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CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Legos, fellowship, and pistachio baklava: At an iftar in Hopkins, Afghan refugees came together to celebrate their first Ramadan in Minnesota.

by Aala Abdullahi May 2, 2022May 2, 2022

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Here’s what a blessed Ramadan looks like in north Minneapolis.

by Jaida Grey Eagle April 29, 2022April 29, 2022

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Yelling, swearing, sex, and laughs: Local funny Asian women call on lawmakers to help fund a theater for them and other people of color.

by Hibah Ansari April 15, 2022April 15, 2022

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Minnesota’s Somali community is mobilizing to send aid to Somaliland after a massive fire broke out at a well-known market. The fire in Somaliland hit on the eve of Ramadan.

by Hibah Ansari April 5, 2022April 5, 2022

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

Marvin Roger Anderson was displaced from St. Paul’s historically Black Rondo Neighborhood as a child when Interstate 94 was constructed. Now in his 80s, he sees promise in a plan to reconnect the area.

by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred March 31, 2022April 12, 2022

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Somali American running star Abdi Bile is a world-champion mentor.

by Laura Yuen February 26, 2022February 25, 2022

CHANGING MINNESOTA

Meet Minnesota gamers and game developers of color working to see themselves on screen.

by Hannah Yang February 25, 2022February 25, 2022

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

The construction of the 35W freeway meant destruction for Black neighborhoods in Minneapolis. A new museum exhibit looks back at the damage.

by Sonja Kleven November 18, 2021November 18, 2021

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Renowned Minnesota Native artist George Morrison to be honored with new stamp series

by Dan Kraker November 17, 2021November 17, 2021

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

‘We have a different story to tell’: As anchors Chenue Her and Gia Vang move up in the television news industry, they bring a new perspective with them.

by Hibah Ansari November 15, 2021November 15, 2021

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Welcome signs: Valerie Shirley helps Minnesota’s deaf Muslim community with everyday activities like filling out paperwork — and deeper concerns like understanding their religion.

by Joey Peters November 7, 2021May 23, 2022

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Survey finds that people of color perceive discrimination more frequently in Minnesota than nationwide.

by Joey Peters October 28, 2021November 1, 2021

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

In a new film, Minnesota choreographers Jonathan ‘AJ’ van Arneman and Peace Madimutsa imagine an escape from brutality and the creation of a global Black utopia.

by Jeffrey Bissoy October 26, 2021December 17, 2021

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Many younger immigrants in Minnesota can’t speak the language of their parents and grandparents. The result? Embarrassment, shame, and grief.

by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom October 20, 2021October 20, 2021

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Hmong American fashion designer Jocelyn Yang weaves her community’s history and tradition into modern-day clothing.

by Mecca Bos October 19, 2021October 20, 2021

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Hmong Minnesotans see parallels in Afghan refugee crisis.

by Hannah Yang September 28, 2021September 28, 2021

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Photographer Nancy Musinguzi takes portraits of queer, immigrant people in Minnesota. But they tell their own stories.

by Alex V. Cipolle September 16, 2021September 17, 2021

Arts

Beyond stereotypes: Daybreak Press aims to broaden depiction of Muslims in Minneapolis school books

by Hana Ikramuddin July 27, 2021July 27, 2021

Arts

Restoring imagination to immigrant communities: Chanida Phaengdara Potter and the Southeast Asian Diaspora Project

by Jaida Grey Eagle July 26, 2021July 26, 2021

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Minneapolis police providing traffic control were missing from this year’s Somali Independence Day celebration. No one missed them.

by Logan Carroll July 2, 2021July 5, 2021

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Twin Cities Desi Pride parade is a sign that ‘progress is palpable’.

by Tiffany Bui June 28, 2021July 2, 2021

Arts

Theater Mu’s Lily Tung Crystal: The more people hear Asian Americans’ stories, the more they will treat us as the true Americans we really are.

