My mom and dad are both from Somalia, and they came to the United States with their families when they were really young. They were fleeing the civil war in Somalia. Photos by Kara Counard “For the first 14 years of my life, I lived in Minnesota. In Minneapolis there’s a huge Somali population, but …
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In the early days of the Safer at Home order, I felt a sense of responsibility to enforce a structure for my kids and their education. But at some point, probably around week three, the order and organization I had hoped for began to unravel. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Esperanza Our youngest, who’s nine years …
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The hardest part for me through this whole thing is the inability to connect and have those relationships that I previously established. Texting and calling somebody is different. Being in a small community, I try to walk in the village six days a week so the kids out playing in the yard see me walking …
I’m from Mexico, from the state of Morelos. I came to Plover when I was 21. All of my family who lives here told me Wisconsin is the best state to live, a place where family is a priority, where nature can be loved. Photo courtesy of Lili Vera They were not wrong, Wisconsin is …
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I grew up in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Right on Lake Michigan. My parents met at UW Stevens Point and always talked about college. They had four kids. Mom always regretted the fact that she didn’t finish college and that she never got a degree. When I was a kid, she was such an avid reader …
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My parents grew up in Laos during the Secret War, which was a smaller conflict of the Vietnam War in Laos. During May of 1975, the Hmong General, Vang Pao, decided to leave Laos. He said to the Hmong people who were still there, ‘Go to Thailand. That’s where you’ll find safety, and from there …
I’m from Beloit. Even though I grew up in the city, I still grew up with a really strong influence from my mother to love and appreciate nature. We didn’t have a lot growing up; we were on the poor side. But my mother made the best of any situation for us. Photos by Kathy …
Dom: My mom’s Italian and my dad’s African American. It was interesting growing up in a multiracial family, because I felt like I was different and was not exactly sure where I fit in. At school I wasn’t treated as a white student, and I didn’t really fit in with the black students, either. Photos by …
My name is Dylan Jennings, or Bizhikiins—Young Buffalo, as we translate from Ojibwemowin, our language. Photos by Megan Monday “My parents were really young when they had me, just out of high school. They met down by Waaswaaganing, or the Lac du Flambeau Reservation, near Minocqua. They stuck together to raise me and to take …
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I was born in 1950 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. I lived literally between two lakes, a woods, and a swamp. We were on the edge of the city limits, and quite a few of our near neighbors were on small farms. Photos by Megan Monday “In my family, we have some Welsh and some Scottish …
https://vimeo.com/262586381 Jennifer grew up in a loving home, living with her undocumented grandmother. Her grandma eventually received amnesty under President Reagan, but for years fear, anxiety, and isolation were her family’s challenges. Follow along as Jennifer uses her curiosity to bravely lead her family into fullness. Share This Post Share on facebook Share on linkedin …
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I was born in Madison, but we moved around a lot. I went to 13 different schools before I entered high school. My father was an alcoholic for a number of years, and he used to beat me and my mom when he was drinking. My father came from Nicaragua, and my mother’s family was …
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