Monthly Archives: November 2014

Minnesota Hmong New Year Celebration

I attended the second day of the the three day Hmong New Year Celebration in St. Paul today.   It was a nice day and  one estimate had around 50,000 people in attendance. Many of them wore the traditional clothing and jewelry, which is ornate and … Continue reading

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Veterans’ Day Observance at Keystone Communities

Keystone Communities in Eagan held a very special observance of Veterans’s Day.  Their featured speaker was a Korean War Veteran who gave a detailed talk on that confrontation.  Then each resident who was a veteran was recognized and some background on … Continue reading

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Intergenerational Working Group Forum

This past Tuesday, I participated in a forum sponsored by the Intergenerational Working Group at DARTS.  Members includes the Children’s Defense Fund, AARP and several other organizations .   Here is the link:        http://youtu.be/1yXFj2FRvkQ                    

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