The City of St. Paul helped build the Changsha China Friendship Garden at Lake Phalen to bring people together. But the use of the term “Moob”–which comes from one Hmong dialect–stirred pushback and resentment in the community. St. Paul City Council Member Dai Thao questioned whether it was inclusive.
Author Archives: Tiffany Bui
Tiffany is currently a senior at the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, MPR, MinnPost, the Minnesota Daily, Insight News, and Sahan Journal. Follow her on Twitter @tiffanybu1.