Nor Pley Htoo was born in 1999 in Ge Lo, Burma. She was born while her family was on the run from the Burmese government. In 2003 they moved to Mae Sruin Refugee camp in Thailand. In 2012 her family moved to Cleveland, Ohio and then again to Saint Paul, Minnesota in 2014.
Creator:
Htoo, Nor Pley
Created:
2018-03-16
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Immigration History Research Center
A young boy sits in the driver's seat of a truck while Norm Silberstein stands in the truck bed. Scrap metal collection was a business dominated by Jews throughout America's large cities. It was considered "dirty work", and therefore open to immigrants looking for jobs. Louis Paper and Moses Calmenson founded their business in 1891.
Created:
1920-03-31
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Norm Mastbaum, the winner of the 120 hurdles demonstrates starting form for Paula Shaket, Barrie Leafman, and Sheila Raskin at the Center High School stadium in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Created:
1962 - 1964
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.