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301. Iver and Nicoline Lunde, Zumbrota, Minnesota

Creator:
Larson, M. E.
Date Created:
1910?
Description:
Formal studio portrait of Iver and Nicole Lunde.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

302. Swedish royalty at American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Larson, Herman
Date Created:
1938-07-18
Description:
Crown Prince Gustaf Adolph and Crown Princess Louise of Sweden visited the American Swedish Institute during a 1938 visit to Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

303. Stockholm Club Lucia fest, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Larson, Herman
Date Created:
1932
Description:
Stockholm Klubben members, some in costume, celebrate St. Lucia.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

304. Picnic lunch, Vasa, Minnesota

Creator:
Larson, Herman
Date Created:
1926-06-28
Description:
Crown Prince Gustav Adolph and Crown Princess Louise of Sweden have a picnic lunch in Vasa, Minnesota with invited guests.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

305. Independent Order of Svthiod Junior Department, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Larson, Herman
Date Created:
1937
Description:
Members the Junior Department of the group pose in marching uniforms in 1937.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

306. Independent Order of Svithiod picnic, Minnetonka, Minnesota

Creator:
Larson, Herman
Date Created:
1924
Description:
The group is posed with American and Swedish flags.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

307. Independent Order of Svithiod cornerstone laying, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Larson, Herman
Date Created:
1927
Description:
A large crowd was present at the laying of the cornerstone in 1927.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

308. Swedish folk dancer, Hilda Hellstrom-Gagne, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Larson, H.
Date Created:
1910
Description:
Swedish folk dancer, Hilda Hellstrom-Gagne, toured the United States with a Swedish folk dance group in 1910, visiting Minneapolis for one month.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

309. Interview with Tsewang Sangmo Lama

Creator:
Lama, Tsewang Sangmo
Date Created:
2005-09-19
Description:
Tsewang Sangmo Lama was born in Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal. She graduated from the Tibetan Children's Village (TCV) in Dharamsala, India. Lama moved to Minnesota in 2000 to attend St. Cloud State University. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Parents, family, Tibetan Children's Village (TCV), school in India, coming to Minnesota, first impressions of Minnesota, adjusting to the United States, college experiences, Students for a Free Tibet (SFT), starting a political organization, Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota (TAFM), International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), activism, U.S. politics, influence of older Tibetans, community, future education plans, international students, adjusting to weather, preserving culture, Tibetans in Nepal, differences and similarities between Tibetan and American values, working on the Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

310. Interview with Jong Bum Kwon

Creator:
Kwon, Jong Bum
Date Created:
1994-05-06
Description:
Jong Bum Kwon was a member of a generation of Korean immigrants who characterized themselves as a 1.5 generation, in between the first generation of immigrants and the following generation who were born in the United States. This term refers to those who arrived to the United States at a very early age and did not retain much of their language or culture. At the time of the interview Jong was a 23 year old anthropology student at Macalester College. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Feelings of isolation in Beloit Wisconsin - sensing as a young child his father's unhappiness as a factory worker - taking care of his younger sister - his need to rebel against his parents expectations - his need to understand his father to understand himself - his recent trip to Korea - how his relationship with his parents has changed.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

311. Indochinese Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) celebration, Unity Church Unitarian, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Kramer, Deirdre
Description:
Memo announcing church recognition event featuring Cambodian dancers and musicians.
Contributing Institution:
Unity Church Unitarian
Type:
Text
Format:
Memorandums

