October 26, 2005 - Minnesota will likely see more refugees from Somalia, Burma and Nepal in the coming year, while the number of Hmong refugees is expected to decline. That's according to resettlement organizations in the state. The groups made their projections after President Bush announced the United States would accept up to 70-thousand refugees between now and September 2006. Patti Hurd of Lutheran Social Services says her organization expects to help resettle about one-thousand refugees in the next year. Heard says they differ from other immigrants.
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November 8, 2005 - MPR’s Bob Kelleher reports on how Wisconsin hunting officials are renewing their efforts to reach out to thousands of hunters from the Hmong community. This comes in the wake of the confrontation between Chai Vang and a group of Rice Lake hunters, which left six people dead.
November 9, 2005 - MPR's Stephanie Hemphill reports that a Wisconsin judge sentenced Chai Vang to six consecutive life terms in prison without the possibility of parole for the shooting deaths of six hunters last fall.
February 27, 2006 - MPR’s William Wilcoxen reports on Teacher Quality Enrichment, a scholarship program that is helping diversify the ranks of the district's ESL teachers. St. Paul's public school district is trying to boost the number of immigrants teaching English as a second language.
April 28, 2006 - MPR's Marisa Helms reports on Neighborhood House, a St. Paul community center providing services for the growing numbers of immigrants and refugees in the metro area. Neighborhood House is celebrating the grand opening of its new building in St. Paul, which is named after Paul and Sheila Wellstone.
June 1, 2007 - A federal appeals court has ruled Minneapolis police used reasonable force in killing an apparently mentally ill Somali man last March.
July 4, 2007 - While the issue of immigration spurs heated debate across the country, the stories of how and why people choose the United States as their home lay the foundation of America. On this Independence Day, Midday invites immigrants Zainab Hassan, Roberto Fonts, and Kaiser Haque to share their reasons for wanting to become Americans.
January 21, 2008 - As part of MPR's coverage of Minnesota's sesquicentennial, Midday asks who was living in Minnesota 150 years ago? Who's come since, and where did they come from? What brought people to Minnesota? Everyone's got a story. Here's your chance to ask historian Annette Atkins and Minnesota State Demographer Tom Gillaspy about your ancestors.
February 11, 2008 - Amid talk of recession, there are signs that small businesses are thriving in one neighborhood on Saint Paul's east side. Community developers say the immigrant entrepreneurial spirit is driving this growth.