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Help us paint a digital portrait of MN teens

Monday, January 23, 2012

Teens are more than possible risk factors and test scores. In an effort to create a well-rounded picture of Minnesota teens today – what they think about, hope for, and how they communicate – ThreeSixty Journalism and the Minnesota Historical Society are calling teens to fill out an online survey.

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Describe your cross-cultural friendship

In partnership with Minnesota Idea Open, ThreeSixty Journalism wants to hear your story about building a connection with someone from another culture or faith!

Tyanna Dickerson of the University of St. Thomas

Succeeding at college

Monday, December 5, 2011

By Maggie Clemensen of the University of St. Thomas

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.

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Sabrina Kennelly

Diverse peers at school educate in ways arithmetic can't

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

By Sabrina Kennelly

I love Central High School’s diversity, and that’s why I’m concerned about the Saint Paul Public School district’s new plan, “Strong Schools, Strong Communities.” Because of new busing restrictions, I’m worried this plan might allow schools to become racially segregated again.

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Moving to Minnesota: Immigrants tell their stories

Stories can transform the past from words in a book into the light in an old man’s face and the longing in an immigrant’s voice.

Lina Marulanda

Staying for my son

Friday, October 21, 2011

By Dymanh Chhoun, University of Minnesota, Class of 2011

I can tell that this country has better opportunities for my son. Better resources for education and different things. So I think now I’m sacrificing for him. And I am happy with that.

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Shamso Hashi

Success is achievable

Friday, October 21, 2011

By Asma Adam

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.

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Kao Kalia Yang

Nowhere on the map of the world

Friday, October 21, 2011

By Jada Pulley

I’m Hmong, and you cannot find Hmong on the map of the world. There is no country that is mine. So I link myself up to the people who love me, who no matter where we were, carved out a place to belong for me.

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Junchi Vang

Carrying on the culture

Friday, October 21, 2011

By Stacy Dahl

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.

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Annie Baldwin

In the South, you know where you stand

Friday, October 21, 2011

By Corey Kramer

There was a lot of that going on because the Woolworth’s would not allow us to eat at the lunch counter — they had a separate lunch counter for us. The fellows were the ones who integrated the lunch counter. The females did not participate in the sit-ins at the lunch counter. We supported them, maybe doing papers or taking notes and making sure they didn’t get behind in the classes.

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