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November 16, 2009

Latino Geriatric Center program eases the burden of Alzheimer’s in Milwaukee

November 13, 2009

ELL makes a difference – After working as a social worker for several years, Patti Kuenzie made the switch to teaching. Now, an English Language Learners teacher for the River Fall School District, Kuenzie said she’s is happier than she’s ever been and doesn’t look back.

November 9, 2009

Hispanic population growing in Eau Claire, Wisconsin

October 9, 2009

Hispanics to be honored at UMOS dinner – Gilbert Llanas, the director of community relations for Northwestern Mutual and the president of the Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee, has been named Hispanic Man of the Year.

September 17, 2009

Latino Arts gears up for its next full season – Milwaukee

September 15, 2009

Voces de la Frontera, a Latino and immigrant worker rights group, opposes the proposed mayoral takeover of Milwaukee Public Schools, executive director Christine Neumann-Ortiz said Monday

September 10, 2009

A Green Bay business is questioned for selling a photo ID card to thousands of immigrants in Green Bay and Appleton.

September 1, 2009

Local residents used a grill to help bridge relations between Madison’s African-American and Latino communities this weekend.

August 21, 2009

The real Mexico, from music to women who ride – Milwaukee’s Mexican Fiesta Aug. 21-23, 2009

June 25, 2009

The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin is assuming control of ¡Aquí! Milwaukee, a monthly magazine that had been published by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Specialty Media Division targeting second- and third-generation Hispanics in southeast Wisconsin.

June 23, 2009

Groups lobby for Wisconsin driver’s card for immigrants

June 17, 2009

Leaders in Milwaukee’s Latino community expressed outrage Wednesday that state Sen. Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) and other Democrats removed provisions in the state budget that would allow some undocumented students to pay in-state college tuition and let illegal immigrants receive certificates that would allow them to legally drive.

June 15, 2009

Hispanic girls share stories of empowerment – HERMANAS, Kenosha Unified’s empowerment group for Hispanic girls – Wisconsin

June 5, 2009

Wisconsin considers giving ID cards to illegal immigrants

June 4, 2009

Wisconsin made 5,000 pounds of Hispanic cheeses in 2008

May 14, 2009

Since 2000, the Hispanic population in Wisconsin has increased by 48.2% to 285,827 people, or 5.1% of the state’s population

March 9, 2009

Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee (HPGM) will host a leadership conference to provide Hispanic professionals with valuable tools to enhance leadership skills and expand their professional networks. – Friday, March 20 at the Wisconsin Club from 7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m

January 21, 2009

Johnson Controls Inc. will receive the 2008 Corporation of the Year Award from the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin (HCCW)

Hispanic program travels immigration road – Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

December 5, 2008

Latino Arts flourish this weekend with Rodriguez and Conde – Milwaukee

December 2, 2008

Anti-Hispanic bias claimed in suit against SDC – A longtime manager at the Social Development Commission in Milwaukee has sued the agency

November 19, 2008

mmigrant rights’ groups in Wisconsin say they’ll try again next year to get Congress to pass state educational residency status for illegal immigrants.

October 15, 2008

Number Of Hispanics In Dane County Workforce Grows Nearly 13,000 – Hispanics Work In County – Wisconsin

September 21, 2008

Silver Lake College is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month from Monday to Oct. 15 with a variety of on-campus events and offerings –

September 17, 2008

Latino Entrepreneurial Network of Southeastern Wisconsin, a grass-roots, nonprofit entrepreneurial club that provides coaching, technical assistance and networking opportunities to Hispanic and other bilingual entrepreneurs.

Music blasted from both ends of Leicht Memorial Park on Tuesday night in Green Bay as thousands celebrated Hispanic culture.

