Asian Americans in Minnesota
Asian immigrants and Asian Americans have been making invaluable contributions to Minnesota’s culture, community, and history since the earliest days of statehood, often in the face of racism, discrimination, and stigma. This MNopedia and Minnesota History story of Liang May Seen and her husband Woo Yee Sing shows the struggles and perseverance of the earliest Chinese immigrants to Minnesota.
Minnesota is great today because of the contributions of all of its people, and it is important to remember that ethnicity is not a virus.
Read more about the history of Asian Americans in Minnesota with the following titles:
Chinese-ness: The Meanings of Identity and the Nature of Belonging
Staring Down the Tiger: Stories of Hmong American Women
The Bride Price: A Hmong Wedding Story
Bamboo Among the Oaks: Contemporary Writing by Hmong Americans
Hmong and American: From Refugees to Citizens
A People’s History of the Hmong
Asian Flavors: Changing the Tastes of Minnesota since 1875
A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota
More links to resources about Chinese Americans in Minnesota:
Library Guide: Chinese in Minnesota Overview
Oral Histories: Chinese immigrants in Minnesota, Minnesota Chinese Oral History Project
Minnesota History: Mirrored Identities: The Moys of St. Paul, Yang T’Su: Chinese Altar from Minneapolis
Collection Finding Aids: Weiming Lu
