In 2026, we will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In the United States, the fight for liberty, equality, and justice has had a long and complex history.
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As we turn the page on 2025, I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude for your steadfast partnership with the Minnesota Humanities Center.
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Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to the Minnesota Humanities Center blog. Serving on this Advisory Council has truly been one of the greatest honors of my year. As one of the three individuals who represented the Hmong community. A community of more than 100,000 strong in Minnesota,…
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When the United States used false information to invade Iraq, many of us wondered, “Didn’t we learn anything from the War in Vietnam?” Several years later, we organized a World Storytelling Day event, SEVEN STORIES I WISH THEY’D TELL ABOUT THE WAR IN VIETNAM.
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What I remember most about those first 50th Advisory Council meetings is our shared excitement and purpose we felt. From the very beginning, we all believed deeply in the vision of creating a joint commemoration to honor and celebrate the contributions of our communities coming together.
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A confession: when we started Sketches of Minnesota, I secretly expected that at once or twice…it wouldn’t work.
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With book-end visits in October, Otter Tail County had the good fortune to participate in MHC’s Minnesota Sketches program, not just once but TWICE!
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The Reconstruction Destructed film tour wrapped in Saint Paul, MN a couple of weeks ago, and I will always carry with me the deep sense of love and connection that emerged during our post-screening discussions across small communities throughout Minnesota.
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With the support of the Minnesota Humanities Center, local nonprofit Art from the Inside recently hosted the inaugural Restorative Arts Summit: Pathways to Healing, Re-Entry, and Community on Saturday, November 15. The day-long gathering was for individuals and organizations that are invested in the arts as a healing response to incarceration; the goal was to build and strengthen relationships across modalities and contexts.
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Over the past three months, I have been on the road doing a bit of driving. In addition to our MHC Statewide Tour - which took me to New Ulm, Rochester, St. Paul, Fergus Falls, Duluth, and Red Wing - I have been travelling with our good friends from Danger Boat Productions and OMG Studios (along with their wonderful OMG Innovation Lab youth) for our Sketches of Minnesota and Reconstruction Destructed film tours.
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