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On Sale: Lower Fox River PCB Cleanup Timeline: An Electronic Reference Library
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You are invited to explore the world of unintended consequences of producing carbonless paper and its underlying chemistry of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) on the health of the Fox River and Lower Green Bay. Using an interactive timeline, this book by author Greg Neuschafer offers an overview of 70-years of PCBs impacting the river, from…
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Who is Pa Lee?
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Pa Lee was born in a village called Khang Kay. She got married and had two children in Longcheng, living under a cruel communist regime for 14 years. Pa Lee’s family feared retribution from the Viet Cong because her husband had worked with the U.S. military, so they decided it would be safer to live…
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Who is Sandra Shackelford?
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Sandra Shackelford has long been a proponent of racial justice. When her art professor chastised a student due to his race, she boycotted the university. When Emmett Till was lynched, she was among the crowds calling for justice. When Shackelford’s newspaper and recreation center were burned down by the KKK, she moved from the…
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I Believe in Voice: An Interview with Sandra Shackelford
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A Portrait of Grief and Courage: Hmong Oral Histories and Folktales, by Sandra Shackelford, with translations by May Lee Lor and transcriptions by Ma Le Lor, is now on sale. Click this link for purchase and pick up information. Interviewer’s note: Sandra’s written responses have been edited to include further details and quotes that she…
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‘What’s Past is Prologue’: An Interview with Greg Neuschafer
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Author Greg Neuschafer published The Lower Fox River Clean Up: An Electronic Resource Library with The Teaching Press in October 2023. Email the Teaching Press to buy your copies! Interviewers’ notes: This interview was conducted via e-mail by Abby Jurk and Autumn Johnson, in stages, from 2022-2023. Why embark on this project? Let me begin…
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Meet the Lead Designer of The Viking House Saga and A Portrait of Grief and Courage
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The Teaching Press had 21 students working as interns and staff in Fall 2023. We’re featuring their work in small batches—the same way we print books at the Press! Emily Heling was lead designer for two Teaching Press titles in 2023: The Viking House Saga: A Journey into Experiential Archeology at UW-Green Bay, by Owen…
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Meet the Project Manager and Chief Copyeditor of A Portrait of Grief and Courage
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The Teaching Press had 21 students working as interns and staff in Fall 2023. We’re featuring their work in small batches—the same way we print books at the Press! Olivia Meyer became the Project Manager on A Portrait of Grief and Courage: Hmong Oral Histories and Folktales, in early 2023, when the manuscript was still…
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Meet the Interns: Promotion, Publicity, and A Portrait…
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The Teaching Press had 21 students working as interns and staff in Fall 2023. We’re featuring their work in small batches—the same way we print books at the Press! This team of Fall 2023 interns focused on creating engagement and interest in our books, especially our 2022 titles Call Me Morgue and Wandering Toft Point:…
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Meet the Interns: Promotion, Production, and A Viking House Saga
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The Teaching Press had 21 students working as interns and staff in Fall 2023. We’re featuring their work in small batches—the same way we print books at the Press! This group of interns focused on creating press publicity for our titles, including our Fall 2023 launch of The Viking House Saga: A Journey into Experiential…
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Meet the Interns: Operations, Outreach, and Fold-Out Production
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The Teaching Press had 21 students working as interns and staff in Fall 2023. We’re featuring their work in small batches—the same way we print books at the Press! This group of interns operated our machines and print our books—and Fall 2023 was challenging! Managers Jair Zeuske and Ethan Craft taught our team how to…