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Social Issues

Mexican consulate opens in June

Mexico is opening a new consulate in St. Paul next month. The office will serve the thousands of Mexicans living in Minnesota, the Dakotas and northern Wisconsin. But Mexicans aren't the only ones celebrating.

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School lunches go international

St. Paul school district officials are trying to spice up their lunch menu to satisfy the tastes of an increasingly diverse student population.

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Minnesota's global faces: An immigration timeline

The United States has always been a nation of immigrants. From the beginning, it has been molded by the push and pull of political, economic, and social upheaval and opportunity. U.S. policy and global events have combined with the migratory nature of humankind to draw and redraw the image of the nation and the global faces of Minnesota.

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Oromo immigrants strive to be heard

Ethnic Oromos are building a thriving community in Minnesota. But they remain at odds with their fellow Ethiopian countrymen over human rights abuses in their homeland.

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Bosnia-Herzegovina: Armin Budimlic

Armin Budimlic grew up in the city of Prijedor, located in the northwestern corner of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

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Ghana: Michael Amoako

Michael Amoako is from Accra, the capitol city of Ghana. He's 28 years old, and he lives in Golden Valley with his wife and 6-month-old son.

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Minnesota's global faces

Someone once said, when China sneezes, the world catches a cold. You can play on that phrase any number of ways when you set out to create a portrait of Minnesota's global face. The state is the new home to thousands of immigrants from countries in Africa, Asia Central America and Europe.

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Minnesota group puts human face on globalization

One face of globalization is the never-ending search by business for markets and profit in every corner of the world. The nonprofit group Global Volunteers puts another face on globalization.

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A guidebook for new immigrants

Many immigrants come to the U.S. with little money or little education -- but not all. Of the 2.6 million people who immigrated to the U.S. between 2000 and 2003, 36 percent had a college education. Nearly 12 percent held advanced degrees. But still, many were not able to find work matching their education or skill levels.

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Ecuador: Manuel Marcatoma

Manuel Marcatoma, 42, arrived in Minnesota in 1998. He's from a rural area outside the city of Cuenca, Ecuador. He worked there in house construction as a carpenter.

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