Culture & Community Archives — Sahan Journal

The Vang family traveled from Laos to France to Minnesota to Florida to Nevada…in order to start a perfect French bakery—in Maplewood.

by Samantha HoangLong August 7, 2020August 7, 2020

A father-son team is opening a new French-American-Hmong bakery to make the kind of classic baguettes you can only get at home. Wherever that is.

‘I want people to know that the Oromo people are here’: A killing in Ethiopia ignites a youth revolution in Minnesota.

by Jaida Grey Eagle July 17, 2020July 17, 2020

COVID-19 cancels J4, the Hmong International Freedom Festival, for 40,000 attendees

by Hibah Ansari July 2, 2020July 3, 2020

Family of Isak Aden, who was killed by police in Eagan a year ago, files civil rights suit; protesters want case reopened

by Hibah Ansari July 2, 2020July 2, 2020

Minnesota’s Oromo community demands justice after musician and activist Hachalu Hundessa is killed in Ethiopia

by Becky Z. Dernbach June 30, 2020July 4, 2020

Bush Foundation announces four immigrants from Minnesota as new 2020 fellows

by Hibah Ansari June 9, 2020June 12, 2020

La radio La Raza se relanza días después de quemarse durante las protestas de George Floyd

by Joey Peters June 6, 2020June 12, 2020

Holy Land CEO relative has been fired from law firm for racist social media post

by Hibah Ansari June 5, 2020June 5, 2020

With police absent, Lake Street business owners form their own night patrols

by Becky Z. Dernbach June 5, 2020June 5, 2020

In a new novel, Minnesota Somali woman shows how immigrants are taking charge of their own narrative

by Ibrahim Hirsi June 5, 2020June 12, 2020

La Raza radio relaunches days after burning down during George Floyd protests

by Joey Peters June 4, 2020June 12, 2020

Minnesota Muslims get creative to celebrate Eid while keeping social distance

by Ibrahim Hirsi May 23, 2020May 23, 2020

Not in His Front Yard: Falcon Heights tells would-be vegetable gardener to hold the lettuce, hold the tomato, while it studies the menu

by Joey Peters May 20, 2020May 27, 2020

Decades of searching over, filmmakers work to reintroduce Somali-made epic to the world

by Abdirahman Mohamed May 11, 2020May 11, 2020

‘We’re just scratching the surface’: Community volunteers team up with adult daycare centers to help the elderly

by Abdirahman Mohamed April 24, 2020April 25, 2020

Faith in action: Muslims answer the call to make masks for health workers, patients

by Abdirahman Mohamed April 4, 2020April 6, 2020

Somali woman sews face masks for Minnesota health care workers battling coronavirus pandemic

by Abdirahman Mohamed April 3, 2020April 6, 2020

Amid coronavirus fears, Asian grocery store ran out of beloved jasmine rice

by Riham Feshir March 11, 2020April 1, 2020

Hmong rappers get their chance to shine in YouTube competition

by Jeffrey Bissoy February 14, 2020April 1, 2020

For struggling Minnesota Muslims, help is a phone call away

by Mohamed Ibrahim December 19, 2019April 1, 2020

University of Minnesota student taps Nigerian roots to design a sneaker for Nike

by Jeffrey Bissoy December 5, 2019April 1, 2020

Chinese, English language students learn from each other in U of M program

by Riham Feshir December 2, 2019April 1, 2020

Moving to Mexico for love sounded awesome. Then my African uncle called.

by Jeffrey Bissoy November 25, 2019April 1, 2020

Hijabs for patients and medical staff: St. Louis Park hospital makes health care history

by Becky Z. Dernbach November 14, 2019April 1, 2020

With floral candles, Hmong sisters honor parents’ farming legacy

by Becky Z. Dernbach November 8, 2019April 1, 2020

The ‘Glass Man’: How a former CIA worker helped bring the Hmong to America

by Tiffany Bui October 25, 2019April 1, 2020

In Minnesota libraries, community is part of the collection

by Elizabeth Shockman October 24, 2019April 1, 2020

Twin Cities mosque on edge after opponents start pointing the cameras at children

by Riham Feshir October 4, 2019April 1, 2020

Seeking answers and lessening the stigma of being female, divorced and Hmong

by Tarkor Zehn September 25, 2019April 1, 2020

For Muslims wrestling with substance abuse, it’s often a silent struggle

by Riham Feshir September 17, 2019April 1, 2020

A community garden in Fargo is doing more than helping new Americans access healthy food

by Dan Gunderson September 10, 2019April 1, 2020

Minnesota Somalis get a national forum on NPR’s 1A

by Joey Peters August 30, 2019April 1, 2020

Soccer: Salve for struggling neighborhood of immigrants

by Catharine Richert August 28, 2019April 1, 2020

IN PICTURES: A tradition continues as hundreds of Hmong anglers come out for bass tournament

by Evan Frost August 27, 2019April 1, 2020

At State Fair, Minnesota’s new immigrants find common ground

by Joey Peters August 26, 2019April 1, 2020

From the Caribbean to Minnesota, a community comes together

by Simone Cazares August 26, 2019April 1, 2020

IN PICTURES: Immigrant kids jump into Minnesota’s outdoor summer culture

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim August 21, 2019April 1, 2020

In hurricane’s wake, Puerto Ricans find safe harbor in Minnesota

by Jeyca Maldonado-Medina August 19, 2019April 1, 2020

‘Create your own world’: Minnesota’s Somali writers make their mark

by Ibrahim Hirsi August 11, 2019May 26, 2020

Cricket building friendships, bridging gaps across Minnesota’s immigrant communities

by Danish Raza August 11, 2019April 1, 2020

IN PICTURES: Twin Cities Indian community shows its style at IndiaFest

by Danish Raza August 11, 2019April 1, 2020

Her mission: Get East Africans to stop smoking

by Riham Feshir August 2, 2019April 1, 2020