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Wednesday on Lake Effect: Hmong in Wisconsin, Technology in the Class, 'The Geography of Madness'

Wednesday on Lake Effect:

Many Hmong in Wisconsin still feel like outsiders, despite being in Wisconsin for more than 40 years. Journalist DoualyXaykaothao discusses her recent Atlantic article, “To Be Hmong and Midwestern.” Then, two new studies out on the use of smartphones and other technology in the college classroom show a huge divide between how tech is perceived by students and faculty. And writer Frank Bures travels to Nigeria, China, and elsewhere in search of some of the world’s culture-bound syndromes:

Guests:

  • Doualy Xaykaothao, Minnesota Public Radio
  • Bob Shuter, Marquette University
  • Frank Bures, author, The Geography of Madness

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