Day: September 4, 2021
-
Letters: Reid-Hillview rush | Treehouse tiff | Courageous leadership | Water for crops | Housing assistance | Protect wolves | Credit to country
Reid-Hillview Airport shouldn’t be closed. While a county study of lead levels essentially blamed the airport (“ Expedited closure of Reid-Hillview sought ,” Page A1, Aug. 19), relevant facts are … Read Full Article
-
Hmong American Peace Academy begins new year with $30 million high school facility
MILWAUKEE — A new year meant new space for high school students at the Hmong American Peace Academy. This year, for high school scholars at HAPA, things will be a little different. A new $30 million … Read Full Article
-
Milwaukee Hmong high school opens, ‘like a college atmosphere’
The first day of high school is a big deal for every student. But on Thursday, the staff at the Hmong American Peace Academy welcomed students to a new school building. Read Full Article
-
Editorial by Philadelphia Inquirer: Afghans are welcome here
Afghan refugees began arriving at Philadelphia International Airport, and elected officials, including Mayor Jim Kenney, have rightly expressed “solidarity with Afghan refugees,” as the city “looks fo … Read Full Article
-
Esther J. Cepeda: Where are the people who look like me?
I’ve been living in Madison long enough to conclude that there’s no central hub of Hispanic life here as there is in other cities. Read Full Article
-
As Afghan refugees arrive in the U.S., Southeast Asian American advocates urge more support
Many Vietnamese, Lao, Hmong, and Cambodian Americans see their own families’ journeys to America in the voyage Afghans are making now. Read Full Article
-
Wisconsin DHS Deputy Secretary to retire, replacement announced
Governor Evers announced Friday that DHS Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk is ending her 40-year long service working for Wisconsin’s Department of Health … Read Full Article
-
Who are you calling a Karen? New ethnic label on enrollment form prompting double-takes
“This proposed change is due to the Karen label also being slang and a pejorative term for a White woman,” Vander Meulen wrote. Read Full Article