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" When I first moved to Minnesota, most folks didn’t say they were white. They proclaimed their heritage. Germans, Swedes, Norwegians, French. Strange, I thought. When did they become white? Maybe winter changes people into colors. I waited to see. "

Sun Yung Shin , A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota


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Sun Yung Shin quote : When I first moved to Minnesota, most folks didn’t say they were white. They proclaimed their heritage. Germans, Swedes, Norwegians, French. Strange, I thought. When did they become white? Maybe winter changes people into colors. I waited to see.