Gyen Gedun Kalsang is from the village of Makham in Tibet. At the age of 16 he joined Norbulinpa Monastery. He traveled to many monasteries inside and outside of Tibet. Kalsang left Tibet in 1959 and traveled to India. He has been a member of various monasteries including Drepung (Lhasa), Ramoche Jowo Minthuejee (Tibet), monasteries in Dalhousie and Kalimpong (India), and the Gyuto Wheel of Dharma Monastery in Columbia Heights, Minnesota. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Tibet, monastery experiences in Tibet, India and the United States, Buddhist practices, moving to the US, differences between monasteries in Tibet and elsewhere, schedules of a monk, spirituality, Tibetan medicine, Western medicine, living in the U.S., community, relationship between monastery and community, challenges of monastery. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: This interview was conducted in Tibetan and transcribed in English.
Beginning in 1998, the City of Duluth (Minn.) Sister Cities Commission collaborated with the Iron Range Research Center to record a series of oral history interviews. Independent scholar Dr. JoAnn Hanson-Stone acted as the lead interviewer. The voluntary, self-selecting participants were second-generation Swedish Americans whose parents settled in northeast Minnesota in the early 1900s. The interviews were initiated to create supplementary material for a planned exhibit, "A Long Way Home: Swedish Immigrant Life in Duluth and Northeast Minnesota, 1890-1940."
Romaldo Jimenez was born in Jalisco, Mexico, in 1912 and left the country in 1926. He worked in Texas and Kansas and arrived in Walters, Minnesota, in 1933. At the time of the interview he was living in Albert Lea. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Working in the beet fields - renting land to plant his own crops - and raising his 13 children. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: In Spanish, transcribed into English.
Jesse Jimenez was born in Hollandale, Minn., in 1935 and spent most of his childhood in southern Minnesota towns. He entered the service, then came back to Minnesota and worked in 1958, when he and Josephine Gallo Jimenez were married. The following year, he went to Tallahassee, Fla., where he lived for six years, then came back to Minnesota in 1965. Josephine Gallo Jimenez was born in Mason City, Iowa. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Jesse Jimenez discusses his family background - education and employment experiences - participation in social and fraternal organizations - his drive-in restaurant, which he bought in 1969 - hopes for his children - boxing and other sports - and subtle discrimination. Josephine Jimenez discusses her family - employment as an office worker - and her children. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: Josephine Jimenez's comments are at the end of the interview.
Sebastian Ramon Jara was born in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, in 1906 and immigrated to Texas a year later with his mother. He spent his next seventeen years on a ranch, "Los Quinientos Acres," near Edinburgh, Texas. He and his mother left the ranch after a feud, and he worked as a chauffeur in Edinburgh for some time. After another controversy, they ended up in North Dakota, where Sebastian Jara worked the beet fields for one year and later worked in a mill. Next they came to St
Mohamed Jama was born in Nairobi, Kenya but grew up in Somalia. Jama moved to Minnesota in 1992 with his immediate family and currently works as a teen outreach worker for the Street Works program. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Growing up in Somalia; traveling conditions when coming to the United States; first impressions of the United States; cultural differences; hearing stories about the United States from his father; expectations of Minnesota; life in Minnesota; the language barrier; lack of resettlement support networks in the early 1990s; gang issues in Minneapolis; positives of moving to the United States; working with AmeriCorps; the importance of the Brian Coyle Community Center; advice for future Somali immigrants; preserving Somali and Islamic culture; cultural importance of women; losing culture; negative aspects of the hip-hop" culture; evolution of Somali music; obstacles and opportunities for Somali teens; Somali involvement in politics.
Sunanda Iyengar was born in India where she attended school and college. She immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1990s, and works in the health care industry. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family background - early life - school days - family values - cultural values - first impressions of U.S. and travel remembrances - experiences in college level schooling in India and the U.S. - first job in India compared and contrasted to first job in U.S., impressions of current employer - future plans - benefits and opportunities compared and contrasted to those in India - maintaining Indian culture - Indian associations and activities.
Sarah Imm 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 Imm was 23 years old and worked as a financial analyst for Piper Jaffery in Minneapolis. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Early memories of not understanding English - the cultural gap between her parents and herself - her identity crises as a Korean American woman.
Program for Icelandic Hekla Club Samkoma on April 23, 2017 at Minneapolic Woman's Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Information includes the days activities and speakers.
Samkoma (Coming Together) invitation from the Icelandic Hekla Club for April 23, 2017 to be held at the Minneapolis Woman's Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Included are the location, date/time, speakers, raffle information
Icelandic Hekla Club membership directory for 2016 - 2017. Information includes officers, committee information, online links, meeting schedule, hostesses, meeting location, member name, city, state
September 2016 Membership Meeting minutes of the Icelandic Hekla Club. Subjects discussed include: Treasurer's report, Sunshine Committee report, Attainment of non-profit status, Tala islensku language class update, Snorri West recap, LEIF2016, Jolabarnaball, Samkoma survey report.
November 2016 Membership Meeting minutes of the Icelandic Hekla Club. Subjects discussed include: Treasurer's report, Sunshine Committee report, Tala islensku language class, Nordic Reads, Saga book study, Jolabarnaball, Icelandic National League of North America (INLNA), Jonas Thor website funding, Nordic Thanksgiving Breakfast reminder.
March 2017 Membership Meeting minutes of the Icelandic Hekla Club. Subjects discussed include: Treasurer's report, Sunshine Committee report, Samkoma planning, Tala islensku, Nordic Reads, Sagas book club, Club logo updated
January 2017 Membership Meeting minutes of the Icelandic Hekla Club. Subjects discussed include: Treasurer's report, Sunshine Committee report, Snorri Alumni Internship, Jolabarnaball report, Samkoma planning, Tala islensku, Nordic Reads, Sagas book club, Club logo updated, Icelandic National League of the United States (INLNA) activities, Icelandic Camp donation, Snorri Plus application deadline, Nominating Committee recruitment
February 2017 Membership Meeting minutes of the Icelandic Hekla Club. Subjects discussed include: Treasurer's report, Sunshine Committee report, Val Bjornson Icelandic Exchange students, Samkoma planning, Tala islensku, Nordic Reads, Sagas book club, Club logo updated, Thorrablot, Snorri updates
Overview of Leif Eriksson International Festival activities held September 26 - October 9, 2016 at Mindekirken Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This includes three church services and two concerts held at the church and a concert at the Danish American Center.
Invitation to the Icelandic Kvennahlaup (women's walk) to be held on June 18, 2017 at Bryant Lake Park, Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Initially held in Iceland, this event is held world-wide, promoting women's fitness.
