Media Coverage

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2019

• 10K Hoodies Challenge at the International Institute of Minnesota. DJ Bonics, Go 95.3 Dec. 18, 2019
• Minnesota refugee aid center’s future in flux at 100. Maya Rao, Star Tribune. December 16, 2019
• Agency marks a century helping Minnesota’s new immigrants. Riham Feshir, MPR News. December 10, 2019
• Local approval for refugee resettlement sparks heated debate in Minnesota counties. Maya Rao, Star Tribune. December 8, 2019.
• Centenario del Instituto Internacional de MN. Leonor Villasuso Rustad, La Voz Latina. November 2019
• College Readiness Academy: Increasing equity by removing barriers to higher education. MinneTESOL Journal. November 2019.
• Wait grows for refugees headed to Minnesota. Riham Feshir, MPR News. October 30, 2019
• Minnesota issues $10.9M in grants to cut economic disparities in employment. Dee DePass, Star Tribune. October 14, 2019
• Trump’s Assault on Refugees Is Even Worse Than It Looks. Michelle Chen, The Nation. October 14, 2019
• In rejecting refugees, we betray our better selves. Rev. Curtiss DeYoung, Veena Iyer, Deepinder Mayell and Robin Phillips, MinnPost. October 9, 2019
• ‘I will contribute something to America’: Minnesota refugees fear their path is closing to others. Maya Rao, Star Tribune. September 20, 2019
• As refugee admissions hit record low, one Minneapolis school fights to adapt. Ibrahim Hirsi, MPR. September 3, 2019
• Low-income immigrants in MN shying away from benefits, even with Trump rules still weeks away. Ibrahim Hirsi, MPR. August 15, 2019
• As immigrants stream to the suburbs, leaders dig deep to meet their needs. Mike Moen, Sahan Journal. August 15, 2019
• ‘A community of immigrants’: Loring Park hosts a timely Twin Cities World Refugee Day. Jim Walsh, MinnPost. July 15, 2019
• International Institute of Minnesota celebrates 100th birthday. Tesha Christensen, Monitor. June 14, 2019
• State honors 9 Minnesota refugees for their civic contributions. Molly Korzenowski, Pioneer Press. June 11, 2019
• 9 Minnesota refugees honored for work in civic engagement, entrepreneurship. FOX 9. June 11, 2019
• Two with Central Minnesota ties win state refugee award. Nora G. Hertel, Saint Cloud Times. June 11, 2019
• Festival of Nations returns to St. Paul on Thursday. KARE 11. May 2, 2019
• Obama did not resettle 70,000 Somali refugees in Minnesota. Amanda Seitz, Associated Press. April 18, 2019
• Hundreds of Liberians legally in U.S. face deportation following Trump decision. Alan Gomez, USA Today. March 27, 2019
• Minnesota lawmaker’s push for tougher female genital mutilation law faces opposition. Hollie McKay, Fox News. February 19, 2019
• 10 things you can do right now to help immigrants and refugees in Minnesota and beyond. Jim Walsh, MinnPost. February 1, 2019
• New Minnesota labor trafficking report outlines blueprint for responders. Stephen Montemayor, Star Tribune. January 31, 2019
• Unique collaboration is a win-win for St. Anthony Park Home. Margie O’Loughlin, Monitor. January 13, 2019.