Culture

What does an illegal immigrant look like? It’s a question many Americans don’t know how to answer. “They’re the most obedient drivers in the state of Wisconsin,” said Ricardo Diaz of the United Community Center. Sitting on the other end of the table was Joe Rivas, an immigration attorney. “If you’re in New York City, […]

The country of Chile in South America has had a violent history. From 1973 to 1990, Chile was a dictatorship, led by General Augusto Pinochet, the Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean army, who overthrew president Salvador Allende. In 2012, Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larrain directed the movie “No,” which highlights how advertising tactics were used in political […]

Abby Bamba, a 44-year-old mother of three young children, has attended more tree lighting ceremonies in Milwaukee than she can count. She saw her first ceremony at Red Arrow Park when she was just 8-years-old. Bamba has now made attending this ceremony an annual tradition for her own family and still looks forward to this […]

Director Pablo Larrain created a film that explores the events of the overthrow of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, “without passing judgment,” professor Gilberto M. Blasini told a campus audience. The works of Larraín, specifically “No” were the focus for Blasini’s lecture held on campus Dec. 2. Located on the third floor of the Golda Meir […]

UW-Milwaukee’s CAB Coffeehouse presented Amerikas Addiction and Dan Henig at the Union Fireside Lounge on Thursday December 4, 2014. Amerikas Addiction is a local Milwaukee group and Dan Henig is a YouTube star with millions of views. Other local artists were also welcomed to perform during the open mic. Brooke Dowden reports for Media Milwaukee.

Patrick Rothfuss has the perfect look for a character in one of his stories. With intense brown eyes, unruly hair, and a long wizard’s beard streaked with grey, he would look as comfortable in a cloak and boots as the tee shirts and sneakers he seems to prefer. Rothfuss is the bestselling author of The […]

Seon Joo So specializes in origami art, the art of folding paper into a finished sculpture. She has been practicing origami since 1996 in South Korea. She moved from South Korea to Milwaukee in 2006 and since then, she has obtained a Master’s Degree at UWM. In 2012, she opened a studio called “So Cool […]

UW-Madison student Youn Ku Choi says that learning percussion was passed down to him from his older peers in a Korean percussion club in Madison. “It was founded in UW-Madison in 1998 with four students; they just kind of started from the bottom, and they passed it on to generations and generations and now we’re […]

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Union Concourse was filled with ceremonial decorations in commemoration of Día de Los Muertos, otherwise known as The Day of the Dead. Día de Los Muertos takes place every year on Nov. 2, and this year, the Union Art Gallery and the Roberto Hernandez Center sponsored a free and public event […]

Up the rain spattered steps of UWM’s Helene Zelazo Center, past the origami vending tables and traditional hanbok dresses sheathed in glass display cases, through the sea of audience members and into the Helen Bader Concert Hall, the members of the UWM Symphony Orchestra readies themselves for their impending Korea Day performance. Yeng Thao, 21, […]

Metalsmithing major Ryan Socia displayed an array of crafts and necklaces formed from recycled scrap plastic and empty bullet casings he collects from a shooting range. He also uses scrap metals and plastics gathered from a junkyard near his home to imbue a “darker, grittier” theme to his work. He was one of several UW-Milwaukee […]

Young poets gathered at a studio on Lisbon Avenue to showcase their talents and find common ground.