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Immigrant Journeys

MARIO

"My job is to take care of the cows, milking, feeding, everything. There are 400 cows. I worked as a teacher in Honduras. I didn’t know anything about cows."

READ HIS STORY ➔

Immigrant Journeys from South of the Border

¡Mi travesía hasta Wisconsin!

A glimpse into the life of a stranger can invite us to empathize with others and reflect on our own life journeys. That's why we invite you to read these eight stories of people who emigrated here from homes in Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, and Uruguay who now live and work in Wisconsin.

The Immigrant Journeys website also offers additional information to help us understand these stories in the context of history, policy, and our lives.

 

 

"Immigrant Journeys from South of the Border ¡Mi travesía hasta Wisconsin!" the traveling exhibit, was produced by Wisconsin Humanities in partnership with Centro Hispano of Dane County. The two organizations came together as natural allies in strengthening community ties and building understanding among neighbors. This is a project of Wisconsin Humanities with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Alumni Circle of Wisconsin Humanities.

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