by Jaida Grey Eagle June 9, 2021June 10, 2021

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Chef Yia Vang on his Minnesota Rice initiative, discovering his father’s heroism, and what he tells the kids with the ‘stinky’ lunches.

by Jaida Grey Eagle May 25, 2021May 26, 2021

Food

Chef Soleil Ramirez left Venezuela after an armed militia man broke a chair over her back, and threatened to kill her. She recently launched her own Minneapolis restaurant.

by James Norton February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Protecting the living while serving the dead, Hmong funerals adapt to COVID-19 times

by Joey Peters December 2, 2020December 2, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

In a year of pain, recalling the excitement of past Hmong New Year festivals. And preparing for better times ahead.

by Hibah Ansari November 27, 2020November 27, 2020

Changing the Narrative

Getting Hmong men to open up about something many would rather not discuss: A culture of ‘toxic masculinity’

by Jeffrey Bissoy November 25, 2020November 30, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Minnesota retail manager finds fame as “Average Mohamed”: a celebrated citizen diplomat whose animated series aims to counsel Muslim youth.

by Sheila Regan October 13, 2020October 13, 2020

The killing of George Floyd

In a campaign stop, Trump asked immigrant business owners to air their grievances about the unrest in Minneapolis. Here are the Lake Street store owners he missed.

by Jaida Grey Eagle August 17, 2020August 17, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

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, 2020July 22, 2022

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

‘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

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

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

by Hibah Ansari July 2, 2020July 3, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

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

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Bush Foundation announces four immigrants from Minnesota as new 2020 fellows

by Hibah Ansari June 9, 2020June 12, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

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

by Joey Peters June 6, 2020June 12, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

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

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

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

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

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

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

by Joey Peters June 4, 2020June 12, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Minnesota Muslims get creative to celebrate Eid while keeping social distance

by Ibrahim Hirsi May 23, 2020May 23, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

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

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

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

by Abdirahman Mohamed May 11, 2020May 11, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

‘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

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

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

Coronavirus, CULTURE & COMMUNITY, HEALTH

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

by Riham Feshir March 11, 2020April 1, 2020

Arts, CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Hmong rappers get their chance to shine in YouTube competition

by Jeffrey Bissoy February 14, 2020April 1, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY, HEALTH

For struggling Minnesota Muslims, help is a phone call away

by Mohamed Ibrahim December 19, 2019April 1, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY, EDUCATION

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

by Jeffrey Bissoy December 5, 2019April 1, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY, EDUCATION

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

by Riham Feshir December 2, 2019April 1, 2020

COMMUNITY VOICES, CULTURE & COMMUNITY

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

by Jeffrey Bissoy November 25, 2019April 1, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY, HEALTH

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

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

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

With floral candles, Hmong sisters honor parents’ farming legacy

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

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

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

by Tiffany Bui October 25, 2019April 1, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

In Minnesota libraries, community is part of the collection

by Elizabeth Shockman October 24, 2019April 1, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY, Religion

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

by Riham Feshir October 4, 2019April 1, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

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

by Tarkor Zehn September 25, 2019April 1, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY, Religion

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

by Riham Feshir September 17, 2019April 1, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

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

by Dan Gunderson September 10, 2019April 1, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

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

by Joey Peters August 30, 2019April 1, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Soccer: Salve for struggling neighborhood of immigrants

by Catharine Richert August 28, 2019April 1, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

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

by Evan Frost August 27, 2019April 1, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

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

by Joey Peters August 26, 2019April 1, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

From the Caribbean to Minnesota, a community comes together

by Simone Cazares August 26, 2019April 1, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

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

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

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

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

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

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

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

by Ibrahim Hirsi August 11, 2019May 26, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY, Sports

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

by Danish Raza August 11, 2019April 1, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

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

by Danish Raza August 11, 2019April 1, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY, HEALTH

Her mission: Get East Africans to stop smoking

by Riham Feshir August 2, 2019April 1, 2020