312. Interview with Yung Lyun Ko and Shuk Ko

Creator:
Ko, Yung Lyun
Date Created:
1979-12-19
Description:
Yung Lyun Ko arrived in the United States from Korea in 1972. As a young assistant professor at Kun Kook University in Seoul, he had decided to further his career through graduate study in educational statistics at Illinois State University in Bloomington, Illinois. After his family arrived in 1973, however, he could no longer afford to continue his study, and he went to work as an aspiration therapist in a hospital in Chicago. In 1974 Ko and his family moved to Minneapolis after Korean friends persuaded him to do so by saying that the Twin Cities provided a better environment to work and raise a family. Although Ko was a professional in Korea, his training was not transferable to American society, and he had to take a blue-collar job working at Crown Meat Company in Minneapolis. Frustrated by this situation, Ko threw himself into working for the Korean community through the Korean Association of Minnesota. In 1974 he was instrumental in establishing the Korean Institute, a Saturday school for Korean children of immigrants and adoptive parents, where classes in Korean language and culture, as well as social activities, were provided on a weekly basis. In 1979 Ko began a two-year term as president of the Korean Association. He and his family are also active in the Korean United Methodist Church in Oakdale. Shuk Ko arrived with the children in Bloomington, Illinois, in 1973 to join her husband. After they moved to Minnesota she also became active in Korean community organizations in addition to full-time work outside their home. As the wife of the president of the Korean Association she was expected to organize and persuade the women to do much of the work for special events in the Korean community, such as cooking meals for large numbers of people, and arranging children's activities. Shuk and the children are also active in the Korean United Methodist Church. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: The Kos discuss the dynamics of the Korean community in the Twin Cities, and the cultural and religious organizations in the community. They also discuss the problems of childrearing in the immigrant situation and their concern that the children will develop a Korean or Korean-American identity. Yung Lyun discusses special events, such as Korean Day, that are organized annually by the Korean Association, and Shuk describes the changing family structure and extensive work of the women in community activities. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: Because he is president of the Korean Association, Yung Lyun Ko is in a position to know a great deal about the Korean community and to provide information on all the community organizations. Shuk Ko is also in a position to know about the contributions of the women to community events and programs.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

313. Interview with Kilamphong Kounlavong

Creator:
Kounlavong, Kilamphong
Date Created:
2012-11-02
Description:
Kilamphong Kounlavong was born in Savanhnakhet, Laos. Subjects discussed include: Escaping Laos in 1975 - living in a Thai refugee camp - coming to Warroad, Minnesota from Thai refugee camps - Lao community in Warroad, Minnesota - going back to visit family in Laos. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: The interview is conducted in Laotian but the transcript has been translated into English.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

314. Interview with Ka Zoua Kong-Thao

Creator:
Kong-Thao, Ka Zoua
Date Created:
2014
Description:
Interview with Ka Zoua Kong-Thao in which she discusses her work with the St. Paul Board of Education, as founder and President of the Hmong Education and Resources Today organization and as Chief Operations office at the Hmong Community School of Excellence.
Contributing Institution:
Center for Hmong Studies
Type:
Moving Image
Format:
Oral histories

315. Interview with Khon Kong

Creator:
Kong, Khon
Date Created:
1992-08-14
Description:
Khon Kong was a lieutenant in the army in Cambodia at the beginning of the Pol Pot regime in 1975. He had to leave behind his wife and five children who are believed to have been killed. He was sent to work camps in Battambang Province to work in rice fields and to take care of orphaned children. Kong had to lie about his prior service in the army to avoid being killed by the Khmer Rouge. After the fall of the Khmer Rouge, he was in the Khao I Dang refugee camp in Thailand and came to America in 1981. He came to Minnesota after living with a sponsor in Missouri and Texas to find a better job. He held factory jobs, then went to school and became a social worker.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Moving Image
Format:
Oral histories

