Immigration

Eleanora "Ana" Cananda

Survivor of the Civil War in El Salvador

Born: El Salvador

Heritage: Salvadorian

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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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Koffi Mbairamadji

African Storyteller and Author from Chad

Born: Moundou, Chad

Heritage: Chadian

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Shrin Murthy

Vice President for Administrative Services, Dairy Queen & Hindu from India

Born: Small Village, India

Heritage: Asian Indian, Hindu

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Melkamu Negeri

Oromo Minister & Refugee from Ethiopia

Born: Ethiopia

Heritage: Oromian

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Thu Van Nguyen

South Vietnamese Veteran and Reeducation Camp Survivor

Born: Vietnam

Heritage: Vietnamese

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Maggie Proft

Hairstylist and New Citizen from Tijuana, Mexico

Born: Tijuana, Mexico

Heritage: Mexican

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Kamala Puram

Women’s Mentor & Businesswoman

Born: Andra Pradesh, India

Heritage: Asian Indian, Hindu

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Patricia Sequeira

Teacher & New US Citizen

Born: Calcutta, India

Heritage: Asian Indian

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Valerie Valme

Jamaican Fashion Designer & Salesperson

Born: Kingston, Jamaica

Heritage: Jamaican

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Khoua Xiong

Hmong Teen Immigrant from the Vietnam War in Laos

Born: San Quan, Laos

Heritage: Laotian

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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