Hundreds of organizations provide information about and assistance to immigration populations and help both newcomers and established residents "find common ground." Following are links to a few of those organizations.

We will add organizations, resources, and communities over time. Please check back for additional links and feel free to e-mail us links to related sites you recommend adding to this list.

Immigration in general

Specific populations or communities

 

Organizations & Resources:

Minnesota Meeting - includes resources and links from the Embracing Immigration meeting in March 2008.

Minnesota Demographic Center

The New Minnesotans - includes a video and discussion guide

The New Americans an interactive website for the PBS-aired series

American Refugee Committee

National Immigration Forum

The Center for Victims of Torture

The Advocates for Human Rights formerly Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights

Neighborhood House

Minnesota Council of Churches' Refugee Services

Minnesota Department of Health: Refugee Health

Twin Cities Immigrant Orientation Resources
includes orientation guide for new immigrants

New Immigrant Orientation Guide from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Hennepin County Library links to services for new immigrants

 

Studies and Information:

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
September 2004 issue of the Fed Gazette focused on immigration

League of Women Voters of Minnesota
2002 report: Immigration in Minnesota, Challenges and Opportunities

The Government Response to Domestic Violence Against Refugee and Immigrant Women in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metropolitan Area: A Human Rights Report 2004 report by Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights

Minnesota Department of Health
immigrant and refugee resources page

Wilder Foundation

Reports on the Status of Immigrants in Dakota County

Foreignborn.com
an information resource for people considering entering the U.S.

 

Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans

Hmong

Learn about Hmong

Hmong Cultural Center

Hmong American Partnership

Lao Family Community of Minnesota

Hmongnet


Somali

Somali Action Alliance

Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota

Somali Family Care Network

Somali Benadiri Community of Minnesota

MN Department of Human Rights: Somali Culture & Customs

Latino

Chicano-Latino Affairs Council

Centro formerly Centro Cultural Chicano

Centro Campesino

Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES)

HACER Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment through Research

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

page updated 3/12/08