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Milwaukee: Facts and Finds

Milwaukee: Facts and Finds. By Jay Li www.yifansclub.com. What does “Milwaukee” mean?. “Milwaukee” comes from an Algonquian word “Millioke” meaning either: Good Beautiful Pleasant Land. Source: wikipedia. org. Milwaukee Sports. Club Sports Founded League Stadium

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Milwaukee: Facts and Finds

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  1. Milwaukee: Facts and Finds By Jay Li www.yifansclub.com

  2. What does “Milwaukee” mean? “Milwaukee” comes from an Algonquian word “Millioke” meaning either: • Good • Beautiful • Pleasant Land Source: wikipedia. org

  3. Milwaukee Sports Club Sports Founded League Stadium Milwaukee Bucks Basketball 1968 NBA Bradley Center Milwaukee Brewers Baseball 1970 National (MLB) Miller Park Milwaukee Admirals Hockey 1970 AHL Bradley Center Milwaukee Wave Soccer 1984 Soccer League US Cellular Arena

  4. Metro Milwaukee Economy • Greater Milwaukee is the home to the headquarters of 13 Fortune 1000 companies, including Johnson Controls, NW Mutual, Harley-Davidson, Rockwell Automation, Manpower Inc., Kohl’s, Fiserv, Wisconsin Energy, etc……. • Health care makes up 27% workforce while manufacturing makes up 22%, second only to san Jose. • A large number of financial service firm. • Service and managerial jobs are fastest-growing segments of the Milwaukee economy. • Milwaukee was once the home to four of world largest breweries (Schlitz, Blatz, Pabst, and Miller) and was the number one beer producing city in the world for many years.

  5. Metro Milwaukee Festivals • Milwaukee “ A great place on a great lake” has its own nickname as the “City of festivals” emphasizing an annual lakefront fair called Summer fest. List in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest music festival in the world. Summer fest attracts around 1,000,000 visitors annually.

  6. Milwaukee Population In 2005 Est. • Milwaukee City: 592,765 • Greater Milwaukee: 1,868,216 1.6% increase from 2000 Data Source: US Census Bureau

  7. Race And Ethnicity

  8. Race And Ethnicity (continue) Data Source: US Census Bureau

  9. Chinese Population • 2007 Est. • Greater Milwaukee: 10,000 124% Increase from 2000 Data Source: US Census Bureau

  10. Chinese Population (continue) • By Year 2010 Est. Chinese population in Greater Milwaukee: 15,200 Data Source: US Census Bureau

  11. Milwaukee Vs. Houston Data Source: US Census Bureau

  12. Chicago Population Data Source: US Census Bureau

  13. Join Yifan Have Fun

  14. Build A Stronger Community Yi Fan Club www.yifansclub.com • Association of Chinese Scientists and Engineer. • Cricket Academy of Chinese Learning and Culture • Medical College of Wisconsin Student and Scholar Association. • Marquette University Chinese Student and Scholar Association. • Mercan Chinese Language Institute. • Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce. • Milwaukee Chinese Christian Church. • Milwaukee Chinese Fellowship/Christian Chinese Historical Society • Milwaukee Chinese Historical Society • Organization of Chinese Americans • Society of Chinese American Professors and Scientists • University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee Chinese Student and Scholar Association

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