Proposed Measurable Outcomes
- People will learn to relate humanities content to their everyday lives, laying the groundwork for meaningful change.
- Those participating will feel their voices are heard in the broader community.
- Community members will meet one another and gather perspectives different from their own.
Activity Details
Events
- Kwanzaa: A Book Event with Author Dr. Keith Mayes, December 3, 2009
- Where in the World Are Minnesota’s Latinos?, Dr. Louis Mendoza, December 10, 2009
- National Monuments: An Evening with Award Winning Author Heid E. Erdich, January 28, 2010
- Why the Census Matters, Annamarie Hill, Bao Vang, Mario Vargas, Yusef Mgeni, March 12, 2010
- From the Tropics to the Snowbelt Midwest: Somalis in Minnesota, Dr. Cawo Abdi, March 25, 2010
- Cinco de Mayo: Culture Fuels Social and Economic Revitalization, Samuel O. Verdeja, May 4, 2010
- Sky Tinted Waters: Minnesota Before Borders, Joe Day, Tom Ross, Mona Smith, May 20, 2010
- Asian Americans, Racial Stereotyping, and the Media, Dr. Josephine Lee, July 12, 2010
- Minnesota’s Iron Range and the Struggle for Democracy, Dr. Peter Rachleff, July 29, 2010
- Closing the Achievement Gap Within the Latino Community, Elia Bruggeman, Hector Garcia, Sen. Patricia Torres Ray August 23, 2010
- Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians but Were Afraid to Ask, Dr. Tony Treuer, August 25, 2010
- The Iron Range: The Key to U.S. Industrialization, Pamela Brunfelt, September 9, 2010
- Global Cities, Cultural Corridors, Hector Garcia, September 14, 2010
The Minnesota Humanities Center facilitates meaningful community dialogs with talented artists and leading experts from Minnesota about relevant humanities topics. Each event reveals an absent narrative that has been identified through community partnerships with the objective that community members will connect in thoughtful and relevant public conversations, building a foundation from which to work on crucial community issues.