Movies & TV - Jan. 8, 2009
Milwaukee actor debuts in Eastwood's "Gran Torino"
Clint Eastwood's epic new film "Gran Torino" opens in Milwaukee this Friday, Jan. 9. If you're going, keep an eye out for Elvis Thao, a Milwaukee actor playing a Hmong gangbanger in the movie about a disgruntled Korean War vet and his struggles to save a Hmong teenager from the pressures of gang life.
Tags: gran torino, clint eastwood, elvis thao, hmong, shaolin entertainment

Travel & Visitors Guide - May 21, 2007
A pilgrimage to Ellis Island
The sun is shining and New York’s glass wall of towers is glistening. The harbor is alive with activity: Coast Guard boats with machine guns mounted, police helicopters, the Staten Island Ferry has just left Manhattan. Here in Battery Park, there is a long line waiting to get to Liberty Island and Ellis Island.
Tags: Ellis Island, Piedmont, emigration, immigration, Hmong, Mexican, Italian, Liberty Island, Battery Park, New York, NYC

Dining - May 30, 2005
Rice Palace lunch buffet draws faithful crowd
Certainly, the Rice Palace, 3730 W. National Ave., is no secret. It's gotten some coverage since opening about two years ago in a neighborhood that has a growing population of Asian Americans and a growing list of good eateries. But this casual pan-Asian restaurant isn't a hot spot yet, either.
Tags: Thai, Rice Palace, Laos, Hmong, buffet, Vietnamese, Vue, Youa, Chuedang

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 15, 2004
Urban Anthropologists dig up local culture
Urban Anthropology Inc., a non-profit organization of cultural anthropologists and community activists, will offer community tours of African-American and "Old South Side" neighborhoods this spring.
Tags: Urban Anthropology, anthropologist, tour, neighborhoods, Irish, German, African-American, Latino, Polish, Hmong, Italian, ethnic, Indian