May 18, 2005 - MPR’s Tim Pugmire reports on how globalization has brought an increasing diversity to places like the St. Paul School District. Now officials are trying to spice up their lunch menu to satisfy the tastes of students from all over the world.
May 20, 2005 - Businesses on a six block stretch of St. Paul's Selby Avenue is throwing a patio and dance party tomorrow. Organizers say they want to celebrate life on the avenue and call attention to the revitalization of Selby. In the past decade, the street has become a safer place to live, and a destination for shoppers and diners.
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May 26, 2005 - The Thai camp where thousands of Hmong refugees lived before coming to Minnesota and elsewhere in the United States has officially closed.
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May 30, 2005 - opular Twin Cities author Lorna Landvik is trying something new in her latest novel, "Oh My Stars." For the first time she's set a story outside of Minnesota and in a period before she was born. It's the depression-era story of Violet Mathers, an 18 year old Kentucky girl who's been beaten down by life. Just as she reaches her lowest point, she winds up traveling the midwest with a trio of musicians.
June 1, 2005 - All Things Considered’s Tom Cran talks with Mo Chang, the charter school liaison and special project coordinator for St. Paul Public Schools, about the closure of Wat Tham Krabok and what life was like in the camp. As a child, Chang lived in Thai refugee camps. In 2004, she was part of a group that traveled with St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly to learn more about life at Wat Tham Krabok.
June 2, 2005 - MPR’s Bianca Vazquez Toness reports on the growing influence of women in the Twin Cities hip-hop music scene. They call themselves B-girls. That's B for “breakdance,” and that's what some of these female hip-hop artists do, but others use verse, spray paint, and music to tell their story.
June 3, 2005 - Minnesota Republican Congressman Mark Kennedy has been on a trip to Asia this week. During discussions with Chinese leaders, Kennedy says he focused on what the U-S government can do to help Minnesota businesses make more money in the world's biggest market.
June 4, 2005 - Minnesota Republican Congressman Mark Kennedy has been on a trip to Asia this week. During discussions with Chinese leaders, Kennedy says he focused on what the U-S government can do to help Minnesota businesses make more money in the world's biggest market.