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Policy brief on housing and homeownership for Asian Pacific Minnesotans
Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, April 2012, 6 pp.
Housing data for Asian groups in Minnesota, including homeownership, household size, living in overcrowded housing, home values, and percentage of income spent on housing.   more info >

State of the Asian Pacific Minnesotans: 2010 Census and 2008-2010 American Community Survey Report
Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, April 2012, 36 pp.
Demographic data on Asian Pacific Minnesotans. Includes data on state and county numbers by ethnic group, homeownership, educational attainment, unemployment, income and poverty, and health insurance.   more info >

Asian Pacific students in Minnesota: Facts, not fiction
Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, March 2012, 46 pp.
Minnesota achievement test data for Asian Pacific students by language spoken at home, ethnicity, income level, English proficiency, and mobility.   more info >

The geography of immigrant skills: Educational profiles of metropolitan areas
Brookngs Institute, June 2011, 32 pp.
This paper analyzes educational attainment among foreign-born adults in each of the nation’s 100 largest metros, identifying policy implications that reflect the overlap of immigration and economics.   more info >

Immigrant children: The Future of Children Spring 2011
The Brookings Institution and Princeton University, March 2011, 270 pp.
Includes a variety of articles that look at the well-being of immigrant children and what can be done to improve their educational attainment, health, social and cognitive development, and long-term prospects for economic mobility.   more info >

A new age of immigrants: Making immigration work for Minnesota
Wilder Research, August 2010, 60 pp.
Commissioned by The Minneapolis Foundation, this report was completed to help promote constructive dialogue on the issue of immigration in Minnesota. It describes characteristics of Minnesota's immigrant population, economic, social, and cultural effects of immigrants, policy considerations, and questions yet to be answered.   more info >

Population bulletin update: Immigration in America 2010
Population Reference Bureau, June 2010, 9 pp.
This report is an update to PRB’s Population Bulletin, “Immigration: Shaping and Reshaping America." It examines new data, how the recession has affected immigration, and the ongoing policy debate at the state and federal level.   more info >

Relationships matter: Volunteerism in immigrant communities
Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration, March 2010, 40 pp.
This report details the findings and recommendations from a three year project that explored how volunteerism is perceived within immigrant communities, and the struggle of nonprofit organizations to successfully connect with them.   more info >

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