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Search for perfect last name leads to greater discovery

Thursday, March 7, 2013

By Frederick McConnell

As ThreeSixty writer Freddy McConnell found out, embracing your heritage doesn’t have to mean poaching the “perfect” last name.

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It's time to put an end to offensive Native American mascot names

Thursday, February 28, 2013

By Brianna Skildum

Growing up as a Native American, I didn’t care about the respect others had for my heritage. But as I’ve gotten a bit older, I realize how little respect is present.

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Truth and consequences: Struggling with the model minority myth

Monday, December 10, 2012

By Diana Lu

The pressure to be smart and docile can be too much for Asian Americans, as Diana Lu has discovered during her high school years.

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Race doesn't determine my destiny

Friday, May 18, 2012

Imagine this: You’re a six-year-old, first-generation American whose parents originally came from Liberia, a country in West Africa. Your mother, a fashionista of sorts, attends most of the local Liberian get-togethers. Lucky for you, there’s a Liberian social event that your mom has decided to take you to. You can’t wait for the delicious foods, good music and dancing.

Things do not go as expected.
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Seeing Race Across the Border

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

By Ariel Nash, University of Winnipeg

When Canadians say that they don’t see race, a black American disagrees.

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Does race still matter?

In this collection of articles, Twin Cities teens describe how race affects them.

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Knowing who I am

Monday, April 23, 2012

When friends assumed she was Caucasian, Sinthia thought hard about what it means to be Latina.

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Searching for roots

Monday, April 23, 2012

By Dan Baden

Cut off from his Mexican ancestry, a teen wants to know more.

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Can’t you take a joke?

Monday, April 23, 2012

Recognizing racism in the jokes we tell and assumptions we make.

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Mohamed Samatar, 19, of Minneapolis

Changing the picture

Monday, February 13, 2012

Mohamed Samatar, 19, travelled to Somalia for the first time in 2010. The Minneapolis teenager expected to be in the desert for a month without electricty. What he experienced in Somalia shocked him — because he realized his idea of Somali and the reality there were very different. And so began his mission.

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