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NEWS RELEASE <br />February 2, 2017 <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />Contact: Judy Woodward 651-724-6022 <br />Administrative Offices 4570 North Victoria Street Shoreview, Minnesota 55126 (651) 486-2200 FAX <br />(651)486-2220 <br />The Making of Asian America <br />Erika Lee <br />Thursday, February 23 at 11:30 (Note time change) <br />Roseville Library <br />2180 Hamline AveN. <br />. <br />In the past fifty years, Asian Americans have helped change the face of America and are now the fastest <br />growing group in the United States. But as award-winning historian Erika Lee reminds us, Asian Americans <br />also have deep roots in the country. Join us as Lee tells the little-known history of Asian Americans and their <br />role in American life, from the arrival of the first Asians in the Americas to the present-day. <br />This talk is the first event in a new history series on the Asian American Experience. Other programs in the <br />series include: <br />Minnesota History Theatre Presents: <br />The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin <br />Monday March 6 at 12:30 <br />Korean Adoptees in Minnesota <br />Kim Park Nelson <br />Tuesday, March 14 at 12:30 <br />Co-sponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of the University of Minnesota \[OLLI\]. <br />This program is made possible by support <br />Admission is free and there is no registration required for community members. <br />### <br /> <br />