Meet Amari Brown, college student studying Business Management at the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. She completed her apprenticeship at the Appleton Public Library in Wisconsin and was mentored by Yee Lee Vue, Adult Services and Community Engagement Librarian. Amari worked closely with Yee to design services that enhanced the library’s Small Business - Big Impact Initiative, which supports business startup, retention, and expansion efforts for people of color and immigrants.

Meet Moua Yang, senior undergrad studying English at the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay and an individual passionate about creative writing and storytelling. Moua’s background being Hmong American and working closely with youth at the Boys & Girls Club led him to participate in our library apprenticeship initiative. He completed his apprenticeship at the Elisha D. Smith Public Library in Menasha, WI and was mentored by Kirk Moore-Nokes, the Programming Supervisor at that library.