316. Interview with Slovie Kissen-Marver

Creator:
Kissen-Marver, Slovie
Date Created:
1986-11-07 - 1986-11-10
Description:
Slovie Kissen was born April 23, 1905, in St. Paul. Her father was Rabbi Wolfe Kissin, who came to St. Paul from London via Kansas City, Missouri, to open a private Hebrew school, Rev. Kissin's Parochial School. Later he became principal of the newly organized Capital City Hebrew School. Slovie Kissen had three sisters, Leah, Sternie and Sarah, and two brothers, Joe and Alfred. The family moved to Duluth in 1911 and returned to St. Paul in 1913. Next they lived and farmed on a five-acre farm called Slingerlands, Mahtomedi, White Bear Lake. Kissen graduated from Mechanic Arts High School, and on December 28, 1924, she married Bernard Bernstein. (He changed his name back to Marver, his family's original name, in 1940.) They have three sons. The family operated various clothing and general stores in St. Paul and South Dakota. Kissen-Marver was also involved in many community service organizations, including the Ramsey County Mothers' March on Polio, the state and national boards of the United Nations Association, the St. Paul Inter Club Council, and the board of the St. Paul YWCA. She also was a dramatics teacher for community playgrounds and in Catholic schools. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family background and religion - family involvement in farming - family life and child-rearing - her father's career as a rabbi, fundraiser, businessman and horticulturist - her education - her courtship, marriage and three sons - Bernie Marver's businesses - her life in small towns - and work on various community services. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: Two male voices on the tapes are Bernard Marver and one of the Marvers' sons. The MHS manuscripts collection contains one folder of letters and other documents from Slovie Kissen-Marver.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

317. Interview with Tashi Khongertsang

Creator:
Khongertsang, Tashi
Date Created:
2005-08-24
Description:
Tashi Khongertsang was born in India and moved to Nepal with his parents. He attended school in Kalingpong, India. Khongertsang moved to Seattle as a teenager to live with family. He then moved to Minnesota in 1996. He is the owner of Tibet's Corner, the first Tibetan-owned restaurant in Minnesota. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Parents, family, attending school in India, moving to the United States, adjusting to life in the U.S., weather, first jobs in the U.S., opening a restaurant, generational differences within community, Tibetan food, educating Westerners, running a business, community, stereotypes, differences and similarities between Tibetans and Westerners, citizenship, preserving culture.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

318. Interview with Vu Khac Khoan

Creator:
Khoan, Vu Khac
Date Created:
1979-19-09
Description:
Vu Khac Khoan was born in Hanoi, Vietnam, on February 19, 1917. His father was a literary scholar and his mother a devout Buddhist. Khoan was the fifth of seven children, most of whom are still living in North Vietnam. As a child he studied Chinese classics with his father, and later he was educated in French in elementary and secondary schools. In 1940 he enrolled in Hanoi University, first in medical school and later in the school of forestry, where he earned a bachelor of science degree. Next he enrolled in law school, but he quit to concentrate on writing, acting, and producing plays with a group of students around the university. In 1946 he joined the anti-French resistance movement along with many other students. After the division of Vietnam in 1954, he fled to South Vietnam with his wife and two children. There he was employed as an editor in the Information Ministry for a time, but he quit when he realized that President Diem was a dictator. In about 1955 he formed a group of writers and published a magazine, the title of which may be translated as Point of View. It was banned by the South Vietnamese government after a few months of publication. The group continued to publish many books, however, and another magazine, Propaganda. Khoan was also associated with the Third Force, a peace group which favored seeking an alternative governing force that was neither communist nor capitalist. After 1963 this group included many Buddhists. Khoan was professor of drama in several Vietnamese universities and professor of drama and literature at Dalat University in the highlands. His play The Last Three Days of Genghis Khan" was produced by students at the latter university and quickly became well-known
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

319. Interview with Tenzin Khenrab

Creator:
Khenrab, Tenzin
Date Created:
2005-08-29
Description:
Tenzin Khenrab was born in Bhandara, India. He grew up in Dharamsala attending the Tibetan Children's Village (TCV). Khenrab moved to the United States in 1997. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Parents, family, siblings, Tibetan Children's Village (TCV), difficulties adjusting to American teaching styles, college experiences, youth, future education plans, English, working in the United States, adjusting to food in the U.S., music, Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), activism, community, citizenship, differences and similarities between Tibetan and American culture, Tibetan Green Book.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

320. Interview with Tenzin Khando

Creator:
Khando, Tenzin
Date Created:
2005-09-20
Description:
Tenzin Khando was born in New Delhi, India. She moved to Minnesota in 1997 at the age of twelve. Khando is an undergraduate student at the University of Minnesota. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Parents, family, moving to Minnesota, family separation, experiences in boarding school in India, similarities and differences between schools in India and the United States, expectations of Minnesota, American TV, making friends, change in diet, college experiences, future education plans, service, community, similarities and differences between Tibetan, Indian, and American culture, Buddhism, preserving culture, identity, stereotypes, working on the Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

