Stories
From the MPR Newsroom
 What
Did You Say?
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We're
Keeping an Eye on Rochester
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They
Came to Minnesota
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The
Heads Turn, Even in Church
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Can
We All Get Along?
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Migrants
No More
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Breaking
the Molds
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The populations
of many smaller communities are changing dramatically, with the influx of residents
from many different cultures. As new immigrants move to cities and towns around
the region, it's a change that enriches life for some, and threatens other residents.
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Profiles
of Diversity
Welcome to America, Vusi Kumalo
"White Americans
need to understand that they have privileges I don't. Being black, I don't have
those same privileges. All I need to do is show up: I know that I don't belong."
We're All on This Planet Together
"Education has failed Indians miserably."
People Are Showing They Care
"I think Willmar's getting better. I think
Willmar's trying to get over that bridge."
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The Rural Diversity Summit
From MPR Civic Journalism
Initiative
On April 22, citizens and community leaders from across Minnesota came together
to discuss how the state's rural towns and smaller urban cities can support and
incorporate the state's increasing ethnic, religious, and lifestyle diversity.
During the day, citizens broke into small groups to assess current rural diversity
in Minnesota and then develop specific action proposalsto make diversity a positive
for Minnesota.
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Keynote
address
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V. Robert Hayles, Ph.D., respected author, speaker, and consultant on diversity
in corporate America.
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Luncheon
address
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Morrie Anderson, chancellor of the MnSCU system
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