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December makes me nostalgic, and of course reminds me of gifts and presents. It's a time we spend looking back and looking forward. How do we appreciate what we have properly?

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Celebrating Lao Minnesotan Artists Heritage Month

By Bryan Thao Worra, Bryan Thao Worra on TCDP

One of the big discussions of the last few years in the Lao Minnesotan community has been the issue of civic engagement and participation in community building. In 2015, we will see the 40th year since the end of the war for Laos, which changed our lives dramatically.

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