Archive for January, 2010

Doug McGill, at the Twin Cities Daily Planet, introduces us to Minnesota’s Oromo population. They are teachers, doctors and lawyers; they run retail shops and corporations; they attend Viking games, relax at coffee shops and stroll at malls. They are sometimes called “Ethiopian immigrants” because they are indeed from Ethiopia. But among friends and...
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Dr. Bruce Corrie examines existing Minnesota statutes relative to commonly suggested policies for supporting small and minority businesses. Bruce Corrie is also behind ethnictrends.info. That and his Ethnic Trends blog are great reads on minority affairs in Minnesota. The former is more data driven, the latter is more commentary.
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One Minnesota – residing on the web at OneMN.org – “is a collaborative of the dynamic and creative capital of ALANA communities and friends building One-Minnesota (ALANA- African Latino Asian Native Americans). Rationale ALANA communities will make up a greater share of the future workforce ALANA communities currently make up a critical number of...
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This article originally appeared in the Twin Cities Daily Planet on January 12, 2010. By Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet January 12, 2010 A joint effort between Neighborhood House, the St. Paul Police Department (SPPD), and several business partners has resulted in a return of the community organization to St. Paul’s Highland Park,...
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I had no idea this even existed. This article originally appeared in the Twin Cities Daily Planet on December 28, 2009. This style is only one of the many different traditional outfits sold by vendors. (Photo by Diana Vang) By Diana Vang, TC Daily Planet December 28, 2009 Vendors at the Hmongtown Marketplace...
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As someone who went to Catholic school from grades 3-12 and as such was never exposed to anything else until much later in life, I found this particularly interesting. I’m surprised – and yet not – we’re still having this issue. You might be surprised to hear that I have participated in decorating a...
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Via the Twin Cities Daily Planet: Shades Of Yellow, the first Hmong organization for LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) held its first fundraiser last week at Wilder Foundation, drawing more than a hundred supporters. Oskar Ly, vice chair, welcomed guests and said SOY is excited to hold its first fundraiser and now...
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This article originally appeared in the Twin Cities Daily Planet on December 20, 2009. Ali Warsame (Photo by Adam Warner.) By Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet December 20, 2009 Things have calmed down in the Twin Cities between Somali immigrants and American born black people, but the tension generated when Somalis first landed...
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