This spring, in an effort to reclaim our own narratives, we invited our community members to share stories and creative reflections with us that reflect on this current moment and the ups and downs of this past year (there have been so many!).
Stay tuned below as we release our 2021 storytelling campaign throughout the month of May, as we share stories and experiences from the community. We hope that this brings us closer to a world where we control the headlines written about us and our collective understanding of what it means to be Asian Minnesota expands beyond the myths and monolith.
Phillipe Thao
Hmong | Saint Paul, Minnesota | he/him/his | Private Sector
Marlina Gonzalez
Filipino | Minneapolis, Minnesota | she/her/hers | Non-Profit Sector
Rhea Viswanathan
Asian Indian | Woodbury, Minnesota | they/them/theirs
Kyu-Young Kim
Korean | Saint Paul, MN | he/him/his | Private Sector
Comrade Tripp
Multi-racial | Minneapolis, MN | he/him/his
Champalani M. Ngonethong
Hmong & Lao | Saint Paul, MN | she/her/hers
Amie M. Schiller
Korean | Saint Paul, Minnesota | she/her/hers | Non-Profit
Damu Vang
Hmong | Saint Paul, Minnesota | he/him/his
Arshia Hussain
Asian Indian | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota | she/her/hers
Ryan Stopera
Chinese/Mixed Race | Minneapolis, MN | he/him/his | Private
Hannah Kinzer
Filipino | Minneapolis, MN | she/her/hers | Public
Astrid Benedetto
Chinese | Golden Valley, MN | she/her/hers | Private
Dymanh Chhoun
Cambodian | Minneapolis, MN | he/him/his| Non-Profit
Monali Bhakta
Asian Indian | Shakopee, MN | she/her/hers| Non-Profit
Cassie Pilgrim
Chinese/Mixed Race | Saint Paul, MN | she/her/hers | Non-Profit
Lana S.
Hmong |Woodbury, MN | she/her/hers | Non-Profit
Pete Wong
Cantonese |Saint Paul, MN | he/him/his
Julia Gay
Chinese |Minneapolis, MN | she/they | Non-Profit
Katie Ka Vang
Hmong | Woodbury, MN | she/her/hers | Non-Profit
Zaynab Ali Abdi
Yemeni-Somali | Plymouth, MN | she/her/hers | Non-Profit
Malee Vang & Alex Vang
Hmong | Ramsey, MN | she/her/hers
Rammanohar Kundoor
Asian Indian | Eden Prairie, MN | he/him/his | Private
Atquetzali Quiroz
Filipinx and Indigenous Mexica Nahua| Saint Paul, MN | she/her/hers
Kim Kevin Sin
Khmer | Rochester, MN | he/him/his | Public
Gayatri Lakshmi Narayanan
South Asian | Minneapolis, MN | she/her/hers | Non-Profit Sector
#MinneAsianStories Series
Read all four series of stories below.
Pride & Solidarity
2023
Power of Me
2020
This is Home
2019
Hello Neighbor
2018