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Videos from the Minnesota Humanities Center
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Livestreamed Events and Interviews
The following interviews were recorded live at MHC events.
War and Memory: An Evening with Viet Thanh Nguyen
What does it take to remember the human loss and inhuman acts felt on all sides in the aftermath of war? And what is our role in creating a just memory of war within contemporary discourse? In an engaging discussion with acclaimed Minnesota author Kao Kalia Yang, Nguyen addresses these and other themes from his book “Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War.”
Why Cultural Heritage Matters Globally and Locally
The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, the Minnesota Humanities Center, and the Minnesota Historical Society are pleased to present “Why Cultural Heritage Matters Globally and Locally: A Conversation with Father Columba Stewart and PBS Contributor Fred de Sam Lazaro.” The event is a celebration of the 2019 NEH Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities, Fr. Columba, executive director of the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library at Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota.
Video Collections
The following video collections were developed and produced by MHC and our community and media partners to amplify voices and stories often left out of the dominant narrative.
Absent Narratives: Minneapolis’ Mercado Central
Discover the unique history of the Mercado Central, a Latino retail business cooperative on Minneapolis’ East Lake Street, through a series of brief videos featuring individuals who were active in its development.
This is a 2011 co-production of the Chicano Latino Affairs Council and the Minnesota Humanities Center.
Contemporary Dakota and Ojibwe Authors
Authors from the Ojibwe and Dakota communities. 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.
Please note that some of the content in these videos is for mature audiences.
Firsts: Minnesota’s African American Groundbreakers
Firsts: Minnesota’s African American Groundbreakers presents a series of interviews with six African American Minnesotans who capture what it means to be a “First.” These interviews are hosted and produced by award winning author Alexs Pate.
From Mountains to Lakes
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 Minnesota’s Hmong American community. Scholars and community members discussed and reflected on Hmong history, diaspora, identity, and intersectionality.
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.
Iron Range: Building America
This four-part Emmy Award winner for Best Cultural Documentary, produced by TPT and the Minnesota Humanities Center, focuses on The Land, The Mines, The People, and The Work on the Iron Range.
Latino Arts: A Community Vision
Learn how 12 of Minnesota’s finest Latino artists convey a vision of a Minnesota future enriched by Latino culture during this one-hour documentary, produced by TPT in partnership with the Humanities Center and the Chicano Latino Affairs Council.
Latino Author Series
In the summer of 2011, the Minnesota Humanities Center interviewed selected authors from the Latino 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.
Please note that some of the content in these videos is for mature audiences.
Prayers on the Prairie
See how Asian Minnesotans from five differing religious traditions — Buddhism, Chinese Ancestral Worship, Hinduism, Hmong Shamanism, and Islam — are able to thrive, practice, and live out their religious tenets in Minnesota.
