by Brigid | Sep 21, 2021 | Central MN Stories, Community, Education, Immigrants, Immigration, Refugee
Where do you call home? Is it defined by where you were born? Where your family lives? Where you’ve spent most of your life? If you’ve read my first blog post or know me personally, you may know I constantly question how identities are connected and transformed by...
by Unite Cloud | Sep 14, 2021 | Education, Immigrants, Immigration
– Author – Naima I came here as a child refugee. When I read some of the comments made about refugees in St. Cloud, they kind of hurt my feelings. I spent half of my life here in St. Cloud, MN. I feel like some of the residents in this city clearly have...
by Kelly | Jan 19, 2020 | Central MN Stories, Community, Immigrants, Immigration, Refugee, Somali
Refugee resettlement in Stearns County has been a hot-button issue for years now. However, there are many details about resettlement that get muddied in the court of public opinion. This blog will lay out facts and resources for you to be able to “do your own...
by Melissa Marolf | Jul 12, 2018 | Central MN Stories, Education, Immigrants, Immigration, Refugee
I believe that my grandmother, now long dead, would be waving a United States flag wildly in favor of justice and welcome if she were still alive. My mother tells me that my Grandma Olga was a true patriot; no one could say a bad word about her United States of...
by Gail Harvey | Feb 26, 2018 | Action Steps, Community, Immigration, Know Your Neighbor, Other, Refugee, Somali
DON’T CRY…I’M HERE Hello! I am Gail Harvey, the founder and director of a non-profit called “Don’t Cry…I’m Here”. Founded in July 2017, our mission is to welcome and comfort newly arriving refugee children into the Minneapolis/St. Paul and St. Cloud area with a Tote...
by Melissa Marolf | Jan 19, 2018 | Central MN Stories, Community, Education, Immigration, Race, Refugee, Somali
You know what? My brain hurts. I cannot begin to understand (nor do I pretend to) the actions of President Donald Trump which serve to hurt and offend people of color throughout the United States and, indeed, the world. The blatant nature of Trump’s racism runs deep...
