Social Issues

Members of the Hmong community are coming together with a common goal: to educate and advocate for LGBTQ acceptance within the Hmong culture. Dr. Brian V. Xiong joined host Chris Farrell to talk more.
Comic: One Sioux chef's attempt to reclaim Native American cuisine
When it comes to North American cuisine, Indigenous foods don't typically come to mind. Chef Sean Sherman is changing that by serving food that celebrates and preserves his ancestors' Lakota cooking.
On immigration, advocates say a 'shadow Trump administration' is tying Biden's hands
A federal judge in Louisiana holds a hearing today about the future of Title 42. Immigrant advocates say it's the latest attempt by Republican-led states to block Biden's immigration agenda in court.
Hmong queer community: The movement towards acceptance and equity
Dr. Brian V. Xiong, Kevin Xiong, SUNAH, and Xay Yang are breaking barriers as LGBTQ Hmong leaders. They’re working to make the Twin Cities and Hmong community a more welcoming place through their work with the Hmong 18 Council, New Millennium Academy, the arts, and Transforming Generations.
$100 and 23 years later, 2 refugees and a Minnesota stranger reunite
In 1999, two sisters fleeing Yugoslavia’s civil wars were seated next to a woman from Minnesota on a flight from Amsterdam to Minneapolis. She left them with some cash and an encouraging note. Twenty-three years later they found each other again.
Me and Mr. Bridgeman: How a teacher transformed a student's life
Mr. Bridgeman’s paternal spirit immediately filled me with a sense of wonder and a brand-new feeling of security. Without him saying a word, I felt a higher standard of expectation and sensed a loving, but no-nonsense accountability that my father inspired at home.
Students honor St. Paul school's namesake, trailblazing Black artist Gordon Parks
St. Paul’s Gordon Parks High School is named after the man who attended high school in the city before becoming an acclaimed photographer and the first Black director of a major Hollywood movie.
Democrats hope abortion will jolt young voters to action in the midterms
These midterms, younger voters have soured on the Democratic Party. Party leaders see the threat to abortion rights as an opportunity to rebuild the multigenerational coalition that elected Joe Biden.