Color image of the Swedish-language headstone of Swan Swanson in Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery Cemetery in Minneapolis, 2016. Photographed by Paul Nelson.

Swedish-language headstone of Swan Swanson

Swedish-language headstone of Swan Swanson in Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery Cemetery in Minneapolis, 2016. Photographed by Paul Nelson.

Color image of a German-language headstone in Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery in Minneapolis, 2016. Photographed by Paul Nelson.

German-language headstone in Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery

German-language headstone in Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery in Minneapolis, 2016. Photographed by Paul Nelson.

Black and white photograph of Indochinese refugees arriving in Iowa, 1979.

Indochinese refugees arriving in Iowa

“A Warm Iowa Welcome for Boat People.” Des Moines Register, April 30, 1979.

Black and white photograph of Hmong Families, Frogtown, 1994. Photograph by Wing Young Huie.

Hmong Families, Frogtown, St. Paul

Hmong Families, Frogtown, 1994. Photograph by Wing Young Huie.

Black and white photograph of Hmong women in traditional costume, Frogtown, 1993. Photograph by Wing Young Huie.

Hmong girls in traditional costume

Hmong girls in traditional costume, Frogtown, 1993. Photograph by Wing Young Huie.

Black and white photograph of a man Playing the Kheng, Frogtown, 1994. Photograph by Wing Young Huie.

Man Playing the Kheng

Man Playing the Kheng, Frogtown, 1994. Photograph by Wing Young Huie.

Black and white photograph of a Hmong Celebration, Frogtown, 1993. Photograph by Wing Young Huie.

Hmong Celebration, Frogtown, St. Paul

Hmong Celebration, Frogtown (St. Paul), 1993. Photograph by Wing Young Huie.

Scan of a documents showing Indochinese Refugee Households in the Twin City Metro Area, December 1980.

Indochinese Refugee Households in the Twin City Metro Area

Indochinese Refugee Households in the Twin City Metro Area, December 1980. Scanned image is from, Public Welfare Department: Refugee Programs Office records, 1975–1986, State Archives Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Black and white photograph of staff at Lao Family Community, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, 1981.

Staff at Lao Family Community, Saint Paul

Staff at Lao Family Community, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, 1981.

Black and white photograph of a woman sitting on the floor with two young children, with accompanying quote, by Jane Kramer, 2004. From collection, "Photographs and Stories of Refugee Women: Perseverance, Dignity, Strength, Hope, and Peace."

A woman sitting on the floor with two young children

A woman sitting on the floor with two young children, with accompanying quote, 2004. Photograph by Jane Kramer.

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