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Social Issues

Vietnam: Tam Bui

Tam Bui, 42, moved to Minnesota from Vietnam nine years ago.

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The Philippines: Haide and Jay Florentino

Haide and Jay Florentino moved their family to Mounds View from Manila in October 2003. Haide, a registered nurse, was recruited to work in the U.S.

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Ukraine: Romana Vasylevych

Romana Vasylevych grew up in Lvov, Ukraine. She moved to the United States seven years ago.

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Uzbekistan: Elena Klimenko

Elena Klimenko, 40, is an ethnic Russian who grew up in Uzbekistan. She moved to Minnesota in 1999 seeking a better life for herself and her two sons.

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United Kingdom: Lindsey and Andy Lee

Lindsey and Andy Lee moved to Minnesota from Stratham, Scotland three years ago -- mainly to experience a new culture while they were young enough to move freely.

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Colombia: Gerardo Cajamarca

For Gerardo Cajamarca, it was his fight against globalization that brought him to Minnesota.

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Liberia: Moses Hyneh

Moses Hyneh is from Harper, a city in Maryland County, Liberia. He was born in 1953 and belongs to the Grebo ethnic group.

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Mexico: Marta Morales

Marta Morales, 43, has been living in Minneapolis for four years. She's from Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico.

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Thailand: Tanee Meeboon

Tanee Meeboon is from Bangkok, Thailand. He's 46 and lives in Minneapolis with his wife and three children.

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Laos: Xu Xiong

Xue Xiong is 36. His wife, Maiyia Thao is 32. They and their seven children were in the first group of Hmong from a refugee camp in Thailand that arrived in St. Paul in June 2004.

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