Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 3, 2007
Milwaukee comes alive on Día de los Muertos
I headed down to 10th and National last night for “Día de los Muertos” and found Milwaukee's South Side to be very much alive.
Tags: Dia de los Muertos, Walker's Point Center for the Arts, United Community Center, Latino, Mothers Against Gun Violence, Latin music

Politics - Dec. 15, 2006
Illegal immigration issue standoff likely to linger
Republicans sought to draw attention to the immigration issue in the hope of passing legislation to stem illegal immigration and return undocumented workers already here. But as Congress adjourned this fall, there was no movement on the issue, despite it dominating discussion during the last weeks of the session.
Tags: immigration, latino, republican, democrat, dennis shook

Movies - Aug. 24, 2006
A girl's trip to womanhood not a "Quinceanera"
MTV looks at the world of rich kids and their birthday parties in the reality show "Sweet Sixteen." Girls of Latin descent have experienced big celebrations of their own, called Quinceañeras, when they turn 15. "Quinceañera," the film, follows one girl's troubled journey from childhood into womanhood.
Tags: quinceanera, latino, latina

Politics - June 30, 2006
Latino convention puts Milwaukee in middle of immigration debate
Thousands of people and top national politicos have been gathering this week for the national League of United Latin American Citizens convention, making Milwaukee and area Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner central figures in the national immigration debate.
Tags: Latino, immigration, WisPolitics

Politics - April 28, 2006
May Day march preceded by rumors
In the wake of recent arrests of illegal immigrants by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents throughout the nation, it didn't take much to spread concern that the same was about to happen in southeastern Wisconsin.
Tags: Latino, Hispanic, protest, immgrant, immigration, Neumann-Ortiz, customs, INS