We did not get everybody out that we wanted to get out,” said Gen. Frank … Read Full Article
52 Years Ago, Vietnamese Commandos Overran a Covert U.S. Military Base
Only six of the eighteen CIA and Air Force personnel manning the remote outpost escaped with their lives in an incident that would remain veiled in secrecy for three decades. Read Full Article
‘Dancing with the Stars’ reveals first celebrity contestants for Season 30
She also won a bronze medal for the uneven bars and a silver medal in the team competition. “As the first Hmong-American Olympian, her story is more than just triumph, it’s one of representation,” ABC … Read Full Article
Essay: Afghans ‘are worth saving, just like me’ – Southeast Asian refugees recall struggles
As an American-born Hmong woman, I shamefully admit to have found myself worried of what will happen if the “wrong” refugees make their way into the U.S., the same way many Americans felt as the first … Read Full Article
OPINION: Why watching the evacuation in Afghanistan reminds me of the struggles and triumphs of my refugee family
I was the first in my refugee family to be born in the United States. My parents and four older siblings were refugees from the Vietnam War, during which time, the Hmong in Laos were recruited to … Read Full Article