Liberated by listening: How cross-cultural story-telling sets us all free
Ruthie Johnson I grew up in the minority-majority city of Miami. The “dominant” culture consisted of several ethnic minority populations. The rarity of this became obvious to me when my white adoptive...
View ArticleLeading to civic engagement: Sunny Chanthanouvong receives McKnight Award
Bryan Thao WorraThis week, the Mcknight Foundation announced that Lao Assistance Center executive director Sunny Chanthanouvong was one of only six people being honored for their work with the...
View ArticleWhy I am going to default on my private student loans
Ryan Williams-VirdenIn the fifth grade my teacher, Mrs. Ramacier, picked me to teach a lesson on Minnesota history to the class. I remember it because it was the first time I actually thought about...
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reduce the weight of the new balance pas cher second way is to reduce the upper weight, seamless line craft shoes, breathable window covered TPU, upper middle also joined the carbon fiber module make...
View ArticleThe fun begins: Competitive cooking at the 2013 Minnesota State Fair
PatriceThe first of four Minnesota State Fair cooking contest drop-offs was yesterday and the line of competitors didn't disappoint. I chatted with a twenty-something about her savory mini-pies (a...
View ArticleStruggling as a foreigner
Samira AliI have lived in America for 13 years and I am proud to call myself an American, but why do I sometimes not feel safe in America? Why do I get scared when people look at me funny? I always try...
View ArticleAugust 23: Young workers' day at State Fair will feature training, activism,...
Minneapolis Labor Review The Minnesota AFL-CIO invites younger workers to the Labor Pavilion at the Minnesota State Fair Friday, August 23 to take part in “Raise Up Minnesota,” planned as a day of...
View ArticleHigh-stepping seniors lead off MAD DADS' Senior Citizen Safety Pride Day in...
Paige Elliott TC Daily Planet High-kicking seniors and hot dogs were among the attractions at the 12th annual "Senior Citizen Safety Pride Day" sponsored by MAD DADS and the Phillips West Neighborhood...
View ArticleNative Prairie Planting with Friends of the Mississippi River
crosby_demo_prairie_320_2.jpgThu, 09/19/2013 - 6:00pm - 8:00pmJoin other River Gorge Stewards volunteers and staff from FMR and Saint Paul Parks & Recreation as we expand the native prairie...
View ArticleLaunch event for Miriam's Words: The Personal Price of a Public Life
miriamswordscoverfinal.jpgMon, 09/09/2013 - 3:30pm - 6:00pmMiriam’s Words: The Personal Price of a Public Life is a first-person, real-time account of a life in the middle of the 20thcentury, by...
View ArticleUniversity of MN International Center
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View ArticleWhat passes for beauty
Julie LandsmanRiding the subway from Brooklyn to Manhattan a few weeks ago I became fascinated by the variety of the human form. There were the usual clean cut men in well fitting suits reading the...
View ArticleWax-Tones in Concert
Is there any better music than that of the '60s? Give the Wax-Tones a listen and decide for yourself. These Minneapolis favorites give a musical tour of the decade, playing everything from the Animals...
View ArticleCOMMUNITY VOICES | Letters of wife of MN Congressman Walter Judd to be...
Linda White Community Voices Miriam Barber Judd was a prolific letter writer. She could pour out her feelings and experiences much more easily on paper than propriety allowed her to in daily life. The...
View ArticleMen Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus
3075794-men-venus-women-mars-0617131.jpgp1 Adapted from John Gray's iconic book, this live version of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus builds on the success of the all-time best-selling...
View ArticleEmily Galati
emilygalati-080213-flipped.jpgp1 Emily Galati has been winning over audiences throughout the Midwest with her intelligent humor, impeccable timing and rare charm. She doesn't dwell on cliche topics,...
View ArticleMrs. Smith: Live at Camp
mrssmith-041213.jpgp1 The inimitable antics of Mrs. Smith, aka David Hanbury, are on full display in her latest one-woman musical-comedy extravaganza, live at Camp Bar. The cat lady's got her claws out...
View Article"Justice For Terrance Franklin" protest fizzles as activists divide, debate
Allison HerreraSheila Regan The Uptake A rally to promote solidarity and a demand for police accountability at the Hennepin County Government Center plaza Saturday instead split into factions that...
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