Episode 1

Uplifting rich and diverse stories from our Asian Minnesotan community.

Episode #1: “She was stomping and shooing me away like I’m some kind of wild animal”


Astrid, a Diversity Equity & Inclusion practitioner, recounts a startling encounter in the Minneapolis skyways at the start of the pandemic followed by a thought provoking discussion between Astrid and our MinneAsianStories Correspondant Hannah Kinzer.

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Meet our storyteller

Astrid Benedetto (she/her)

Astrid Benedetto (she/her)

Astrid is Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Strategy Manager at U.S. Bank. She leads the strategy for the Asian, Disability and Native American employee segments.  In her role she drives the strategic alignment for talent development and retention of these segments. She also leads several Business Resource Group chapters responsible for developing best-in-class employee group programming to build deeper and broader relationships internally and externally with community partners.  

Prior to joining U.S. Bank, Astrid was a project manager for the internal audit team at Target Corporation. She is also an entrepreneur of an events marketplace startup in Minneapolis called Picabash, and served as Program and Hospitality Director for Women Entrepreneurs of Minnesota (WeMN). She started her career at Archer Daniels Midland as an accountant.

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