Party Outreach is Critical to Reaching Asian American Voters Posted on October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 by Wat Lee Nou Thao, a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, waited in line to vote in-person during the primary election in April amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Three weeks before Nov. 3, an opened envelope with her absentee ballot sat beside her. “I can’t decide between Trump or Biden,” Thao said. “I don’t know much about the […]
Deemed Essential Posted on May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 by Joseph Pethan and Wat Lee Essential workers give their testimonies during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Some Asian-Americans Stockpiling Rice Amid Coronavirus Pandemic Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 by Wat Lee Asian-American shoppers are stockpiling rice amid the COVID-19 pandemic, while other shoppers are hoarding and stockpiling on tissues and toilet paper. “It feels like people were preparing for an apocalypse,” said Dustin Her, an employee at Hmong Town Market in Milwaukee. “They keep coming and buying all the rice. We’re only left with the unpopular […]
Voices of Wisconsin Voters During the COVID-19 Pandemic Posted on April 8, 2020April 24, 2020 by Allison Martens, Hannah Borchert, Samuel Dehring, Jasper Appleton, Taylor Wietzke, Alex Thome, Destiny DeVooght, Daniel King, John Quinnies, Jessica Gatzow, Wat Lee, Adrian Hurd, Daniel Valadez-Reyes, Lucas Kovnesky and Luke Zembrowski Across from Riverside High School, one of five polling places in Milwaukee holding in-person voting for the April 7 election, UW-Milwaukee student Abigail Klug watched from her apartment as a line formed near the school. What started as six or eight people became a several-hour wait by the afternoon, the line stretching behind the school […]
Diversity Career Fair Attracts Employers, Students Posted on February 22, 2020February 22, 2020 by Wat Lee Conversations about potential employment filled the Wisconsin Room at UW-Milwaukee between employers and potential employees at the Diversity Career Fair Thursday morning to late afternoon. Hair: clean cut. Dress code: on point. Attitude: confident and full of initiative. Vanaro Thorn is a senior at DePaul University in Chicago and sophomore at UWM. He is father […]
Hmong, Lao and Ethnic Minorities From Laos Fear Deportation Plan Posted on February 22, 2020February 24, 2020 by Wat Lee Hmong advocates and leaders in Wisconsin and throughout the nation are concerned over the Trump’s administration deportation plan of 4,500 Hmong, Lao, Khmu, Mien, Lahu, Thai Lue and Thai Dam residents who served their full sentences in American courts. Advocates learned that the U.S. Agency of International Development is funding an integration program in […]
Creative Events Help Students Manage Anxiety Posted on December 15, 2019February 20, 2020 by Wat Lee Juliana Rattin, a senior at UW-Milwaukee, spent more than six hours working on a class project in a single sitting, and she was feeling stressed out. She decided to attend Crafting as Self-Care on a Tuesday night with her friends. Hosted by Student Involvement, the event allowed Rattin to take time away from her studies […]