Howard Leu was the very first subject for “This is Milwaukee.” His family came to the U.S. when he was just 5 years old, settling in a small town in Alabama, where there were about 15 Asian residents. His father opened a Chinese restaurant there and died before he could truly enjoy the fruits of his life’s labor. This is the context for how Howard, who is a marketing strategist and photographer, answered our question: “What is democracy, for you?”