Refugee and Immigrant Populations in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
This website was developed by Macalester College students enrolled in
an Anthropology/International Studies course called Culture
and Globalization. In support of the College’s commitment to
civic engagement,
we wanted to engage in a form of public scholarship to serve the larger
community by creating this website as an entry point into understanding
immigrant and refugee populations residing
in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. In addition, we
wanted to provide a centralized location for resources within the community.
We will continue to develop this site by adding more groups and further
developing coverage of featured groups.
One thing to keep in mind when using this site is that it, like any attempt
to document a population, is at best a snapshot of a point in time. In
our study of immigrant and refugee populations, we strive to open a pathway
to further research and networks of knowledge. We would like to emphasize
that culture is neither static nor universal across a given group. We
offer this as a gateway for further inquiry.
If you have questions about this site, please contact Dianna
Shandy, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Macalester College.
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