September 15, 2008

Visiting Nicaraguan poet-priest awaits trouble on return home – Ernesto Cardenal in Milwaukee

September 3, 2008

Maria Monreal-Cameron, president and chief executive officer of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Wisconsin (HCCW), has been named the inaugural Region 4 Chamber Executive of the Year by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC)

August 28, 2008

Latino Media Outlets on the Rise in Milwaukee

August 20, 2008

Latinos in the Wausau area voiced their concerns to local officials Tuesday night, describing fears that can leave them feeling isolated from the community at large, despite their desire to be a part of it.

August 17, 2008

Milwaukee’s Lincoln Village is a Polish and Latino melting pot

August 12, 2008

A competitive race is shaping up this election season in what’s now a largely Latino district on Milwaukee’s near south side. Democratic incumbent Pedro Colon has been that district’s representative in the state assembly for 10 years. He’s been unopposed in the past four elections. Now two democratic challengers, Laura Manriquez and Jose Guzman, are trying to unseat him.

August 11, 2008

Madison’s Latino Appeal – Wisconsin

August 7, 2008

The Marquette University College of Education will host Dr. Alberta M. Gloria, a professor of counseling at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as the Association of Marquette University Women’s (AMUW) Chair in Humanistic Studies for 2008-2009.

New population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau Thursday show Wisconsin’s Hispanic population has increased by 41% since 2000 and reached 5%.

July 30, 2008

The Mexican Consulate will make another visit to Green Bay next week after turning away hundreds who waited hours to get passports and consular identification cards last month.

July 28, 2008

Change For Latinas = Change For The Community Part II – Milwaukee

July 21, 2008

Unsung Manny Parra proves worth in Milwaukee

July 15, 2008

A Green Bay pizza crust maker will pay $188,000 to Hispanic job applicants to resolve a discrimination case.

June 19, 2008

Area churches reach out to Hispanics – Green Bay

June 12, 2008

Area’s Mexican nationals endure long wait for documents – Green Bay

June 11, 2008

State Rep. Pedro Colón (D-Milwaukee) represents Wisconsin’s 8th District. He serves on the Joint Committee on Finance and chairs the Governor’s Council on Migrant Labor. He also serves on the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewer District Board and the Milwaukee Area Technical College District Boards. He is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Hispanic Lawyers Association and the National Association of Latino Elected Officials, where he serves on the board of directors.

June 10, 2008

Snippet – The Chicago-based mobile Mexican Consulate will be in Green Bay on Wednesday to issue and renew Mexican national identification cards and passports to Mexicans in the community.

June 2, 2008

Consulate group issues passports, IDs to Mexican citizens – Manitowoc, Wisconsin

May 12, 2008

Milwaukee’s Journal Sentinel to print La Raza

May 6, 2008

Radio host will keynote Milwaukee conference for Hispanic women

May 5, 2008

Trip from Mexico City to Waukesha was scary for woman

UW-Milwaukee Students Participate in Immigrant Rights March – (30,000 strong in Milwaukee)

Money train runs from here to Mexico – remittances from Madison, Wisconsin

May 1, 2008

“A Day Without Latinos” March Thursday – Milwaukee

Wisconsin Experiences Big Spike in Hispanic Population in State Since Year 2000

April 30, 2008

Spanish-only on AM-1510 – Milwaukee

April 29, 2008

Pledge Of Allegiance Spanish Recitation Uproars Wisconsin

April 28, 2008

Green Bay program demonstrates dangers of smoking for Hispanics

April 24, 2008

Racine entrepreneur starts tapping into new dairy technology – Ed Salinas

March 24, 2008

La Casa Fitness Center Opens – Waukesha, Wisconsin

Did You Know? The Hispanic population in Green Bay could reach 30 percent of the population by 2032, according to a Wisconsin think thank that studied recent demographic trends.

