Category: Profiles
Waleed Najeeb: A spiritual duty to bring specialized relief to those suffering from a decade of war
Medical Mission to Jordan: After more than a decade of Civil War in Syria, and continuing...
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Lola Vaganova: A journey from Izium to Milwaukee in the footsteps of an ancestor who also fled a war
Lola Vaganova’s Ukrainian great grandmother was 20 years-old when WWII started. She became an “Ostarbeiter,” a Nazi German designation for foreign slave workers in Germany. Vaganova’s first stop as a displaced refugee from Izium was Oppeln, Germany, now known as Opole, Poland. A terrible history had again repeated itself.
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Diane Baima: Former Milwaukee teacher shares stories of life in rural Ukraine during 9 months of war
Diane Baima grew up in America’s midwest, being born and raised in Minnesota, attending...
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Marcelia Nicholson: A Day in Photos with the Chairwoman of the County Board of Supervisors
Considering herself to be an educator at heart, Marcelia Nicholson made the tough decision to...
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Sister Norma Pimentel: An impromptu chat with the “Pope’s favorite nun” during a drive to the border
MISSION TO THE BORDER: Milwaukee-based Forward Latino led a delegation to the southernmost border...
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An advocate for Irpin: How Boris Nayflish searched for his Ukrainian roots and found a Sister City
Milwaukee was founded as a city of immigrants, with traditions embedded into the culture and...
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