Summary: Guests discuss the changing populations in Minnesota, and how breaking large, general categories of data into more specific sub-groups is essential to understanding the needs, strengths, and challenges of the diverse communities and people who live here. Host Paul Mattessich talks with KaYing Yang, director of programs and partnerships at Coalition of Asian American Leaders, and Nicole MartinRogers, research scientist at Wilder Research. More information and resources Minnesota Compass: mncompass.org Race data disaggregation: What does it mean? Why does it matter? https://www.mncompass.org/trends/insights/2018-04-04-data-disaggregation Minnesota Department of Education - Counting All Students: https://education.mn.gov/MDE/fam/count/ White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: https://sites.ed.gov/aapi/ East Metro Pulse: https://www.spmcf.org/east-metro-pulse
