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Minnesota’s Newest Americans: What You Need to Know
Posted on Jan 14 2023
Minnesota’s Newest Americans: What You Need to Know
In 1990, new Americans were just 2.6% of Minnesota’s population. Thirty years later, that number grew to 8.5%. These percentages are even higher in parts of Greater Minnesota. New Americans play an outsized role in creating a vibrant and prosperous Minnesota, which is why it’s critical that leaders in government, business, and philanthropy understand and respond to their unique contributions and needs.
Join us online on Friday, January 13 from 8 to 9 am to learn from these distinguished speakers who will explain what you need to know about new Americans in Minnesota: who they are, what they are contributing, and what they need to thrive, stay, and keep calling Minnesota home.
- Susan Brower, Minnesota State Demographer
- Laura Bordelon, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
- A representative of Latino Economic Development Center
- Pahoua Yang Hoffman and Dr. Yeng Yang, Health Partners
- Nekessa Opoti, Black Immigrant Collective
- Hnuchee Vang, Coalition of Asian American Leaders
Find the full bios of the speakers here.
Read the full Minnesota Chamber of Commerce report here.
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