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Ground Level®: Amplifying Community Voices

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‘I don’t have the virus’: Asian Americans in Minnesota confront a COVID-19 backlash

‘I don’t have the virus’: Asian Americans in Minnesota confront a COVID-19 backlash

Asian Minnesotans say they’re facing increased hostility amid the COVID-19 crisis. Incidents range from name-calling to other forms of discrimination that appear to blame Asian Americans for the spread of the disease.
by Riham Feshir and Hannah Yang

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Wary of war, Iranian Americans sink into a familiar anxiety

Wary of war, Iranian Americans sink into a familiar anxiety

The U.S. killing last week of Gen. Qassem Soleimani has many worried about another war as Iran threatens to retaliate and the United States threatens to fight back. Minnesota is home to about 3,000 people with Iranian roots.
by Riham Feshir

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Ground Level: The real St. Cloud

Ground Level: The real St. Cloud

Nearly 50 people gathered at the Great River Regional Library in St. Cloud to discuss the past and the future of this once-small central Minnesota town on the Mississippi River.
by MPR News Staff

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Changing rural narratives: A Ground Level conversation in Grand Rapids

Changing rural narratives: A Ground Level conversation in Grand Rapids

The great outdoors, as we heard at a community conversation at the Blandin Foundation, is a key reason why people choose to live in Grand Rapids. The discussion revolved around why people choose Grand Rapids, what they worry about and celebrate in daily life, and what issues they believe leaders should focus on.
by Tom Weber

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