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By Dante Viscarra “TEAM-work means Together Everyone Accomplish More” is a common phrase heard around UW-Madison campus these days, more so at the Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies (CHESS) at UW-Madison Whether it’s bringing on a new project, completing a complicated analysis, or launching a new survey feature, CHESS’ success, like most companies, depends […]
“I am concerned that one of my children or husband will become infected and die with Coronavirus,” says Maria Oseguera. She is a housewife, mother and owner of a house cleaning business in the city of Madison, Wisconsin. Like her and other matriarchs in the community, they are very anxious about the uncertainty and the […]
Interview with Rodrigo Carapia, young Mexican artist in Madison that, despite all the difficulties, still believes in art as an inspiration for a better life and a resource to educate both other people and yourself. > Hello and welcome Rodrigo! Thanks for allowing me to interview you. Tell me about you and your story. Where […]
Broadway, Salsa, Classical dance and then traveling all over on a boat, I came to Madison because of love. I came because of her. Interviewing Ariel Juárez, Choreographer, dancer, and Hip Hop instructor in Madison and Chicago. Come closer to hip hop dance and its origins, to its trajectory here in Madison and the importance […]
Hello and welcome Ángela! Tell me about yourself. Where were you born and how many years have you been in Madison? Why Madison? Well, I’m from Ibagué, a city in Colombia that’s pretty small but with high population density. It’s got about 500,000 inhabitants and is about a 4 hour drive from Bogotá. I grew […]
About seven years ago what arrived in Wisconsin was everything that the community was waiting for. A band that conserves the melodies from the Caribbean, Central America, and South America, with a very North American touch, the language. Music is life, it crosses borders, its capable of transporting any person to the most recondite place […]
Traditional popular culture means being part of a community that fosters values, customs, traditions and historical memory. They are transmitted from generation to generation and are converted in this manner into patrimony. This mode of transmission is very important for the formation, development and preservation of the identity of a people. The conservation of this […]
