We look at the effects of a federal funding freeze on refugees in the United States. Then, we look at how the Ho-Chunk have persevered against colonization. Then, we talk to the author of a memoir that explores family tragedy, race and identity.
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Local refugee resettlement agencies react to funding freeze
A federal funding freeze by President Donald Trump last week has left agencies charged with resettling refugees scrambling for funding amidst new financial uncertainty. The heads of two resettlement agencies explain the effects.
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How the Ho-Chunk have persevered through colonization
From 1828 to 1875, Ho-Chunk people resisted as the government tried to forcibly remove them from their ancestral lands in Wisconsin. A UW-Madison historian uncovers this story in a new book. And the director of the Ho-Chunk Nation’s cultural center talks about its ongoing work.
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New memoir explores loss, abandonment and Blackness
When Wisconsin-native Theresa Okokon was 9, her father traveled to his hometown in Nigeria to attend his mother’s funeral and never returned. His mysterious death shattered Theresa as her family’s world here in Wisconsin unraveled. Okokon talks about her memoir, “Who I Always Was.”
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Kate Archer Kent Host
- Sheila Badwan Guest
- Kai Yael Gardner Mishlove Guest
- Stephen Kantrowitz
- Josie Lee Guest
- Theresa Okokon Guest
- Trevor Hook Producer
- Richelle Wilson Producer
- Mackenzie Krumme Producer
- Tyler Ditter Technical Director
- Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
- Dean Knetter Executive Producer
- Tim Peterson Managing Producer
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