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Seon Joo Oh cooks beef bulgogi during a recent cooking class in Hamilton High School's culinary room.

Hundreds of Milwaukeeans have learned Korean cooking from this woman

Food

Seon Joo Oh, a grandmother in her 60s, teaches Korean cooking classes at the Milwaukee Recreation Department. She says her own grandmother back in South Korea lived to be 105 years old and told her that you’re never too old to learn something new. Now she wants to pass that on to her community in the US.

From left to right: Maria Perez, Vania Davina, Hulyana Rodriguez and Yareli Suarez were members of Dreamers Welcome, a student organization at Cardinal Stritch University.

With the closure of Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee’s undocumented students lose a home

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students and a teacher

Afghan women who escaped Taliban takeover continue their education at a Wisconsin university

Afghanistan
Latino leaders and immigration reform supporters gather at the University of Colorado to launch a voter registration campaign to mobilize Colorado's Latino, immigrant and allied voters on Oct. 28, 2015.

The key to winning the Latino vote in 2020? Latinas.

Every 30 Seconds
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Matthew Levatich, CEO of Harley-Davidson, accompanied by Vice President Mike Pence in a picture with two motorcycles in the foreground and the White House in the background.

Harley-Davidson plans to shift US production to avoid EU tariffs

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You step into this container, and connect with someone through video conference, in an identical container, somewhere else in the world.

How a golden shipping container became one man’s portal to the world

Arts

There are more than 20 portals in about 15 different countries. At designated times they connect.

Will Allen of Growing Power.

Behind the rise and fall of Growing Power

Education

The urban farming powerhouse had a global reputation. Then, it collapsed last year under mounting debt, prompting big questions about what happened and what comes next.

Sorie Kondi and DJ Chief Boima of Kondi Band

Kondi Band connects West African thumb piano with US electronica

Music

Sori Kondi is from Sierra Leone. DJ Chief Boima is from Wisconsin. Together they’re the Kondi Band. And their music is a blend of traditional West African music with contemporary electronica.

Packer fans, and obsession, are spreading to all corners of the globe

Sports

The NFL playoffs begin this weekend. One of the marquee match-ups pits the Green Bay Packers against the San Francisco 49ers, historically two of the league’s most successful franchises. The game will be in Wisconsin, but Packer fans will be huddling together to watch across the world.

A New Magazine Hopes to Spark Frank Talk About Race and Identity in Adoption

Arts, Culture & Media

A new magazine aims to provide a voice for adult adoptees around the country. Many of the magazine’s contributors are from Minnesota, a state with a rich history of international adoption. Minnesota Public Radio’s Laura Yuen reports.

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