In an effort to get acquainted with the Latino community in Madison, I had the pleasure of meeting Kent Craig, the Executive Director of Centro Hispano of Dane County (in Madison). Originally from Indiana, Kent was selected as the first non-Latino Executive Director of the center just a year ago after serving as Deputy Director…
The day after arriving from our vacation, we moved out of our temporary housing and into our new town “home.” Anyone that’s experienced relocating can appreciate my current situation – boxes everywhere! I’m moving in my second year anniversary of HTM. Hard to believe – much has changed over the last two years and more…
You’re probably not familiar with the name of the town above. I wasn’t. It’s a town located Northeast of Madison. I didn’t know this town existed until I read a special report by a local newspaper on the city’s increasing Latino population. While the trend is a familiar one around the country, it’s the first article, or series…
As I get acquainted with my new community, I’ve begun to discover that Madison has no shortage of people who are already helping the Latino community here. One example is Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, District 5 City Council member. While not Latina, Ms. Bidar-Sielaff already has a long history of supporting the Latino community in Madison. I blogged earlier regarding…
Well it only took three weeks to get back online – but in case you were wondering, I’ve made it to Madison! Where to begin. Simply put – Madison is everything people have said it would be: diverse, cultural, fun, energetic, athletic, beautiful, healthy and ecological. People that live here take a lot of pride…
