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Social Issues

MPR news correspondent Doualy Xaykaothao, on the Hmong-American experience

MPR News correspondent Doualy Xaykaothao recently visited Wausau, Wisconsin to see what life is like there for Hmong immigrants and their children, decades after the Hmong fought for the U.S. in Laos and arrived as refugees in Wisconsin.
by MPR News Staff

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Changing the conversation of race in Minnesota

What would you do if someone said or did something that was racist or discriminatory? Would you offer to help them? Bianca Dawkins, 24 year old social entrepreneur offer to help Denny Kemp salon even after the stylist described her hair as 'animal'.

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How Reddit helped find a graffiti artist who defaced National Parks

How Reddit helped find a graffiti artist who defaced National Parks

When a serial graffiti artist left her mark around national parks, hiking and nature lovers took to Reddit to find the vandalizer. The culprit was recently sentenced and banned from federal lands.
by Justina Vasquez

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Jennie-O settles sex discrimination suit

The U.S. Department of Labor says the company will have to pay $492,000 in back wages to 339 women who were denied entry level jobs at a turkey processing facility in Willmar.
by Tim Nelson

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Minnesota No. 1 again in child well-being, but gaps still troubling

For the second consecutive year, Minnesota is first in the nation for overall child well-being, according to the Kids Count Data Book. The state, though, has a long way to go in closing racial disparities.
by Manda Lillie

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Piecing together summer plans for the kids

Summer can be "a financial and logistical nightmare" for working parents trying to pull together activities or child care that will keep their kids healthy and engaged. That's the gist of a recent article in the New York Times, "The Families That Can't Afford Summer."

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How LGBTQ people of color are dealing with Orlando

How LGBTQ people of color are dealing with Orlando

Code Switch podcast, episode 4: The tragedy in Orlando shook many people in communities that already feel vulnerable.
by Leah Donnella

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Life at the bottom of the income ladder

In Minnesota, one out of every ten households is living below the poverty line. For many families, that means their paychecks don't cover the basics of rent, food and transportation.

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