I am the owner of Las Milpas LLC, a Mexican restaurant and Latino grocery store in Baraboo. Photos by Hedi Lamarr Rudd My day starts at 6:30, getting my daughter to school and heading to my store. In the afternoon I pick her up, we eat dinner together, and then I go back to the …
“If we all stay united, we can be all stronger.” Read More »
I grew up in Evansville, about a half-hour south of Madison on Highway 14. Mine was a pretty good childhood. My dad, who was an engineer on the railroad, was away a lot, but he made things count when he was home. Photos by Hedi Lamarr Rudd Evansville was a really great town. My front …
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“I like to say I am Mississippi-made, California-cultivated, and Midwest-matured. Photos by Lovell Richardson I’ve always had a big personality and been outspoken. Growing up my friends looked to me to be a leader. When I was in grade school, I knew I would be the voice for people who couldn’t speak for themselves. I …
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I grew up in Evanston, just north of Chicago. I met Buddy, my husband, in grad school a landscape architecture program. Photos by Hedi Lamarr Rudd After we graduated, Buddy got an internship at the Aldo Leopold Foundation in Baraboo and I got a job in Chicago. We decided there would always be jobs in …
I am a Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa whose congregation — a religious community of Catholic Sisters — is based in the southwestern Wisconsin town of Sinsinawa. Photos by Tyra Leonard Born and raised in Big Spring, Texas, I am also Mexican American and a third-generation American. My parents are devout members of their Catholic parish. …
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The Wisconsin Historical Society Press published ‘Hope Is the Thing: Wisconsinites on Perseverance in a Pandemic’. In this series, we feature five writers who share their experiences as they explore hope in the era of Covid. Louie V. Clark III contributed an essay to the book. My wife and I got married in 1975 and …
I was born in Kolkata which is in the eastern part of India. We had to move a lot because my father’s job transferred him to a new city every two years. Photos by Gary Porter I lived in five different places before middle school. My parents decided I needed a more stable school life, …
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My mom was born in Detroit, but then my grandma moved the family to Racine, which is where I was born and raised. My grandma is a beautician. She created her own shop that she’s had for over 40 years. My mom became a beautician, as well. Photos by Hedi Lamarr Rudd My mother was …
My mom and dad met in Washington, DC when they were both working for the FBI. My mother quit when she had my oldest brother and then my dad went to work for the CIA. His job took us to South Miami, but I didn’t like it there. The heat and climate were a bit …
I was born and raised in Chippewa Falls. When you grow up and have been in a place for sixty-one years, you pretty much know everyone you pass on the street. My classmates and neighbors that I grew up with, are still in Chippewa Falls. Being in a place for so long, you have roots …
Pardeep: When I first met Arno, a little over two months had passed since August 5, 2012, the day my father and five other Sikhs were executed in our peaceful Wisconsin temple by a self-avowed white supremacist. Photos by Megan Monday Pardeep: Two of the victims were brothers, both had families and young children. A woman …
I grew up in Mogadishu, Somalia. Somalis have a very close culture, we take care of each other. If someone doesn’t have a car, you take them to work. If someone is not making enough money, we help them with the rent by chipping in. If something tragic happens, like someone becomes sick or gets …
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