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Tag Archive for: This is US

Commentary: Understanding Xenophobia’s Durability 

While the question of 'who gets to stay?' is centered in immigration discussions today, it’s not a new one. Rather, it’s a consideration that has always been part of this country’s history — a fundamental hurdle in deciding how the United States as a nation would be built. 

Immigrant Kitchen’s Ukrainian Dinner

Immigrant Kitchen, a ticketed dinner series created by the nonprofit BIPOC Foodways Alliance, hosted in July its first of five free dinner events this year. Founder Mecca Bos’s mission for the program is “to create unity between cultural communities using food as a tool,” highlighting authentic cuisine cooked by women of that culture.

Guided Cultural Tours Foster Community Connections

Visiting Somali culture in Minneapolis, a tour with the Minnesota Humanities Center.

Explainer: How the Federal Government Is Restricting Access to Legal Immigration

With a 75 percent increase in fees, pathways to legal U.S. citizenship are being eroded — even as the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling about birthright offered a glimmer of hope. A quick overview and some suggested action steps ...

Abogados Café: Where Lattes Meet Law

“I was surprised how a little place can do so much,” Ponce says with tears in her eyes. “When you hurt together, you heal together.”

Single Mothers Lost Income Hiding From ICE — and Can’t Afford to Renew Immigration Papers (The 19th)

Single mothers are already more likely to be low-income, facing higher rates of food and housing insecurity. Even three months of work disruption could put them in a precarious position, at risk of losing their housing and not having enough to feed their children.

New Wadaag Commons Affordable Housing Community Opens With Public Art

A $500,000 investment was made in permanent public art that is integrated directly into the new Wadaag Housing development as a defining element of the space. The work features Somali, East African, Muslim-identifying, and women artists whose cultures shape the neighborhood.

SOLUTION: Designing for Safety

"In February 2026, a vision became real for a network I have been working alongside. Through partnership with federal leaders and community advocates, we purchased a safe home designed specifically for African immigrant and refugee survivors of domestic violence. It is a space where women do not have to choose between safety and their children."

Q&A With Friendly Vang-Johnson: Farming Advocate

"We are protectors of our community. We’re stronger together. We are trying to assert there is a different way of being. We can be a collective."

Read Brave Talk Brave: A Discussion About the Power of Women, Food, and Reading

A conversation about a book, the culture of food, the values of reading and libraries, and the blend of fiction and reality. From the author: "When your chosen one is a brown girl, who is undocumented, who is ‘born into the wrong body’ because she's a wolf and not a witch? What happens then?"

2025 Report: New Americans Drive Minnesota’s Population Growth and Labor Force

In many counties, particularly outside the Twin Cities metro, immigration has been the difference between growth and decline.

Katie Chin: Honoring Her Mother’s Legacy While Paving Her Own

“My mother seemed immortal,” Chin narrates in her show. “A kitchen warrior, who conquered every hardship with grace and determination, always at the ready to stir fry in case of emergency.”