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Immigration

Home for the Weekend: Nordic Fest
August 17, 1974 - A celebration of the idea of home by Americans of Norwegian ancestry in Decorah, Iowa during their eighth annual Nordic Fest.
Vietnamese refugees
May 1, 1975 -
Vietnamese refugees in Minnesota, interview with Vietnamese family and their sponsor Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church representative Susan Mitchell of Social Concerns Commission
December 24, 1975 -
Stan Breen on Vietnamese refugee resettlement in Minnesota
December 26, 1975 -
Out-migration, part 1
December 13, 1977 -
Out-migration, part 2
December 13, 1977 -
Jose Trejo and Manuel Guerrero discuss illegal aliens in Minnesota
December 11, 1978 - MPR’s Dan Olson interviews Jose Trejo, director of the governor's Spanish Speaking Affairs Council; and Manuel Guerrero, St. Paul attorney and former chair of the Chicano Studies Department at the University of Minnesota, who discuss the plight of illegal aliens in the region.
Southeast Asian refugees
January 10, 1979 - Resettlement of Indochina refugees is discussed by Jane Kretzmann (director of Minnesota Indochinese Resettlement, Department of Welfare) and Hoai Nguyen (director of Indochino Resettlement, Catholic Social Service).
Robert Dole - World Refugees National Town Meeting
September 24, 1979 - Robert Dole at the National Town Meeting discussing problems associated with refugees. At the National Town Meeting, the topic of refugees and what should be done with them is discussed by Republican Senator Bob Dole of Kansas; Ambassador Dick Clark, United States Coordinator for Refugee Affairs and Dale de Haan, the United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees.
American Refugee Committee coordinator Stan Breen
October 27, 1979 - Stan Breen - Coordinator for the American Refugee Committee brought medical help to the Thai - Cambodian border to assist the Hmong local.

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