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Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota (TAFM)

A non-profit organization that strives to preserve Tibetan identity, culture, and tradition

Ukrainian American Community, Northeast Minneapolis

The origins and growth of a Little Kyiv

Zenon Dance Company

A premier repertory dance company based in Minneapolis

Coyle, Brian J. (1944–1991)

A trailblazer in gay visibility and HIV/AIDS awareness

Sabathanites Drum Corps

The oldest existing African American drum corps in Minnesota

School of India for Languages and Culture (SILC)

A nonprofit, secular organization run by volunteers

Morrison, George (1919–2000)

A painter whose work reflected his fine-art training and Ojibwe roots

People's Pilgrimage, 1937

The only occupation by protesters of a state legislative chamber in Minnesota history

Joe Huie’s Café, Duluth

A modest eatery that became a Duluth landmark

Spotlight On Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Color image of Hmong youth participate in Art Saves Us: Beyond the Noise, collaboratively creating original music in the Center for Hmong Arts & Culture’s (CHAT’s) St. Paul studio, May, 2013.
Center for Hmong Arts & Talent (CHAT)
Pamana Dance Troupe
Cultural Society of Filipino Americans of Minnesota (CSFA)
FMA president Rene Dawis delivering a speech in Minneapolis, 1953.
Fil-Minnesotan Association
Black and white photograph of Dr. Padmakar K. Dixit, his wife, and their two daughters in Minnesota, 1962.
From the Ganges to Ten Thousand Lakes: Immigration from India to Minnesota
Color image of a Hmong American boy in traditional clothing. Photographed by Vue Xiong, c.1992.
Hmong and Hmong Americans in Minnesota
Xee Yang harvesting kale flowers
Hmong American Farmers Association
Black and white photograph of a Hmong Celebration, Frogtown, 1993. Photograph by Wing Young Huie.
Indochinese Refugee Resettlement Office, 1975–1986
Joe Huie outside his restaurant
Joe Huie’s Café, Duluth
Color image of Gabe (Michael Sung-Ho) and Billy (Eric Sharp) in the Mu Performing Arts production of Middle Brother, written by Eric Sharp and directed by Robert Rosen, 2014. Michal Daniel, photographer.
Korean Transracial Adoption in Minnesota
Liang May Seen with her son, Howard.
Liang May Seen (c.1871–1946)
Black and white photograph of translators at the Military Intelligence Service Language School at Fort Snelling, 1945.
Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS)
Isla Tuliro
Pangea World Theater
Sacred Earth, Ragamala Dance Company
Ragamala Dance Company
Ruth Nomura's college graduation photo
Tanbara, Ruth Nomura (1907–2008)
Theater Mu
The Dalai Lama at the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota in St. Paul, 2017. Photograph by Tashi Khongtsotsang.
Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota (TAFM)
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May 26

1780

After allying with the British during the Revolutionary War, the Dakota leader Wabasha leads 200 Dakota in an attack on Spanish positions at St. Louis.

1861

Author and naturalist Henry David Thoreau, traveling west to preserve his health, arrives in St. Paul and spends two weeks exploring the flora and fauna of the surrounding area.

1900

Dr. Justus Ohage donates Harriet Island, named for schoolteacher Harriet Bishop, to the city of St. Paul.

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Honeycutt, Prince Albert (1852–1924)

Born into slavery in 1852, Prince Honeycutt set a course for himself that led from Civil War battlefields in Tennessee to freedom in the North. He settled in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, in 1872, and his accomplishments there were milestones in the state’s history: the first Black professional baseball player, the first Black firefighter, and the first Black person to run for mayor. In addition, he used his business and leadership skills to assist other Blacks moving from the Jim Crow South to rural Minnesota.

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One of Minnesota’s most popular nature areas, Gooseberry Falls was the first of eight state parks developed along Lake Superior’s North Shore. Nearly all of its buildings were constructed by employees of the Civilian Conservation Corps between 1934 and 1941. The collection of stone and log structures presents a distinctively North Shore interpretation of the National Park Service’s Rustic Style of architecture, complementing the park’s river, waterfalls, woodlands, and lakeshore.

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