July 29, 2003

Lee Pao Xiong moves from Urban Coalition to Minneapolis Department of Community Planning and Economic Development

Greta Cunningham - Host, Lee Pao Xiong - Interviewee, Jayne Solinger - Producer

LISTEN:Lee Pao Xiong moves from Urban Coalition to Minneapolis Department of Community Planning and Economic Development
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All Things Considered’s Greta Cunningham talks with Lee Pao Xiong, a local leader in the Hmong community, about housing issues in Twin Cities. Xiong states housing is the foundation for everything.

Lee Pao Xiong has been president of the St. Paul-based Urban Coalition since 2001. The public policy research and advocacy organization represents people of color, immigrant and refugee populations from low-income communities. He will leave that position to become housing director for the Minneapolis Department of Community Planning and Economic Development.

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