Vietnam War

Ken Dragseth

Vietnam Veteran and School Superintendent

Born: Madison, SD, United States

Heritage: European American

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Don Kodluboy

Swede Hollow Resident, Mentor and Psychologist

Born: St. Paul, MN, United States

Heritage: European American

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Thu Van Nguyen

South Vietnamese Veteran and Reeducation Camp Survivor

Born: Vietnam

Heritage: Vietnamese

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Murphy Parkhurst

Vietnam War Veteran who grew up in the Red Lake, MN and now volunteers in the schools

Born: Red Lake, MN, United States

Heritage: Native American

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Kelly Peniata

Vietnam Veteran & Immigrant from Samoa

Born: Samoa

Heritage: Samoan

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Steve Xiong

Hmong Refugee from Laos & Bilingual Education Teacher

Born: Laos

Heritage: Hmong

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Chia Yang

Hmong Oral Historian & Author

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