Ignite Minnesota Asian Power works to increase civic engagement
Twin Cities (July 11, 2018) — The coalition project Ignite Minnesota Asian Power (IMAP) will hold a kickoff event this Saturday and Sunday, July 14-15 at various locations in the[…]
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Weekend protest over special economic zones, cyber security law in Vietnam
St. Paul, Minn. (July 5, 2018) — Minnesotans of Vietnam origin are staging a rally in support of the people of Vietnam against special economic zones and a new cyber-security[…]
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Economic development program helps Chinese immigrant family buy Minnesota restaurant for $1
Truman, Minn. (June 18, 2018) — Immigrant families continue to be a driving economic force throughout the country. Examples of successful immigrant-owned businesses can be found throughout large cities and[…]
Otto Bremer Trust awards 119 grants totaling $7.4 million
ST. PAUL, Minn. (June 19, 2018) — The Otto Bremer Trust has awarded $8,802,246 in grants and one program-related investment as part of its most recent grantmaking cycle. The Otto[…]
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Lucy Mae San Pablo Burns receives Nakanishi Award
Los Angeles, Calif. (June 18, 2018) — Associate Prof. Lucy Mae San Pablo Burns was named the recipient of the 2017-18 Don T. Nakanishi Award for Outstanding Engaged Scholarship at the[…]
Minnesota teen wins world’s largest Quran memorization competition
MINNEAPOLIS (June 6, 2018) — The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) on Wednesday congratulated local Muslim-American student Ahmad Burhan from the Abubakar Mosque in South Minneapolis[…]
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Donor of internment photos honored by Washington State University
PULLMAN, Wash. (June 8, 2018) — Ever since Patti Hirahara donated to Washington State University over 2,000 photos taken by her father and grandfather while in a Japanese American incarceration[…]
CAPI to host World Refugee Day event
CAPI USA will host a Twin Cities World Refugee Day event from noon to 6 p.m., Sunday, July 15, 2018 at Loring Park, Minneapolis. The event is free and open to the[…]
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Committee of 100 honors leaders who advanced U.S.-China relations
New York, N.Y. (May 31, 2018) — Earlier this month, the Committee of 100 — the nation’s premier organization focused on U.S.-China relations and Chinese American advancement — honored and[…]
Immigrant Heritage Month kicks off nationwide
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 1, 2018) — Immigrant Heritage Month (IHM), a nationwide effort to celebrate immigrants and share inspirational stories of immigration in America now in its fifth year, provides[…]
