Lao leadership we can look up to
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Sabaidee, everyone, and happy new year.
It’s been a long time since I last posted and there are so many exciting things I want to share with all of you.
Shelter Report: Heading Home?
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Glen is headed back to Scotland where he hasn’t lived for 35 years. During many of those years in the U.S., he’s been a steelworker, hanging rebar in skyscrapers. Continue Reading
A changing MN: farmers are older, but more women & people of color going into their fields
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From the introduction to the report, The Minnesota Farmer: Demographic Trends and Relevant Laws (embedded below):
Immigration battles: Drivers licenses for all
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Minnesota’s One State, One License coalition got an early start, Continue Reading
Mr. and Mrs. Phanthavong: Life in the Lao community of North Minneapolis
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In the cozy dim-lit townhome of Mr. Phouxay and Mrs. Continue Reading
Intermedia and the Lao American Renaissance
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One of my favorite parts of Minnesota is the consistent exposure to new ideas and theories. Continue Reading
The giving season: Lao Diaspora style
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It’s the holiday season and while we know the Lao way of celebrating isn’t just eating holiday hybrid favorites like honey-baked ham with a side of sticky rice and jeow, it’s also about giving. The reflections of the past year, what it means to be in tuned with one’s self, and building community one hopes to see. Continue Reading
Cultural bridge builder: Sia Her redefines what it means to be a ‘good Hmong daughter’
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Sia Her remembers hearing relatives ask her mother, “Is this the daughter you tried to abort?” And her mother would say yes. For years, until her parents finally felt able to tell stories from Laos, she didn’t understand the questions, or the answer.
OPINION | Immigration 2014: A year in review
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The year, 2014, has been one for the books. Once again, immigrants, our immigration system, and immigration reform took center stage drawing intense and passionate responses from both sides of the aisle.
Immigration has become a ‘driving force’ in Minnesota’s economy
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The stream of the diverse immigrant communities to Minnesota has led to a rapid growth of the state’s economy and population over the past 13 years, according to a new study, “Immigrant Contributions to Minnesota’s Economy.”