ThreeSixty Journalism's December/January Print Magazine

Disagreements between parents and teens are common, even expected. But sometimes things go wildly wrong. Parents freak out. Teens tell lies. And some teens pay the price for their parents’ mistakes.

In this issue, read stories about problems with parents, and how to make your relationship better.

We also report on teens being the least likely to be adopted, immigrants trying to keep and share their culture, cheap ways for teens to have fun and eat good food, and tons more!

Below is a link to a PDF of the print issue.

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Anchor Fish and Chips restaurant review

Sinthia's scrumptious selections

Restaurant review: Anchor Fish & Chips

Drop all thoughts of eating French fries with ketchup and battered fish with tartar sauce if you want to have the true experience of tasting Irish-style food at Anchor Fish & Chips in Northeast Minneapolis.

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Zamzam Abdirahman feels pressure to choose one group of friends over another

Refusing to choose

I never believed that people at my high school would start to look at me as the Somali girl, and not Zamzam anymore. But that’s what happened when the Somali population at school more than tripled in five years.

Vang Thao, Community of Peace Academy

Hmong culture being adopted across Twin Cities

At the 2010 Hmong New Year at the Metrodome, Jasmine Tierra Bondurant, an 18-year-old African-American girl, appeared on stage and sang two Hmong songs: “Mi Noog” by Sudden Rush and “Nyog Ib Sab” by Pagnia Xiong.

Catanis Yang, 19, of St. Michael, Minn. watched Jasmine perform and was blown away.

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Junchi Vang

Carrying on the culture

I was born in a refugee camp in Thailand. My 13 siblings and Mom and Dad all traveled here together when I was 13. I just graduated from Robbinsdale Armstrong High School and started my first year of college at the University of Minnesota this fall.

Shamso Hashi

Success is achievable

My name is Shamso Ali Hashi. I grew up in a small city outside Mogadishu. I finished high school there. I got married young and had 11 children in total. Six passed away and five are alive.

By buying less, one Minneapolis woman saves money and deepens relationships

A suicide outside the Mall of America four years ago and the sad faces of people loaded with shopping bags inside the mall were in no way connected, but for Minke Sundseth, 37, that day helped inspire

Your Turn Winners

How did September 11 change your life?

We wanted to hear from the generation that’s grown up in a primarily post-9/11 world. So we asked teens: How did September 11th change your life?

Tyanna Dickerson of the University of St. Thomas

Succeeding at college

Tyanna Dickerson, a graduate of South High School in Minneapolis and the first in her family to attend college, wanted to attend St. Thomas but felt nervous about the demands of college. She’s grateful for the REAL program, a five-week orientation program targeted at minority and immigrant students that aims to help new freshmen succeed.

No home sweet home

It Goes On

Last spring, a corny old sign hung on the front door of my house: “Home is where you hang your heart.” Well, I’d thought when my parents divorced, home sure isn’t here. And now, home is nowhere.

Teens least likely to be adopted

Allen, 13, of Minneapolis, loves old rock and roll and his new family. But not all teens waiting to be adopted are so lucky. Of the 598 minors adopted in 2010, 88 percent of them were younger than age 12.

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A teen crosses her fingers behind her back as she lies to a parent.

Generation gap

Screaming, lying and mistrust are common mistakes in teen-parent relations.

Coming in last

Her parents never put her needs ahead of their own. One Twin Cities teen vows never to make the same mistake with her future children.

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Green housing trend is on the rise

Five thousand dollars. That’s all it took Will Steger to build his modest home in Ely, Minn. 43 years ago.

Tiana Daniels, Johnson High School

City, suburban students stereotype each other, schools

Clean halls. Quiet classrooms. Calm lunch hours. Silent libraries.

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Male fish producing eggs? Estrogen in rivers and lakes disrupts fish reproduction system.

Minnesotans are pretty confident about their water. After all, we have the source of the Mighty Mississippi and more than 14,000 lakes. Why should we worry about water?

Ready Htoo's family fled Burma when he was only 4 years old.

Fleeing persecution, Karen teen at home in Minnesota

When Ready Htoo tried his first hot dog in America he loved it – until he found out what it was called.

Reclamation exhibit at Franconia Sculpture Park

Sculpture garden for scamps

Ever had the urge to touch artwork at a museum? Well, here’s a place for you rule breakers who always get hassled by museum security officers — Franconia Sculpture Park, located 45 minutes northeast of the Twin Cities in Chisago Country.

Brave New Workshop Student Union Youth Performance Team

Laughs for free

Love comedy but hate spending money? Check out teen comedians at free Brave New Workshop performances.

Hmong shaman ceremony

Hmong preteen next in line to become shaman

Kamolchai Hang, 12, of St. Paul, could become the next shaman in his Hmong family, continuing a religious tradition of more than 1,000 years.

Ryan McCartan is a national award-winning actor

Despite fan club, award-winning teen actor remains humble

The 18-year-old Ryan McCartan spent his summer training in Germany, rubbing elbows with musical theater legends, and performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C.

Reporter's notebook, Grace Pastoor

Why it's better to write about other people

When I write news, I want to be invisible. I don’t want people to see me; I want them to see the facts.

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