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From Mountains to Lakes: Hmong Educational Forum

From Mountains to LakesHmong Educational Forum In honor of Hmong American Day (May 14th) and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Minnesota Humanities Center, in partnership with St. Catherine University and Concordia University’s Center for Hmong Studies, hosted this educational forum to broaden awareness and understanding of… Read More

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Hmong Author Series

Hmong Author Series In the summer of 2011, the Minnesota Humanities Center interviewed selected authors from the Hmong community. In the interviews the authors discuss their writing influences and lived experiences. They also answer questions from students about their writing process and read selections from their works. Contact Us… Read More

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Firsts: Minnesota’s African American Groundbreakers

Firsts Minnesota’s African American Groundbreakers Professional Development Public Programs Partnerships Grants Books and Videos Watch six interviews — Archie Givens, Jr., Arthur Blakey, Jr., Linda Finney, Robyne Robinson, Sharon Sayles-Belton, and William Finney —… Read More

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Iron Range: Building America

Iron Range: Building America Professional Development Public Programs Partnerships Grants Books and Videos In 2008,The Minnesota Humanities Center set forth to create a documentary that would highlight the history and future of the Iron… Read More

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Prayers on the Prairie

Prayers on the PrairieReligious traditions practiced among many of Minnesota’s Asian American Communities. Professional Development Public Programs Partnerships Grants Books and Videos Examine five distinct religious traditions – Hinduism, Theravada Buddhism, Chinese Ancestral Worship,… Read More

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Latino Arts: A Community Vision

Latino Arts: A Community VisionProduced by TPT in partnership with MHC and the Chicano Latino Affairs Council. Professional Development Public Programs Partnerships Grants Books and Videos Learn from 12 of Minnesota’s finest Latino artists… Read More

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Absent Narratives: Minneapolis’ Mercado Central

Absent Narratives: Minneapolis’ Mercado CentralA 2011 co-production of the Chicano Latino Affairs Council and MHC Professional Development Public Programs Partnerships Grants Books and Videos Discover the unique history of the Mercado Central, a Latino… Read More

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Somali Bilingual Book Project

Somali Bilingual Book Project Professional Development Public Programs Partnerships Grants Books and Videos In 2006, the Minnesota Humanities Center in collaboration with the Minnesota Somali community launched the Somali Bilingual Book Project. Our shared goal… Read More

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Minnesota Native American Lives Series

Minnesota Native American Lives Series Professional Development Public Programs Partnerships Grants Books and Videos The Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) and the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council (MIAC) have collaborated to develop the Minnesota… Read More

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Reading Together Book Project

Reading Together Book Project Professional Development Public Programs Partnerships Grants Books and Videos The Reading Together Project seeks to address the lack of children’s books that speak to the experience of being an Asian… Read More