education

Makida Abdulahi

Oromo-Jawi Elder and First Woman to Graduate High School In Her City

Born: Ethiopia

Heritage: Jawi, Oromo

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Sandy Beltran

Peace Corps volunteer, Social Worker and retired Minneapolis Public School Educator

Born: Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Heritage: European American

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Roseanne Boutain

Mother of adopted children, wife, singer, Sunday school teacher, clinical drug researcher

Born: IA, United States

Heritage: Mexican

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Sheri Davis

Teacher & School Board Member

Born: New York City, NY, United States

Heritage: African American

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Ken Dragseth

Vietnam Veteran and School Superintendent

Born: Madison, SD, United States

Heritage: European American

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Faiza Jama

Mother, Somali refugee, speaker of three languages, Head Start teacher, Edison High school graduate

Born: Hargeysa, Somalia

Heritage: Somalia

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Geneti Kumsa

Pharmacist who now works as a liaison for Minneapolis Public Schools

Born: Rural Western, Ethiopia

Heritage: Ethiopian

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Charles Nichols, Sr.

Advisor to President Johnson, Director of Vocational Education & Founder of Flying Club for Youth of Color

Born: Duluth, MN, United States

Heritage: African American

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Ralph Peralez

An Organizational Psychologist and storyteller who grew up in Pompey’s Pillar, Montana.

Born: Pompey’s Pillar, MT, United States

Heritage: Mexican

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Jai Ramnarine

Hindu Immigrant, Civil Engineer and Auditor

Born: Guyana

Heritage: Guyanese

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Pam and Don Shea

A story of a couple who grew up with strong extended family ties and who now volunteer with students at Birchview Elementary.

Born: Minneapolis, MN, United States

Heritage: European American

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Johnny (Way-sa-quo-nabe) Smith

Anishinabe Ojibwa Instructor and Keeper of the Drum

Born: Red Lake, MN, United States

Heritage: Ojibwa

Songbook: View PDF

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Valerie Tran

Vietnamese refugee "boat person", University of MN social psychology graduate, Program Director of Vietnamese social services program in St. Paul, MN

Born: Saigon, Vietnam

Heritage: Vietnamese

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Barbara Davis White

Congressional Candidate and Teacher

Born: Minneapolis, MN, United States

Heritage: African American

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Steve Xiong

Hmong Refugee from Laos & Bilingual Education Teacher

Born: Laos

Heritage: Hmong

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News & Events

Cashton Community Celebration on October 18th

Cashton, WI - 8th Grade Leadership will host a Cashton Community Celebration in honor of Mrs. Marian Sullivan Schwarz’s 104th Birthday at the Cashton Community Hall on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM.

Little Free Library Festival: A Build/Read/Connect Event

Community Celebration of Place is partnering with Little Free Library on Saturday, May 21, in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the first-ever Little Free Library Festival.

Red Roads and Blue Highways: An American Journey in Song and Word

Join highly acclaimed author Kent Nerburn and Larry Long, Executive Director of Community Celebration of Palce for an evening of songs, stories and music.

Save Our History!

During 2017-2018, it is a primary program of Community Celebration of Place to transfer their collection into archives that will be open to the public for generations to come

We can not do this work without you.

Testimonials

My heartfelt thanks to Larry Long and all the voices from which our history continues to generate encouragement, enthusiasm and wisdom.

Arlo Guthrie, Songwriter, Son of Woody Guthrie