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Where Do I Belong? Regina Santiago

07/01/2018

Regina Santiago (Photo Courtesy Green Card Voices) Since…

Minnesota: A Place of Refuge?

07/01/2018

The original Minnesotans were people from the Ojibwe and…

Giving sanctuary

06/01/2017

Weighing the consequences and risks, many church communities in Minnesota choose to take a stand. "God is not a God who would endorse hate. God is not a God who would endorse separation of families. God says quite the opposite - welcoming the stranger, loving the foreigner, treating them as one of your own." - JaNae Bates

Green Card Voices: Learning about Minnesota’s rich communities by sharing immigrant and refugee stories

04/01/2016

Photo Courtesy of Green Card Voices Tea Rozman Clark could…

The power of scholarship

01/01/2016

Sousada Chidthachack (Courtesy Photo) Most people…

Strong Women

04/01/2015

We asked women to talk about a strong woman who inspired them

Sia Her: Cultural bridge builder

01/02/2015

"The greatest challenge I as an American of Hmong descent have experienced in my life is that constant effort to be true to myself."

From Bhutan to Minnesota

03/01/2014

Through an oral history project, Mangala Sharma, a refugee from Bhutan, helps keep her stories and her people's culture alive

2012 Changemakers: Gender Democracy Toolkit

12/02/2012

"It is so good to bring these conversations out in the open. Not just with women, but with men and youth."

Global thinking, local results: Somali native, Fatuma Elmi, gives refugees a helping hand

04/01/2012

Fatuma Elmi in Geneva's Palais des Nations during December's…

2010 Changemaker: Silvia Pérez Sánchez

12/01/2010

Organizer in Powderhorn neighborhood creates community for Latina…

At home here

11/02/2010

"Our story can speak to other East African women about possibilities that can exist in spite of the obstacles we faced."

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