2) Pandemic Food Relief Effort, supported by the City of Minneapolis

Program Updates

Community News

10th Annual Winter Warmth Collection

Collection period between September 1, 2023 until November 27, 2023
Drop off at 2944 Emerson Ave N.

HNC and partners understand that due to inflation families are struggling this year and are in need of a little extra help. We have started collecting winter coats, hats, scarfs, gloves, mittens etc. for our yearly give-a-way.

TCJACL 2023 Undergraduate/Graduate Scholarship

Application link: https://tcjacl.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4a81a1a88a423328f1bca5225&id=4ff7675e87&e=054ac3b2af
Completed applications and transcripts will be required to be postmarked by Wednesday, November 1, 2023.

2023 Undergraduate/Graduate Scholarship applications will be available on September 1, 2023. Scholarships will be only available to current JACL – Twin Cities Chapter members enrolled in a post-secondary educational program. Membership must be active as of September 1, 2023. Not a member? Sign up now using the link below, and be sure to select "Twin Cities" as your chapter!
https://tcjacl.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4a81a1a88a423328f1bca5225&id=3b1c48d11d&e=054ac3b2af

Help Heal Maui

Until September 30th, all donations to ‘Help Heal Maui’ will be matched up to $1 million. Amplify your contribution and double the impact.

The heart of Maui aches as wildfires consume its beauty, especially the cherished town of Lahaina. As countless survivors grapple with loss, Tzu Chi volunteers are currently mobilizing and preparing to distribute emergency cash cards and serve as a beacon of hope amidst the chaos. Your generous donation can rekindle the spirit of the island. Stand with Maui in its darkest hour

Please make check payable to "Tzu Chi Foundation" and mail to Tzu Chi MN Office: 1485 Arden View Dr., Arden Hills, MN 55112

West Broadway Farmers Market

DATE/TIME: Fridays until October 6, 2023, 3:00pm-6:00pm
PLACE:  Located on The Plaza at the Capri Theater, 2027 W Broadway, Minneapolis, MN 55411

Bringing Northside fresh food, fresh produce, fresh beats and fresh wares every Friday! We accept EBT, WIC, and Market Bucks.
More info via the Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/979443543472358/979447900138589/

SEWA-AIFW health clinic is back

Cookin’

“We are thrilled to bring the international sensation Cookin’ to our audiences in Minnesota,” said
CTC Artistic Director Peter C. Brosius. “This dynamic and hilarious show has delighted audiences
around the world with its virtuosic percussion, incredible comedy and amazing physicality. We cannot wait for you to experience the joy and exuberance of Cookin’!”

FilmNorth First Annual Studio Thirteen Future Filmmakers Lab

• Focus lectures, skill workshops, and production days included
• Completed film will be submitted to national film festivals
• End-of-year public screening of completed works

• Completely free! (Application & artist statement required)

Mid-Autumn Festival

Join us as we celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival on Thursday, October 1. This festival is also known as the Lantern or Mooncake Festival, and it is known as Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) in Korea, and Tsukimi in Japan. 

12 - 2 p.m. We will host an info session on What this event is all about with tea and moon cake - Located in the International Lounge by the bookstore

2 - 4 p.m. We will organize a moon cake making demonstration where you can learn to make your own moon cake Located in Brown Dining Hall

2023 IAM Non-Violence Day Event

The day honors the late Mahatma Gandhi’s October 2 birthday and the enduring relevance of his non violence philosophy. A reception runs 3–4 p.m. with food and entertainment highlighting dance by SAATH (South Asian Arts & Theater House) and jazz music led by trombonist Jim ten Bensel. The program following from 4–6 p.m. features three nationally recognized speakers. This FREE event is open to all 

District 59 Town Hall

Walk and Bike to School Day

Engaging in Effective Media Planning

Agile in Nonprofits Summit 

Crossing the World to Sleep with You: Chinese “Crip” Poetry and its Translational Afterlives

KPOP Matters

How Do I Start a Business

Grand Opening Jordan Area Community Council

Cost of Gun Violence - Toll on the Black community

Cost of Gun Violence - Toll on the Black community

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Austin's 2nd Annual Pride Festival

Owámni Falling Water Festival celebrates local Indigenous cultures

Water Works is one of the newest attractions in the Minneapolis park system, opening on the west side of the river in 2021, and on the east side of the river, Father Hennepin Bluff Park reopened last summer with a new stage, permanent indoor bathrooms, and numerous path and landscaping upgrades.

“Owámni” is how the Dakota refer to the area at St. Anthony Falls. It means, “whirling or falling water” in Dakota language. The event is centered around the Owámni area on both sides of the Mississippi River, with the Stone Arch Bridge serving as a bike/walk/roll connection across the river.

Flying Sound - Praise of Life

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

Join us as we celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival on campus! The festival is celebrated in many Asian cultures and highlights the harvest season and being in community. There will be performances, fun activities, raffles and more

Family Day: Fall into Color

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Mark the changing seasons with Mia this October! Design your own patterns with artist Tia Keobounpheng, whose exhibition, “Revealing Threads,” is on view now through October 29. Experiment with unique color combinations in a painting workshop led by local Ojibwe artist and educator James Autio, and get inspired by “The Lyrical Artwork of Jim Denomie,” on view through March 24. Enjoy a selection of Spanish-language short films from the MSP Film Society’s Cine Latino festival. Explore fall colors on a gallery hunt of Mia’s vast collection of art.

