Minnesota Humanities Center
  • Minneapolis – Remembrance Day – Commemorating George Floyd

    Join Minnesota Humanities Center for the second annual Day of Remembrance (DOR)—a community-centered event dedicated to honoring the legacy of George Floyd, five years after his tragic murder, and recognizing the global movement it ignited.

    Free
  • St. Paul – Ancestral Art – Hmong Weaving & Textile Retreat

    XIA Books & Cafe 422 University Ave W, St. Paul, MN, United States

    K-12 Educators will receive 3 clock hours. Join us for a daylong retreat with master weaver from Thailand, Ms. Li Sawangcharoensap (Lig Yaaj). Her presence will offer rare, hands-on opportunities for Hmong Americans and the broader community to engage directly with an ancestral art form that has largely remained unseen outside Southeast Asia.

    $100
  • Maplewood – Feeding Our Soul: The Essence of Asian Joy

    Pan Asian Center 3001 White Bear Ave, Maplewood, United States

    As part of our Feeding Our Souls: The Essence of Cultural Joy series, the Minnesota Humanities Center invites you to an engaging Night Market Pop-Up learning experience celebrating the stories, sounds, and street foods that bring communities and neighborhoods together.

    Free
  • St. Paul – From Mountains to Lakes: Celebrate HERstory

    Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    Join the Minnesota Humanities Center and Hnub Tshiab: Hmong Women Achieving Together (HWAT) as we celebrate with Kaohly Vang Her a defining moment in St. Paul and Hmong history, the election of Her as St. Paul’s first women and first Hmong mayor.

    Free
  • St. Paul – From Mountains to Lakes: The Museums We Carry

    Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    From Mountains to Lakes: The Museums We Carry is a daylong retreat that brings together Hmong cultural bearers, educators, and community leaders to examine the dangers of cultural extinction and explore collective ways to preserve identity.

    Free
  • Canceled St. Paul – Asian Talk: What It Means To Be Human vs AI

    Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    Asian Talk is a series that immerses participants in thought-provoking conversations through the perspective of Asian American scholars, professionals and culture bearers on the topic of Artificial Intelligence.

    Free
  • Minneapolis – NUESTRO NORTE Premiere

    The Main Cinema 115 SE Main St, Minneapolis, United States

    SOLD OUT - Join us for the public premiere of NUESTRO NORTE during the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival - Collective Action Day.

    Free
  • Columbia Heights – NUESTRO NORTE Community Screening

    Heights Theater 3951 Central Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN, United States

    Join us for the public premiere and celebration of NUESTRO NORTE. NUESTRO NORTE is a cinematic portrait of five community leaders from across metro and greater Minnesota, their lived stories interwoven with symbolic fiction scenes and original musical performances. More than a documentary, the film seeks to offer a collective vision, celebrating Latine leadership while […]

    Free
  • St. Paul – Learning from Place: Little Mekong Cultural District

    XIA Books & Cafe 422 University Ave W, St. Paul, MN, United States

    St. Paul’s Little Mekong Cultural District invites participants into a vibrant Southeast Asian cultural corridor shaped by migration, resilience, and entrepreneurship along University Avenue.

    $35
  • Maplewood – Learning from Place: HmongTown Marketplace & Beyond

    Pan Asian Center 3001 White Bear Ave, Maplewood, United States

    Learning from Place: HmongTown Marketplace & Beyond offers a rare opportunity to witness the becoming of place through an inspiring vision of founder and CEO of HmongTown Marketplace and Pan Asian Center, Toua Xiong.

    $35
  • St. Paul – Learning from Place: St. Paul’s West Side Mexican American Culture

    Neighborhood House/The Wellstone Center 179 Robie St E, St. Paul, United States

    Discover the stories, history, and vibrant culture of St. Paul’s West Side, the heart of Minnesota’s Latino community. This immersive experience focuses on The Flats and the Latino Cultural District, a neighborhood shaped by generations of Mexican Americans, and now home to the future Minnesota Latino Museum.

    $35