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May Lee-Yang along with Saymoukda Vongsay and Naomi Ko — founders of the Funny Asian Women’s Kollective (FAWK) — started building the idea for a series of workshops to help Asian women work on their comebacks. They titled the series, “Clapback.” Continue Reading
As policies both statewide and nationally grow increasingly more exclusive toward foreign-born residents, the fight to bring drivers’ licenses to the undocumented community has changed. Continue Reading
The wealth of different experiences that comprise the Hmong story is exactly why Mai Vang founded the Hmong Museum: a passion project 10 years in the making. Continue Reading
This week: protesters voice concern to the Anoka-Hennepin School District over transgender policies, two profiles on Hmong women artists and a $240 million bus rapid transit project in St. Paul. Continue Reading
The floors shine in Suchitra Sairam’s St. Paul dance studio. In order to reach it, she has to descend a narrow stairway into a brightly-painted basement. It’s perfect studio space, Sairam said. She and her students never have to worry about disturbing anyone beneath them with their footwork. Continue Reading
This week: MN GOP threatens big transportation budget cuts, Shades of Yellow closes after 14 years serving the API LGBTQ community and low morale after layoffs at HCMC. Continue Reading
Now, 16 years after Sharon Sayles-Belton left office, four candidates of color are running for mayor: two in Minneapolis and two in St. Paul. Continue Reading
This week: Cambodian families protest immigration detention, Minnesota cannabis workers unionize and growth of the state’s prison population slows. Continue Reading
This week: Asiya brings a sport hijab to Muslim women in the Twin Cities, a conversation with poet Tish Jones, and highlights from an ongoing exhibition from Japanese-American artist Kinji Akagawa. Continue Reading
When Sri Lankan artist Chamindika Wanduragala returned to the Twin Cities arts scene after almost a decade away, it was a much needed rebirth. Continue Reading