Zumba with Lulu

The class will be 45 minutes long
Free Admission For Members and $5 Entry Fee for Non Members
Minnesota Taiwan Women Organization

Open to anyone aged 18 and above, you do not need any dance experience

Curtis Chin Author Talk

Join author Curtis Chin to hear about his forthcoming memoir, “Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant.” The book is about growing up Asian American in the Black and white city of Detroit and coming out as a gay ABC, or American-born Chinese in his working-class immigrant community.

Entrepreneur Expo

Renters' Right Forum

Several neighborhood organizations are working together to host a renters rights forum in Northeast Minneapolis on Oct. 11. At the forum you can expect to see:

• Renters resource tables
• A panel with renter advocates
• Free pizza and beverages from Earl Giles
• Freebies and giveaways

2023 HIDTA Prevention Summit

Breaking the silence: Minnesotas against opioids

How National Stories Shape Democracy in Asia

2023 Stillwater Harvest Festival

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Moon Festival Celebration

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Minneapolis Central Human Library

Citizenship and immigration resource fair 

• Legal service providers giving an overview on the citizenship application process.
• Answers to your questions about citizenship and immigration.
• Information about interest-free loans to pay the citizenship application fee through the New American Loan Program.
• Information about wage theft, labor law violations and Drivers Licenses for All.
• Resources like English classes, job opportunities and more.

Arts and Craft Expo

Hennepin County environmental education network meeting

Join environmental educators and outdoor professionals to learn how they are using technology as part of their educational approach. We will gather for lunch (provided by Hennepin County) followed by an informal “show and tell” where attendees can learn from each other about apps and other technology. The show and tell will be outdoors, weather permitting.  

BLENDED 和 (HARMONY) AUDITIONS

Inspired by Leslie Li’s Just Us Girls book and The Kim Loo Sisters documentary, both about the Kim Loo Sisters, this new musical follows the singing quartet as they made their way from Minneapolis to the flashing lights of Broadway, on the silver screen of Hollywood, and overseas at USO shows during the swing era. The story is an homage to family, love, their Chinese Polish American heritage, and the bond of these talented sisters through their lives on and off the stage.

Blended 和 (HARMONY): The Kim Loo Sisters is co-commissioned and co-produced by Theater Mu and History Theatre.

INCLUSIVE & SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS FILMMAKING LAB

Now in its third iteration, the FilmNorth Inclusive and Socially Conscious Filmmaking Lab is a six-week course designed to help filmmakers in any stage of their career practice greater inclusive and socially responsible filmmaking and become leaders of change in our field.

Bringing together leading industry professionals throughout America, including NYC, LA, and the Twin Cities, the lab focuses on the entire filmmaking process, from conception to finding an audience. Throughout this lab, questions of representation are asked of each filmmaker. What are the stories we see or don’t see on-screen? Who is telling them and why? And what impact do they have? 

TCFF 2023

West Broadway Black Business Week

Inside Biden's Cuba Policy

Generating Research Opportunities Workshop for (GROW) Urban Agriculture conference

Phase I is November 1-3, 2023. This virtual session will focus on connecting participants with similar research, extension and education interests.

Phase II will run from November 4, 2023 to January 16, 2024. Teams will work independently on developing interdisciplinary funding proposals.

Phase III is January 17-19, 2024. This virtual session will provide an opportunity for teams to share their proposals with mock grant review teams to get feedback, and then provide an opportunity for the team to work on suggested revisions.

Tagalong Language Classes

Telling Your Story- Strategic and Ethical Storytelling

Inspire, Unite, Thrive

• Career exploration with a panel of young professionals
• Responsibilities of immigrant daughters/sons
• Passport activity: sharing traditions and cultures
• How to care for your mental health and wellbeing

Wasu Area Hmong New Year

Grantwriters Incubator

KOM’s 15th Anniversary Gala

This year, the KOM gala will be a joyful opportunity for past event attendees and new supporters to celebrate our achievements and look to the future as we fulfill our new mission: building on the strengths of refugee and immigrant communities and remove barriers to achieving economic, social, and cultural wellbeing.

Join us for a special evening of fundraising and community-building at Inwood Oaks Event Center in Oakdale, MN. We’re excited to welcome community leaders, elected officials, service partners, volunteers and donors for a social hour, dinner, live performances, a raffle drawing, and main program.

Event website: https://mnkaren.org/event/kom-gala-15/

Pagnia in Love: Live in Concert
 

Join Pagnia Xiong (Hmong name: Pajnyiag Xyooj), an internationally acclaimed, self-taught Hmong-American music artist, actor, and creative producer for an unforgettable night of live original Hmong music and inspiring stories towards love and healing. 

Tết Nguyên Đán

BLENDED (HARMONY): THE KIM LOO SISTERS