October 26, 2005 -
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.
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.
May 7, 2008 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer talks with Hmong author Kao Kalia Yang about her book “The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir.” Yang also describes her family life experience and transition to living in the United States.
July 28, 2008 - Today is the first day of Hmong Culture and Language Camp for hundreds of kids. The Concordia University dual-language English and Hmong camp is open to Hmong and non-Hmong students and runs through early August. This is the fifth year the camp has been up and running. But Director Sally Baas says the demand has been overwhelming. She says this year they had to turn away hundreds of children.