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Social Issues

Speaking out about a bicultural life

Speaking out about a bicultural life

Members of one Twin Cities' spoken word group are exploring their love of poetry and performance by writing about what it's like to be Latinos in the Midwest.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Campaigns court young voters

Campaigns court young voters

Historically, people under 30 have voted in lower numbers than other groups. But this year, there are signs that low voter turnout among youth is a thing of the past.
by Jessica Mador

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Chuck Palahniuk's 'Choke'

Chuck Palahniuk's 'Choke'

This weekend the film adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's novel "Choke" hits movie screens around the country.
by Euan Kerr

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New novel explores growing up Japanese-American

New novel explores growing up Japanese-American

Twin Cities writer David Mura's new novel, "Famous Suicides of the Japanese Empire," explores the Japanese-American experience through the eyes of a boy growing up in Chicago just after World War II.
by Euan Kerr

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The novel behind 'Miracle at Santa Anna'

The novel behind 'Miracle at Santa Anna'

This weekend Spike Lee's new film "Miracle at Santa Anna" opens nationwide. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by James McBride.
by Euan Kerr

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Pueblo, USA

Pueblo, USA

The wave of immigrants from south of the border has forever changed America. Big, coastal cities have absorbed immigrants for decades. But today, immigrants are changing the culture and the economics of cities and small towns nationwide. In the South, a small town adjusts to its deepest cultural change since the Civil Rights movement. And in a Midwestern city, a neighborhood is reborn when immigrants move in -- but the rebirth comes at a price. Pueblo, USA shows how the immigrants are both a boon and a burden to their new communities.

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