Attacks on 1916 Immigrant Miner Families in Northern Minnesota

By: Megan Marsnik

Outlets: Minnesota Women's Press

Published: June 22, 2026

Words: 1,154

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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During the height of Operation Metro Surge, my Filipino husband barely left the house. Although he was born in the United States and is an accomplished scientist, his brown skin made him a target for Trump’s thugs. I thought about my grandmother, whose immigrant family was also the target of state-sanctioned goons in northern Minnesota in the early 1900s.

Decades after her death, I can still see her, propped up in her ratty …

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