If you have ever wondered at the magnificent stonework at the St Paul Cathedral, local documentary filmmaker Randy Croce has a story for you. (08/29/2008)

A Hmong shaman held a ceremony yesterday at what used to be a Hmong funeral home to prepare the site for redevelopment. The facility was the first in St. Paul to specialize in traditional Hmong funerals, which typically last for days and involve plenty of food and music. (07/31/2008)

Demand is up sharply this year for a place at the Hmong Culture and Language summer camp at Concordia University. Camp directors say immigration to the metro area is fueling the increase. (07/28/2008)

A federal judge in St. Paul has ruled against 13 immigrant students who claimed a Minneapolis alternative school discriminated against them by badly educating them. (07/18/2008)

A new film adaptation of Monica Ali's best-selling novel, "Brick Lane," opens in the Twin Cities this weekend. It's the story of two Bangladeshi sisters separated by an arranged marriage. (07/09/2008)

In his book "The Thirteen American Arguments," Howard Fineman writes that only a nation of immigrants can argue so earnestly and endlessly about who can become one of its own. Midmorning examines the nature of citizenship, national identity, and what it means to be an American. (Midmorning, 06/27/2008)

Seven U.S. senators, including all four from Minnesota and Wisconsin, want Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to look into Thailand's repatriation of more than 800 ethnic Hmong to Laos. (06/26/2008)

A Sudanese refugee graduating from Fridley High School says she hopes to use her education to help save some of those she left behind. (06/05/2008)

Hundreds of immigrant rights supporters held a rally and march at the Capitol today to mark International Workers' Day, and call for immigration reform. (05/01/2008)

Film director Tom McCarthy is drawing raves for his new film "The Visitor." The film examines the complicated realities of U.S. immigration policy. (04/24/2008)

A federal lawsuit from last year's immigration raid in Willmar was whittled down when a judge dismissed counts against the U.S. government and authorities acting in their government roles. (04/24/2008)

About 2,000 Tibetans live in the Twin Cities, the largest population in the United States outside New York City. (04/10/2008)

Activists angered over China's crackdown on demonstrators have tried to disrupt the global torch run building up to the Beijing Olympics. Tibetans will hold vigils, protests, and prayers around the world today, including an event at the State Capitol in St. Paul this afternoon. (04/10/2008)

In a new book Southwest State University historian Joseph Amato traces the story of his family across North America and Europe. In "Jacob's Well: A Case for Rethinking Family History," Amato talks about his ancestors and uses their stories to put a human face on historical events. (03/12/2008)

The Bush administration has granted Somalis living in the United States under temporary protected status an extra 18 months in this country. (03/10/2008)