Preserving Hmong stories through qeej music
Identity is important for Mason Lospeej Her. “I would say being connected to your identity gives you purpose, value and ...
Keeping Hmong culture alive through dance
Meet Duabci Vang, a 25-year-old from Appleton, Wisconsin, who’s making waves in the Fox Valley Hmong community through dance and ...
Wisconsin Life: Zócalo Food Park
Step into Milwaukee's Zócalo Food Park, where food trucks serve up a world of flavors in historic Walker's Point. Co-owner ...
Driving the culture: Eric Ramos and the lowriders of Milwaukee
Eric Ramos is pointing out a few lowrider favorites at the World of Wheels, Milwaukee’s first car show of the ...
Musician captivates cross-cultural understanding through community non-profit Flutes at Dawn
For Kiran Vedula music has always been a way for him to meet people, to have confidence in himself and ...
The Yiddish Tapes: Grandmother’s beautiful voice lives on
When I was a kid we always had shelves filled with blank cassettes. Sony, Memorex, TDK, we had them all. ...
Why is Mount Horeb the ‘troll capital of the world’?
Trolls are everywhere you look in the Dane County Village of Mount Horeb: troll cartoons on the street signs, troll footprints on the ...
Ope! Sorry, I’m going to need you to explain what that word means and where it came from.
Ope! Sorry, didn’t mean to cut into your regularly scheduled public radio programming. But, we’re here today to tell you ...
Madison musician connects with his heritage and father by archiving Ho-Chunk recordings
Clint Greendeer is a Madison-based musician and member of the Ho-Chunk Nation. A few years ago, his family member found ...
From The World’s Largest Six-Pack To The Hodag: A Tour Of Wisconsin’s Roadside Attractions
Author Eric Dregni has been a keen observer of roadside attractions for years. He recently wrote the book “The Impossible ...
Finding Yourself With The Neighborhood Crew: A Story From Ex Fabula
As a kid, knocking around the neighborhood with your friends can be a formative time. The experiences from those years ...
Cloud Eating: The Power Of Homemade Tortillas
Many of us have strong memories tied to making food with our families. Writer Araceli Esparza shares a poem about ...
The Braided Life: Las Trenzas de Quetzali
The connection between a grandmother and her granddaughter — and mother and daughter — is special, especially when it’s bound ...
Greek Fest Plus celebrates food, community and heritage
On Madison’s near east side, the final weekend in July is rung in with bouzouki music and baklava-fueled joy. Assumption ...
Waadookodaading: The Ojibwe Language Immersion School
The Ojibwe language was nearly lost due to forced assimilation through federally-run boarding schools and policies. Today, communities around the ...