Brooklyn Park, MN (June 1, 2011) – - The Brooklyn Bridge Alliance for Youth, a newly formed group from the areas of Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center, will be sponsoring a community summit on the importance of after school learning in the fall of 2011.

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The Lao Assistance Center was formed by ethnic Lao refugees in 1983 who had escaped the war in Laos. The founders wanted to respond to the emerging needs of their newly arrived community members to help rebuild their lives. Today, Minnesota has the third largest Lao population in the country, but in Minnesota over 47 percent of the homes are upside down in their mortgages and facing foreclosure.

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By Hedy Tripp

“We are the Ones We Were Waiting For” was the title of a highly successful teen retreat organized by the the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum – St. Cloud, MN chapter on May 20 to 22, 2011 in St. Cloud.

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Kiran Ahuja, executive director, White House APIA Initiative

AAP staff report

The 15th Hmong National Conference was held at the Marriott City Center Minneapolis the weekend of April 22-24, drawing thousands of Hmong leaders and students from around the country to attend workshops and panels on the development of the Hmong American community.

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Since 2000, Henry has been an unemployed homeless veteran who once worked as a machine operator and a truck driver. When Lifetrack Resources opened up its brand new computer lab, in partnership with the Broadband Access Project and the University of Minnesota’s Urban Research and Outreach/Engagement Center, Henry took full advantage of its resources.

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In celebration and support of Asian American Studies at the University of Minnesota, an all-day extravaganza will be held to both commemorate and invigorate the AAS program on Saturday, April 30, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Heller 1210ABC.

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General Mills Asian Heritage Network and South Asian American Network members, from left: Shining Zhang, Ken Charles vice president of Diversity and Inclusion, Hyun Mee Graves, Alyssa Buckalew, Serena Yue, Cherryl D’Cunha, Vikram Ghosh, Prerna Maheshwari, and Chinthu Udayarajan. (AAP staff photos by Tom LaVenture)

By TOM LAVENTURE
AAP staff writer

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. (February 18, 2011) – Asian and Pacific Islander employees of General Mills came from around the country last month to attend Asian Leadership Day at the company headquarters in Minneapolis.

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Dhea Fenjan Alshaher

Dhea Fenjan Alshaher, an Islamic calligrapher, will visit The College of St. Scholastica as a part of The Exploration of Sacred Text Series. Alshaher’s presentation will be in three sessions. He will discuss the cultural significance of Islamic calligraphy in an evening demonstration on campus and perform his calligraphy writing during two other sessions. All events are free and open to the public.

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MINNEAPOLIS (February 24, 2011) – More than 200 refugee and immigrant community participants, nonprofit leaders, advocacy organizations, state and foundation representatives will mark the centenary of International Women’s Day, Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at the 2nd annual Refugee and Immigrant Women for Change community forum.

The free community event will be held from 3:00 to 6:30 p.m. at St. Catherine University’s, Coeur de Catherine Student Center, 2004 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul, MN, 55105.

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Brooklyn Park, MN (January 15, 2011) – Are you an immigrant or refugee who wants to learn more about police procedures and laws? Then you are a perfect candidate to attend our Spring 2011 New American’s Academy.

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