Aisian-Southeast Asian Cultural Resources
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
451 Lexington Pkwy N.
St. Paul, MN. 55104
Ph: 651-280-2000
Service: Adult mental health, children’s mental health, clinical services, crisis intervention, family services, and human services. Provides both adults and youth with mental health assessments, individual, group and family counseling, case management, and school-based youth services.
Payment: Private or public insurance, sliding fee.
Intake Procedure: Call. Self or agency referrals: Potential clients can speak with bi-cultural workers from their language group.
Association for the Advancement of Hmong women in Minnesota, Inc.
4403 E. Lake St.
Minneaoplis, MN. 55406 C
Executive Director: Ly Vang,
Email: aahwminfo@aahwm.org
Ph: 612-724-3066
The mission of the Association for the Advancement of Hmong Women in Minnesota is to strengthen Hmong families through education and leadership development for women, girls, and families.
Services: Job training, early childhood development, health and wellness, leadership development, and family support and referral.
Association of Cambodian Refugees in Minnesota and Friends
1304 Burr St.
St. Paul, MN. 55101
Contact: Punna Vin Koy
Ph: 651-774-1676
The Association of Cambodian Refugees in Minnesota and friends serves the Cambodian community. The association’s goals are to help Khmer people preserve their cultural values, customs, and traditions; to protect the interests of its members; to provide material support; to improve ties of mutual respect, love, understanding, and solidarity; and to provide humanitarian assistance to Khmer nongovernmental organizations inside Cambodia.
Face-to-Face Health and Counseling
1165 Arcade St.
St. Paul, MN. 55106
Ph: 651-772-5555
Services: Family planning, general medical care, mental health counseling, and mental health groups (staff includes therapists and licensed social workers). Intensive home therapy, individual counseling, and support groups.
Payment: Ages 11-23, most insurance accepted and sliding fee.
Intake Procedure: Call. Self or agency referrals.
Fellowship of Lien-Truong
3103 Farnum Drive
Eagan, MN. 55121
Chair: Thai Kinh
Email: kmhthai@hotmail.com
Ph: 651-452-1244
Fellowship of Lien-Truong is a human service organization that provides support to Vietnamese refugees living in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Lao Advancement Organization of America
Lao Cultural Center Bldg.
2648 W. Broadway Ave.
Minneapolis, MN. 55411
Executive Director: Khao Insixiengmay
Email: laoptamn@laopta.org
Ph: 612-302-9048
Website: www.laopta.org
Lao Advancement Organization of America (L.A.O America) builds on the strengths and traditions of Lao culture, while giving Lao families in north and south Minneapolis and in Twin Cities suburbs the tools they need to succeed in their new community. The mission of LAO America is to help children and youth succeed in school and stay out of the criminal justice system by assisting parents to become fully engaged in their children’s education, and by organizing productive activities for children and youth. Programs and services for youth include academic tutoring; chemical dependency and crime prevention; support groups; leadership training; sports activities; and classes in the Lao language, history, and culture. Senior programs and services include parental skill development; support groups; legal assistance and referral; outreach activities; translation and interpretation; citizenship classes; English language learner classes; business development workshops; parent-child mediation; and recreational activities.
Lao Family Community of Minnesota, Inc.
320 West University Ave.
St. Paul, MN. 55103
Ph: 651-209-6807
Email: admin@laofamily.org
Services: English Education Program (including GED, Intensive English for Work, family literacy, and after school homework help), Youth and Families Program (including teen pregnancy prevention and young parents components, in-home parenting, and after school activities), Employment (including Dislocated Worker and employment services to refugees), and Chemical Health (including Rule 25 assessments and a recovery maintenance group)
Payment: none
Intake Procedure: Call. Low income Southeast Asian refugee and immigrant population; serve mainly Hmong.
Bigelow Building
450 Syndicates St. N.
Suite 285
St. Paul, MN. 55104
Director: Linda Gensheimer
Ph: 651-647-9676
Website: www.wilder.org
Hmong American Partnership
1206 42nd Ave. N.
Minneapolis, MN. 55407
Ph: 612-236-9061
Programs and services designed to empower Hmong families to build knowledge and skills needed to become successfully educated and employed, while retaining their cultural heritage and identity.
Southeast Asian Community Council
1827 44th Ave. N.
Minneapolis, MN. 55407
Ph: 612-236-9061
Programs and services designed to empower Hmong families to build knowledge and skills needed to become successfully educated and employed, while retaining their cultural heritage and identity.
