Members of St. Paul's Hmong community protest in 1998 after a local radio host said on air that Hmong immigrants needed to 'assimilate or hit the goddamn road.' Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune via Getty ...

Minnesota Nice is something of a state motto. But the term can be confusing — and controversial — due to its dual definitions. The first meaning of Minnesota Nice is literal: We’re polite, friendly ...

A cloth reading ÒWe Deserve to Recover/Land BackÓ is hung on the fence surrounding a former location of Camp Nenookaasi Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (Photo by Nicole Neri for MPR News) Minnesota has a ...

“Minnesota Nice” is a passive-aggressive behavior that people use to insinuate nice manners while not necessarily intending to communicate the corresponding behaviors. Navigating Minnesota Nice could ...

I went to a fascinating talk by Julie Landsman on Friday, where the author of “A White Teacher Talks about Race,” talked about racism and white privilege, and how the two have been instrumental in ...

Tracing the roots of "Minnesota Nice" is difficult, partly because people don't agree on what the term means. This week, we're answering a question from Sara Skinner, who has tried to explain it to ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Minnesota's major hospitals and healthcare systems are stepping up their urgency ahead of Thanksgiving this week with a messaging campaign that declares "There's no more time to ...

You've probably heard the phrase "Minnesota Nice." Turns out, it can mean very different things. Minnesota natives see it as a representation of being polite and welcoming. People not from Minnesota ...

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WASHINGTON – “Minnesota nice,” the stereotype of the Upper Midwest’s congeniality, needs an asterisk denoting an exception. The state’s amiability expires when grasping government wants to steal your ...