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Hotline created to help homeless veterans in Minnesota

Since 2010, Minnesota has cut the number of homeless veterans nearly in half to about 320. Veterans Affairs officials want people to call if they know a vet who needs help.
by Tim Nelson

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Counter Stories: Why recruits don't plant roots

Counter Stories: Why recruits don't plant roots

Why do so many professionals of color who relocate here end up leaving after a few years?

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Appetites: Hmong cuisine, 'the ultimate fusion food'

Appetites: Hmong cuisine, 'the ultimate fusion food'

Pakou Hang, co-founder and executive director of the Hmong American Farmers Association, shares five things you might not have known about Hmong food and farming in Minnesota.
by Steven John

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Investigation or desecration? Tribes press for power to stop autopsies

Investigation or desecration? Tribes press for power to stop autopsies

Some Minnesota tribes want to change state law to prohibit an autopsy on religious grounds. Skeptics warn there are consequences to letting families stop the procedures.
by Dan Kraker

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From the MPR archives: 40 years of Hmong migration to U.S.

From the MPR archives: 40 years of Hmong migration to U.S.

We take a tour through the MPR archives to look back at the story of Hmong resettlement in the state.

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'We are Hmong Minnesota': A 40-year journey, remembered

'We are Hmong Minnesota': A 40-year journey, remembered

Hmong people first came to Minnesota in 1975 as refugees hoping to build new lives. An exhibit opening Saturday at the Minnesota History Center tells their stories.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Listen in Hmong: A 40-year journey, remembered

Listen in Hmong: A 40-year journey, remembered

Xyoo no yog plaub caug xyoo txij thaum Hmoob los nyob hau Minnesota no. Hawm txog plaub caug xyoo txib thaum Hmoob los nyob no, "Minnesota Public Radio" los sis.
by Sasha Aslanian

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