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Distant voices find a home

By Lisa Haddican , Minnesota Women's Press

Yuko Taniguchi, Sun Yung Shin and Wang Ping will come together May 1 to share stories that incorporate aspects of lives across the ocean and ultimately speak volumes on a universal level. The recent works of these three Asian-born Minnesota residents share the unifying theme of the authors’ efforts to honor their native cultures while facing the challenges many immigrants struggle with. MORE »

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Mississippi Watershed group retools grants program, hopes to reach diverse communities

By Paul Purman , TC Daily Planet

A Twin Cities watershed organization has a quarter million dollars of grant money to divvy up over the next few months, and they’re hoping groups that have traditionally not applied for funding will show up for an information meeting on Monday, September 8.

“Look at the demographics of our watershed,” explains Jenny Winkelman, Education & Outreach Coordinator for the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO), which covers portions of the cities of Minneapolis, St. Paul, Lauderdale, and St. Anthony. “We have a huge audience we’re trying to reach, many of them fairly recent immigrant communities, such as the Hmong and Somali communities. Most traditional watershed materials are produced for a literate, English-speaking audience and may miss important populations.” MORE »