2021 #MinneAsianStories: Beyond the Myths & Monolith

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