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‘I don’t have the virus’: Asian Americans in Minnesota confront a COVID-19 backlash

‘I don’t have the virus’: Asian Americans in Minnesota confront a COVID-19 backlash

Asian Minnesotans say they’re facing increased hostility amid the COVID-19 crisis. Incidents range from name-calling to other forms of discrimination that appear to blame Asian Americans for the spread of the disease.
by Riham Feshir and Hannah Yang

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What 10 students learned from having to say their worst thoughts on race out loud

What 10 students learned from having to say their worst thoughts on race out loud

In 1973, five black students and five white students were told to go around the room and say what they really thought about people of the other race. It bonded them in ways they never expected.
by Hanna Rosin

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Census 2020: Minn. cities move to make sure renters get counted

Census 2020: Minn. cities move to make sure renters get counted

State officials say renters are the most under-counted group in Minnesota. And those residents could make the difference in determining whether the state holds on to an eighth Congressional seat.
by Dan Kraker

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In multicultural Austin, officials launch plan for census participation

In multicultural Austin, officials launch plan for census participation

Roughly 15 percent of the southern Minnesota city’s population was born outside the U.S. So when local officials heard immigrants may be worried about participating in the census, they devised a plan to make sure the community’s hardest to reach residents are counted.
by Catharine Richert

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Get ready to be counted: Census questionnaires go live on Thursday

Get ready to be counted: Census questionnaires go live on Thursday

Most Minnesotans will have their first contact with the 2020 census this week. Starting Thursday, the U.S. Census Bureau is sending out letters Thursday inviting residents to fill out their census questionnaires online.
by Jon Collins

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Juan Manuel Santos: Reconciliation, empathy key to peace-building

Juan Manuel Santos: Reconciliation, empathy key to peace-building

The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president of Colombia gave the 2020 Eugene McCarthy Lecture at St. John’s University and the College of St. Benedict.

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The push for an Equal Rights Amendment in Minnesota

The push for an Equal Rights Amendment in Minnesota

Advocates for a proposed Equal Rights Amendment, or ERA, to the state constitution hope to bring the question before voters on the November ballot.
by Nina Moini

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