I arrived to photograph my school’s involvement with a Hmong cultural event. I stayed to see all the other[…]
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Highlights from the Minnesota State Fair
Its origins are in livestock, food, contests, and carnival rides–and its heartbeat remains as such. But like many other[…]
Read moreThe Hmong Have Caught on to Minnesota Fishing
The Hmong have been in Minnesota for 40 years. Which aspects of a culture does a people bring to a[…]
Read moreFaces in the Crowd at the Rice Street Parade in St. Paul
Parades are tried and true. I’ve been going to them my whole life, and they’ve been part of down-home[…]
Read moreThe Incredible Experience of Being a Twin Reveals How We’re All Connected
There is more to the human experience than I believe meets the eye. There are bonds between people. There[…]
Read moreThe Minnesota Mike Rowe
Meet Chris Hensiak, welding instructor at Hennepin Technical College. I met him while researching a story about work being[…]
Read moreConnections and Coincidence: Tomorrow I’m Taking Computers Back to the Third World
In the 90s, a Minnesotan family by the name of Jacobson was in central Tanzania on a mission trip through their[…]
Read moreBook Tour Update: Thank you Fargo and Grand Forks. Minnesota, you’re next.
Every week, I tap, tap, tap away at the letters on my keyboard to share a travel story with readers[…]
Read moreConnecting a Minnesotan Father to his Ugandan Sons
On January 15, 2014, I was getting my car washed. It was one of those where you hand the car[…]
Read moreMy China Book Revised, Re-released…and free this Sunday
About a year ago, I finished a book about my travels and insights while living in China in 2010-2011. I held two[…]
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