When we fought for the Minnesota 8 and were able to protect three of them from being deported to Cambodia, we received national recognition for our work—winning 2017 Campaign of the Year Award from Southeast Asian Resource Action Center (SEARAC), featuring in documentaries made by the New Yorker & Al Jazeera, and more. Since then, MN8 has become a national model for effective family advocacy. Our org has built partnerships that support impacted individuals & their families. In the last year alone, MN8 celebrated the first Southeast Asian community member in the Midwest to return home from deportation, celebrated Shorty’s (one of the original Minnesota 8) citizenship, supported over 100 Southeast Asian families in mutual aid financially & through culturally specific foods, and grew our staff. For more on how our work has been shared with the world, please see the media coverage below.
Deportation in U.S., forced back to Cambodia | 101 East
Al Jazeera English, September 28, 2017
Cambodian refugees under deportation threat await their fate
MPR News, April 4, 2017
8 Cambodian Refugees in Minnesota Prove Why Deportations Must be Stopped
Huffington Post, April 1, 2017
Cambodians Face Deportations to Homeland They’ve Never Known
VOA News, February 10, 2017
MN8 deliver “Not Home for the Holiday” cards to ICE officials
Asian American Press, January 17, 2017
Cambodian refugee awaits post-conviction relief decision that may halt immediate deportation
Faribault Daily News, November 23, 2016
Activists Rally in Support of ‘Minnesota 8,’ Refugees Facing Deportation to Cambodia
NBC News, November 4, 2016
Cambodian Americans from Minnesota are about to be deported to a country they’ve never been to
Angry Asian Man, October 31, 2016
Minnesota activists push back as deportations loom
The Phnom Penh Post, October 24, 2016
Minneapolis rally protests the planned deportation of Cambodian refugees
Star Tribune, September 14, 2016
