The School The classroom was loud with chatter and giggles. Instruction was underway in the ESL class at Barron High School. The energy in the room seemed misplaced for 8 a.m. but the colorful headscarves and traditional Muslim robes worn by the students added to the lively environment. They said they don’t dress this way […]
A Regular’s Take on ‘Somali-ville’
“We didn’t want them here, but they came and we take care of them,” said Elaine Johnson of Barron, Wis. as she sipped her Diet Coke through a straw at the town’s Veteran’s Foreign War bar. Johnson was an older woman, with chunky silver rings adorning each of her fingers, and she was talking about […]
Community Created Through Food
It isn’t clear that Barron’s Amin Restaurant & Grocery is in fact a restaurant upon first entrance. Once through the doorway, the eye first notices a glass display case with slightly fewer desserts than one might expect to see at a bakery. The wall behind is a disheveled collage of various beauty and healthcare products […]