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LGBTQ acceptance in Minnesota's Hmong community

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.
by Chris Farrell and Ellen Finn

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What we know so far about the Buffalo mass shooting

What we know so far about the Buffalo mass shooting

10 people are dead after an 18-year-old white man allegedly carried out an attack at a supermarket in a majority Black district.
by Emma Bowman

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Comic: One Sioux chef's attempt to reclaim Native American cuisine

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.
by Chelsea Saunders and LA Johnson

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Hmong queer community: The movement towards acceptance and equity

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.
by Marla Khan-Schwartz

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$100 and 23 years later, 2 refugees and a Minnesota stranger reunite

$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.
by Sam Stroozas, Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Me and Mr. Bridgeman: How a teacher transformed a student's life

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.
by Lee Hawkins

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