Author: Lee Matz

The inaugural Hmong-language television news programming for Milwaukee was celebrated at a preview showing and fundraiser on August 12 at the Phongsavan Asian Market. For the first time since thousands of Hmong refugees settled in Milwaukee in the 1970s, the displaced community will be able to watch local news produced in their native language. Nyob Zoo means “Hello” in Hmong, pronounced “nyaw zhong.” “Nyob Zoo Milwaukee TV is so much more than a news show. It is the platform we are creating to lift up and inspire future leaders to tackle the challenges of our time,” said Chia Xiong,...

Milwaukee’s largest annual used book sale took place in the Yankee Hill area from August 4 to 8 at the Cathedral Church of All Saints. Close to 40,000 books were available for purchase to raise funds that help fight hunger in the Milwaukee area and beyond. In its 36th year, avid readers look forward to the Hunger Book sale every summer, which has collected more than $500,000 since it began. All the event planning and management requires a dedicated group of several dozen volunteers to organize and price the donated reading materials. “The Hunger Book Sale committee spends most...

Milwaukee veterans joined elected officials across the nation on August 7, on the 235th anniversary of the Purple Heart, to remember those who have served the nation with great sacrifice and valor. The Purple Heart is different from all other military awards because an individuals are not recommended for the decoration. They are entitled upon meeting the specific criteria, which is being wounded during action with an enemy of the United States. Jim Duff, Director of Milwaukee County Veterans Services (MCVSO), honored local recipients of the Purple Heart at the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center with a proclamation from...