Immigrant study finds no signs of harm to employment – But report on Green Bay doesn’t gauge effect on wages

March 13, 2008

Speaking the same language – Hispanic firms identify with clientele’s culture – Santiago Insurance Agency in Milwaukee

March 11, 2008

AIDS message on wheels – Hispanic clinic plans educational van – Waukesha, Wisconsin

March 6, 2008

Latina students reflect on their education – Panel discussion raises awareness of difficulties faced by Latina women in American education – Wisconsin

February 25, 2008

Alejandro Vázquez to speak on campus – Spanish Business Association brings editor to discuss Latinos in Wisconsin media

February 21, 2008

Waukesha 4-H kids form first such Latino group in state – Wisconsin

February 18, 2008

Crackdown on illegal immigrants spurs debate – Wisconsin

February 14, 2008

Immigrant labor vital to area businesses – Wisconsin

February 12, 2008

Doyle names replacement for UW regent who quit in protest – Jose Vasquez – Wisconsin

February 11, 2008

Board honors former regent Jesus Salas for lifelong dedication to higher education – Wisconsin

February 7, 2008

Newest Dane County judge is native of Colombia – Wisconsin

February 6, 2008

Doyle appoints Dane County’s first Hispanic judge – Juan B. Colas in Wisconsin

February 5, 2008

Van Hollen To Issue Guide On Dealing With Illegal Immigrants – Wisconsin

January 31, 2008

Federal Officials Arrest 20 Illegal Immigrants in Wisconsin Following 3 Day Sweep

January 17, 2008

Mother proud of Waukesha woman’s TV stardom – Carmen De La Paz of HGTV ’s Hammer Heads

January 14, 2008

Hispanic employees are integral part of dairy industry success – Wisconsin

January 11, 2008

The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin (HCCW) has elected members to serve three-year terms on its board of directors.

January 3, 2008

Latinos seek programs on citizenship, English – Appleton, Wisconsin

January 2, 2008

A closer look at Waukesha’s Latino history – Wisconsin

December 13, 2007

Immigration solution? Dairy hiring firm helps bridge vexing challenge

December 11, 2007

Immigration poll finds ‘fault line’ in support for children versus adults – Wisconsin

December 10, 2007

Sanchez second former alderman seeking a comeback – Milwaukee

November 26, 2007

Cop who took cousin’s name gets probation, but must leave U.S. – Wisconsin

November 15, 2007

WMEP hires Hispanic consultant to help Milwaukee manufacturers

November 11, 2007

Milwaukee-area native Bill Hackett oversees nationwide push behind No. 1 import Corona

November 1, 2007

Speaker to discuss environmental justice in Latino communities – University of Wisconsin-Madison

October 31, 2007

Jesus Salas resignation bold, yet justified – University of Wisconsin Regent resigns over state immigration politics

October 25, 2007

Wisconsin Attorney General : Illegal immigrants can’t receive licenses from state

October 22, 2007

Concerns about my ethnicity still mainly personal – Appleton, Wisconsin

October 16, 2007

Whitewater immigration raid saga closes with sentencing – Wisconsin

October 14, 2007

Bobi Céspedes es buenisima! – Milwaukee

Clinica Hispana making impact in Green Bay community

October 8, 2007

QUOTE: “If you took away Hispanic labor from agriculture and from dairying in Wisconsin, we’d be in crisis,” said Wisconsin Secretary of Agriculture Rod Nilestuen. “There’s no two ways about that.”

September 27, 2007

The Latino/Hispanic Caucus of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin

September 26, 2007

Norma Saldivar named interim director of University of Wisconsin Arts Institute

Wisconsin Workforce Development Secretary Gassman Appoints Hector Colon As Executive Assistant

September 24, 2007

Feds: TNT Crust discriminated against Hispanics – Green Bay

September 19, 2007

Feds more vigilant in finding illegal immigrants in jails – Wisconsin

Proposed bill bans sanctuary for illegal immigration – Wisconsin

September 18, 2007

Latin fraternity hires attorneys – Madison, Wisconsin

September 16, 2007

Role model with a sash: Miss Latina Racine isn’t a beauty pageant

September 15, 2007

Wisconsin Book Festival 2007: Ana Castillo speaks

August 27, 2007

Hispanic community is county’s fastest growing minority group – Winnebago County, Wisconsin

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