Reposted by @laurayuen.bsky.socialNancy Yang @nyang.bsky.social · 26/01/2026From @laurayuen.bsky.social: "A document that once made me proud of all the places I’ve traveled is now a badge to prove I belong. It speaks volumes that a person like me is scared — somebody with so many privileges, including my perfect American English. Aren’t you scared, too?"startribune.comYuen: My parents thought we had made it. Now we carry papers.Living under ICE’s crackdown has changed how some Minnesotans of color, including U.S. citizens, move through the world. 02910
Reposted by @laurayuen.bsky.socialNancy Yang @nyang.bsky.social · 17/12/2025“For Deqa, it’s been an inconvenience,” Rob Briody told @laurayuen.bsky.social. “For me, it’s been a cry to protect my neighborhood.”startribune.comYuen: ICE keeps knocking on her door. Her neighbor keeps standing watch.President Trump wants Americans to believe Minnesotans resent our immigrant neighbors. A friendship on a quiet suburban street tells a different story. 4166
Reposted by @laurayuen.bsky.socialStacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Another gem from @laurayuen.bsky.social (no paywall)startribune.comYuen: Has Trump actually ever met a Somali Minnesotan?The president’s comments about Somali Americans aren’t just racist. They’re wildly disconnected from the reality. 1255
laurayuen.bsky.social @laurayuen.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Best northern lights for the least amount of work! 060
Reposted by @laurayuen.bsky.socialMinnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 05/11/2025"Her knows every corner of St. Paul, and she will show up. Don’t expect a learning curve from her at City Hall," Rochelle Olson writes.bit.lyOlson: St. Paul Mayor-elect Kaohly Her emerges as a new Minnesota star"Her knows every corner of St. Paul, and she will show up. Don’t expect a learning curve from her at City Hall," Rochelle Olson writes. 3167
Reposted by @laurayuen.bsky.socialNancy Yang @nyang.bsky.social · 26/09/2025The Minnesota accent is tricky to get right! It's usually too much or too little. @laurayuen.bsky.social spoke to "Aunt Tracy" who coached Emma Thompson for a new film, and also took a look at other Hollywood stars who have tried to nail the accent.startribune.comYuen: How ‘Aunt Tracy’ from Anoka County coached Emma Thompson on the Minnesota accentThe actress learned to flatten her vowels to prepare for her starring role in the new action thriller, “Dead of Winter.” 101
laurayuen.bsky.social @laurayuen.bsky.social · 20/08/2025I have the honor of interviewing Alan Page at the State Fair. He's a Minnesota treasure and a Renaissance man. There's no one quite like him. What questions would you ask Justice Page if you had the chance? Or ask him yourself by joining us at the @startribune.com booth at 12p Saturday! 030
Reposted by @laurayuen.bsky.socialFree Blockbuster @freeblockbuster.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Amazing press for Jimi & Alison in a big @startribune.com article by @laurayuen.bsky.social about cool people sharing with each other. If you visit our St. Louis Park location make sure you bring your fingerboard 🛹💛📀 #repost @startribune.com Story and video by @laurayuen.bsky.social 031
Reposted by @laurayuen.bsky.socialNancy Yang @nyang.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Who is Louie Conn? “He’s got more bravery in his little finger than most people,” his mother tells @laurayuen.bsky.socialstartribune.comYuen: Outrage over a male Vikings cheerleader makes for a heartsick momWho is Louie Conn? “He’s got more bravery in his little finger than most people,” his mother says. 073
laurayuen.bsky.social @laurayuen.bsky.social · 08/08/2025I have a brand spanking new newsletter! Please subscribe to it so I can notify you every time I have a new column published in @startribune.com It's been such a joy to write and report these pieces. Please help me make sure each one finds an audience.link.email.startribune.comSign up for alerts from Laura Yuen 010
Reposted by @laurayuen.bsky.socialJoy Summers @joysummers.bsky.social · 04/02/2025As a working mom with only 3 weeks of my kiddo's summer booked at camp$$$$ for the summer (because I cannot drop $2K in Jan for summer month planning), I am feeling alll of this @laurayuen.bsky.social www.startribune.com/yuen-youre-n...startribune.comYuen: You’re not imagining it. Kids in Minnesota spend less time in school than in almost every other state.Fewer school days require working parents to scrape by to find childcare. 011
Reposted by @laurayuen.bsky.socialNancy Yang @nyang.bsky.social · 17/12/2024@laurayuen.bsky.social's latest column is a remarkable story about women lifting up other women. One of these lifters is Mariam Mohamed. “For me, in my heart, it was: How do I help women sustain their dignity and take care of their family?”startribune.comYuen: How the mighty sambusa became a Minnesota school lunch hitA Twin Cities frozen-food company created to employ refugee moms has introduced the Somali snack to a new generation. 2154
Reposted by @laurayuen.bsky.socialStacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Stories like this beautifully written one by @laurayuen.bsky.social should forever eclipse Garrison Keillor’s cartoons of the state (not to mention the nightmarish “fall of Mpls” vision sold to MAGA—the entire enterprise was started in the Phillips neighborhood) 🎁startribune.comYuen: How the mighty sambusa became a Minnesota school lunch hitA Twin Cities frozen-food company created to employ refugee moms has introduced the Somali snack to a new generation. 422074
Reposted by @laurayuen.bsky.socialPaul Robbins @earthfutures.bsky.social · 25/11/2024This outstanding piece on Wild Urban Turkeys by @maggiek.bsky.social reminds us that we are architects of nature, but never the nature of our own choosing. #NovelEcologies 2145
