About the Traveling Exhibition
Through documentary photos and the words of the refugees themselves , John Ruebartsch and Sally Kuzma have created intimate family portraits that provide a window into the daily lives of some of the newest – and least familiar – Americans. After fleeing civil war, political persecution, and ethnic strife in countries such as Burma, Somalia, and Laos, these newcomers are rebuilding their lives and cultures here as generations of immigrants did before. Their stories are becoming our stories.
A cell-phone audio tour accompanies the exhibit. A 20-page catalog with essays by Milwaukee historian John Gurda, UWM Hmong Studies scholar Dr. Chia Youyee Vang, and UWM Public History scholar Dr. Jasmine Alinder is also available. This exhibition is supported in part by the Wisconsin Humanities Council, with funds from the National Endowment of the Humanities and the State of Wisconsin; and the Wisconsin Arts Board with finds from the National Endowment for the Arts. Sponsored by International Learning Center, a program of Neighborhood House of Milwaukee. For more information, contact John Ruebartsch, ruebartsch@yahoo.com.
Press Links
- Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel article
- Shepard Express review
- WUWM Radio interview, Lake Effect
- WMSE Radio interview Paul Cebar, (download 07/21 episode)
Traveling Exhibit Schedule
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Unitarian Universalist Church West
Community Room Gallery
13001 West North Avenue
Brookfield, WI 53005-5214
Tel 262.782.3535
May 11 – June 21, 2012
Reception: Tuesday May 15, 7:00pm
Call for hours: 262.894.6032
Past Events
- Islamic Resource Center/ Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition
March 9th – April 6th, 2012 - UW Whitewater Fiskum Art Gallery
Feb 15 – Mar 5, 2012
- UWM Conference on Critical Refugee Studies
Plymouth Church, 2717 E Hampshire Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211.
Nov. 3 -30, 2011
- Wheaton Franciscan – St. Joseph Hospital 5000 W. Chambers Street, Milwaukee April 25- June 3, 2011
- Bowling Green State University, Ohio March 18-April 3, 2011 Art Gallery of the Bowen-Thompson Student Union Panel Discussion on the exhibit, refugees and refugee issues
- Walkers Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI July 23 - Aug 28, 2010 Panel Discussion with John Gurda, Jasmine Alinder, Chia Y. Vang
Links to print materials and audio
