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At Milwaukee’s long-running Holiday Folk Fair International, a three-day festival built on celebrating the cultural traditions of communities from around the world, Japan’s presence this year carried a deeper diplomatic message. The Holiday Folk Fair International remains one of Wisconsin’s major multicultural traditions, drawing dozens of ethnic groups and storytelling from around the world.

A group of Latino veterans and community leaders from Milwaukee made a solemn and inspirational visit on June 28 to “Hero Street, U.S.A.” in Silvis, Illinois, a one-and-a-half block neighborhood known for the many Hispanic residents who served in the U.S. military during World War II and the Korean War.