321. Interview with Saksady Xai Song Kham

Creator:
Kham, Saksady Xai Song
Date Created:
2012-09-23
Description:
Saksady Xai Song Kham was born in 1958 in Pak Se Champassak, Laos. He arrived in Minnesota as a refugee in 1980. At the time of the interview he was an active union representative and a dedicated supporter and organizer of the Lao community in Minnesota. Subjects discussed include: Crossing the Mekong River to escape to Thailand, living in a refugee camp - traveling back to Laos to help his captured family escape - life in the refugee camp - adjusting to American culture - adjusting to the Midwest - building and supporting the Lao community.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

322. Interview with Suruchi P. Kelly

Creator:
Kelly, Suruchi Patankar; United States
Date Created:
1997-10-03
Description:
Suruchi Patankar Kelly was born in India. Her family moved to Minnesota in the 1970s. She attended high school in Minnesota, then college and medical school in Massachusetts. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Parents, experiences living in London, pride in Indian heritage. Family values, schooling, religion, experiences at college, Bharata Natyam dance. Plans for the future. Advantages and disadvantages of growing up in two different cultures.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

323. Interview with Harold Kee

Creator:
Kee, Harold
Date Created:
1980-02-08
Description:
Harold Kee was born April 6, 1899, in a rural village in the Taishan District of Guangdong Province, China. He arrived in St. Paul in 1911 to join his father, a partner in Quong, Gin, Lung & Co., importers of Chinese silks, porcelains, and other goods. The business closed soon after Kee's arrival, and he and his father moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where the elder Kee operated a Chinese restaurant with a friend. In Omaha Kee attended public school, and after their return to Minnesota the next year he enrolled in the Lyndale Grade School in Minneapolis. He graduated from Central High School in that city in 1918 and attended the University of Minnesota. In 1915 his father returned to China to stay, and Kee became a partner in the New Canton and New China restaurants in St. Paul. He also served as interpreter for the U.S. Immigration Service from the 1920s to the 1960s. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Kee discusses the early Chinese community in St. Paul - the common practice in the largely male settlement of bringing young sons to Minnesota at the age of 11 or 12 to help with the family business - Kee's own experience as a boy arriving in St. Paul at age 12 - his education and business enterprises - and his work as translator for the U.S. Immigration Service. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: Because of Kee's early arrival in the state and residence in both Minneapolis and St. Paul, he is an excellent source of information on the early period of Chinese settlement in Minnesota. As an employee of the Immigration Service, he knew immigration law better than others in the early settlement, and he has been described as one who took care of the first generation" by helping them with problems concerning their own papers or those of relatives they wanted to bring to Minnesota. It should be noted
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

324. Interview with Mansur Kassim-Lakha

Creator:
Kassim-Lakha, Mansur
Date Created:
1995-01-14
Description:
Mansur Kassim-Lakha was born in Kenya to a family of Indian descent. He attended boarding school and college in England and then moved to Minnesota and finished his undergraduate work. Kassim-Lakha is a businessman. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Indian immigration to East Africa - boarding school experiences - differences between American and British schools - value of education - marriage and family - early work history - experiences in Nebraska - parenting-instilling values - work with the India Club - other Indian community work, Twin Cities Muslim community - important family and cultural values - the mixing of Eastern and Western values - respect of elders. Visits to England and Kenya - children's education - the value of academics - maintaining family ties back to Africa - the struggle of maintaining long-distance relationships.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

325. Interview with Alim Kassim

Creator:
Kassim, Alim; United States
Date Created:
1998-03-27
Description:
Alim Kassim was born in Minnesota. His parents are of Indian descent but born in Kenya. At the time of the interview, Kassim was attending college. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Parents, familiarity with parents' language, schooling, Connections with relatives in Africa. Friendships at school. African, Indian and American culture at home-art, music, food. Religious instruction. Parents' friends. High school activities. Music interests. Future plans. Travels to India.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories
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