Hmong women share experiences with Ping Chong + Company
St. Paul, Minn. — Park Square Theatre resumes its 2019-2020 season with the world premiere production of “Face to Face: Hmong Women’s Experiences” from March 5-15 at Park Square Theatre,[…]
Category: Social Issues
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Lecture: ‘Is India Headed Towards Ethnic Cleansing?’
Richardson, Texas — The Indian American Muslim Council (iamc.com) is hosting the lecture, “Is India Headed Towards Ethnic Cleansing?” to be delivered by Aman Wadud, a human rights attorney from the Indian[…]
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Editorial: ‘Inescapable network of mutuality’ shapes Minnesota Equity blueprint
By Dane Smith Most of us know that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King gave his life fighting against segregation and securing basic human rights that had been denied for[…]
Council of Korean Americans denounces Jay Leno comments
Washington, D.C. (Dec.16, 2019) — The Council of Korean Americans (CKA) denounces former Tonight Show host Jay Leno for his derogatory jokes about Koreans eating dog meat during an August 2019[…]
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‘Hala’ is a portrait of a teenager caught between two cultures
By Diana ChengAAP Film & Arts Writer Chicago born writer-director Minhal Baig’s character study of an immigrant teenager named Hala is an intimate coming-of-age story of a girl struggling to[…]
Conversations with Chanda hosts Dr. Yusef Salaam of the Central Park Five
MINNEAPOLIS (Aug. 1, 2019) — The Minneapolis Foundation is bringing together community members, activists, influencers, thought leaders and more at its next Conversations with Chanda live event, featuring guest Dr. Yusef Salaam,[…]
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USCIS to end Filipino WWII Veterans Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 2, 2019) — The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Friday announced its intention to terminate the Haitian Family Reunification Parole program and the Filipino World War[…]
‘Evoking Islands’ event celebrates Hawaiʻi song, poetry and prose
AAP staff report HILO, Hawai‘i (July 23, 2019) — A diverse group of storytellers came together July 18 in downtown Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi for an enchanting[…]
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Hong Kong citizens continue protests against China extradition bill
By Bob SanAAP contributing writer HONG KONG (July 5, 2019) — Another week, another massive demonstration march in Hong Kong. The latest mass demonstration took place on July 1, the[…]
Immigrant-refugee solidarity march Sunday in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (June 28, 2019) — On Sunday, June 30, the family of Samol Sao, along with more than a thousand Minnesotans, will march in south Minneapolis to stand with immigrant and[…]
