Sahan Journal
Coverage of Sahan Journal in the Nexus archive.
- South St. Paul teen balances graduation, new responsibilities after dad’s deportation to Laos
Yaay Yang, a 17-year-old from South St. Paul, is shouldering new family responsibilities after his father Zong Yang was deported to Laos. He balances caring for his four younger brothers and household chores while preparing for life after high school graduation.
- Wildfires rage on, causing unhealthy air and evacuations
Wildfires in Northern Minnesota, including those in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, have triggered evacuations in Lake County and 'very unhealthy' air quality alerts for multiple counties. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued alerts, and there are 20 active fires in the Superior National Forest. A solar energy project and construction plans in Minneapolis are also highlighted.
- When ICE came for her husband, Linda Yang negotiated one more day with him. But their luck wouldn’t last.
Linda Yang refused to let ICE agents take her husband Zong in front of their youngest children, negotiating a one-day delay before his deportation to Laos. Zong was later deported due to a past felony burglary conviction, leaving Linda as a single mother raising their five sons in South St. Paul.