Why Liberians Whose Home is Minnesota Have Newfound Hope
Imagine being stuck in limbo for decades, never knowing from year to year if the community in which you had put down roots — started a business, raised a family,... READ MORE »
Immigration and Citizenship
Ana Pottratz Acosta to Receive 2020 Olga Zoltai Award
Each year, the International Institute of Minnesota presents the Olga Zoltai Award in recognition of outstanding community leadership by, or in service to, New Americans. Ana Pottratz Acosta will become... READ MORE »
My Chosen Home: Elaine Olson on Citizenship and Advocacy
On Nov. 26, 2019 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre, Judge Paul A. Magnuson gazed upon an audience of 1,002 proud, joyful, pensive, beaming New Americans and said, “This nation is... READ MORE »
Mohan’s Story: “I am a bona fide citizen of the United States.”
As a teenager, Mohan was forced from his home country of Bhutan, along with his two brothers and parents. He spent 23 years in a refugee camp in Nepal until... READ MORE »
First Central American Minor Refugee Welcomed by Institute
A young woman from El Salvador reunited with her parents in Minnesota earlier this month (after many years apart). She is the first participant resettled through the International Institute of... READ MORE »
