Food Entrepreneurs Building Community

On March 20, 2019, we celebrated celebrate Yia Vang of Union Kitchen, Tevy Phann of Spinning Wylde, and Leah Raymundo of Cafe Astoria.
Food is an important part of building communities – it teaches us about others, helps us bond, and enables us to develop a more expansive sense of who “we” are. This CelebrAsian featured three food entrepreneurs who innovatively introduce themselves, their communities and their food to Minnesota.

A Toast to Community Elders

On October 16, 2019, we celebrated 6 elders within our community.

Ananya Chatterjea
Dr. Bruce Corrie
Carolyn Nayematsu
David Mura
Elsa Batica
Mao Thao

Without doing anything, we benefit from the work of those who’ve come before us. That’s why we chose to celebrate a few elders whose life’s work has moved Minnesota forward for Asian Minnesotans.

The conversation was moderated by Claire Chang, Senior Program Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MN Foundation