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For more than two decades, Minnesota has seen a new wave of immigration from disparate areas of the world, including Eastern Europe, Mexico, Central and Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. Gregg Aamot, who has been covering immigration in Minnesota since the early 1990s, shares the challenges and realities immigrants and refugees face while assimilating to the Upper Midwest. From a front-row seat in the homes, workplaces, and meeting halls of these newcomers, Aamot provides an informative and intimate vew of what life is really like for groups that are striving to adapt to a different culture. We are also reminded of how the last major wave of immigrants--who were mostly Europeans--faced similar challenges, helping us to better understand conditions in Minnesota today. The New Minnesotans is essential reading for anyone interested in the changing cultural and economic landscape in Minnesota, or in other states where the immigran population is on the rise.
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Steve Doe
reviewed New Minnesotans: Stories of Immigrants and Refugees on July 04, 2014
New Minnesotans
Although published in 2006, I still found this book helpful in providing an introduction to the major immigrant communities in Minnesota. There are chapters on the Hmong, Somalis, Ethiopians and Hispanics.
I was afraid the book would be dense with facts and maybe a little more "work" than I was interested in for a summer read. I was pleasantly surprised with the style, which consisted of excerpts from writing (interviews) that the author had completed during his work with the Associated Press.
I appreciated that the book didn't seem to have a particular agenda other than illuminating the immigrant experience. The discussions of assimilation and diaspora tugged me out of my sci-fi reading haze, giving these concepts new meaning and application in real-life.
Not to miss is the Epilogue. There were several themes that appeared throughout the chapters/stories that the author draws together(e.g. generational conflict, isolation, hope, contribution). I would have probably missed them had he not shown a spotlight on them in this closure. More tangibly, I now have a new appreciation for the challenges faced by the MN Department of Health. I can also better appreciate KFAI and Lake Street!
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