Karen Organization of Minnesota
2353 Rice Street #240
Roseville, MN. 55113
Ph: 651-788-7593
Provides support for Karen refugees in Minnesota. The Karen Organization offers a variety of programs to help refuges transition to life in a new country and achieve their goals. This includes social services, employment counseling, and outreach service. We also provide resources to help organizations learn how to work with this growing community.
Southeast Asian Program
3401 S. Chicago Ave.
Minneapolis, MN. 55407
Director: Paj Yang
Email: pyang@reubenlindh.org
Ph: 612-528-8384, ext. 100
Website: www.reubenlindh.org
The Southeast Asian Program serves children of Southeast Asian descent who are at risk for, or have been diagnosed with, health problems or developmental delays. Family support services provide families with a Southeast Asian family worker whose roles is to advocate for an empower families through education, information, and support provided by weekly in-home visits and parent support and education groups.
277 University Ave. W.
Minneapolis, MN. 55407
Ph: 651-632-8927
Dedicated to maintaining the identity of the Minnesota Vietnamese community. The Vietnamese Social Servies of Minnesota works with low-income immigrants and refugees of diverse background to meet their basic needs without public or private assistance. Our organization facilitates access to work support for families and enables individuals to design strategies and budgets that enable them to reach self-sufficiency and self-confidence. VSS of MN partners with a range of government, non-profit organizations, and community-based groups, from workforce councils to state and federal agencies, as well as a variety of economic opportunity initiatives.
Centre for Asians and Pacific Islanders (CAPI)
5930 Brooklyn Boulevard
Brooklyn Center, MN. 55429
Ph: 612-721-0122
Email: info@capiusa.org
Assists Southeast Asian and East African immigrants and refugees in becoming self-sufficient and contributing members of the community. The agency’s employees speak collectively 10 languages and offer services from several Minneapolis locations.
Hmong American Mutual Assistance Association, Inc.
1130 N. 7th St.
Minneapolis, MN. 55411
Executive Director: Yee Yang
Email: hamaa@hamaa.org
Ph: 612-374-2694
The Hmong American Mutual Assistance Association provides employment, children/youth services, crime prevention activities, mediation advocacy, and business/economic development to the Hmong American community.
Bhutanese Community Organization of Minnesota Agency
1394 Jackson St.
Suite 200
St. Paul, MN. 55113
Director: Puspa Bhandari
Ph: 651-202-3715
Website: www.bhutanesemn.org
Programs and services available: elderly support service, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program outreach, job skill supports, English Language Learner classes, immigration legal services, housing assistance, transportation help, citizenship preparation.
Employment training offered: Job readiness orientation, interview, resume development, job search and application, job placement.
Languages: Bhutanese, English, Hindi, Nepali
Lao Assistance Center of MN
505 Irving Ave. N.
Minneapolis, MN. 55406
Ph: 612-374-4967
Hours; Mon. – Fri: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Website: www.laocenter.org
Provide direct services. Help with employment, housing, and chemical dependency care.
Ture Thao counseling Services
796 E. 7th St.
St. Paul, MN. 55106
Ph: 651-771-2155
Website: http://www.mnchurches.org/refugee/healing/?p=1856
Trauma-informed and evidence-based treatment modalities; individual, couples, and family counseling; understanding of new refugees’ lives and the issues affecting them. Services are provided by therapist in Hmong, Nepali, Hindi, and Tibetan.
Asian Women United
PO Box 6223
Minneapolis, MN. 55406
Ph: 612-771-2155
Website: www.awum.org
Asian Women United offers programs for domestic violence victims and their children, and the community at large. We help empower Asian women and girls to support each other. We also give volunteers and others a meaningful way to get involved in ending domestic violence. Safe shelter for women and children affected by domestic violence, 24-hour, multilingual crisis line and helpline, courtroom advocacy and orders for protection (OFP) & harassment restraining orders (HRO), personal and group support, help with housing, money and employment, immigration assistance and programs for children.
Korean Service Center
630 Cedar Ave. S.
Suite B1
Minneapolis, MN. 55454
Director: Yoon-Ju Park
Ph: 612-342-1344 or 612-342-1345
The Korean Service Center was established to provide a variety of services needed by Korean immigrants, especially newly arriving families and elderly Korean immigrants whose needs include bilingual professional services in Korean and English.
Southeast Asian Refugee Community Home
1113 E. Franklin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN. 55404
President: Hoang Tran
Email: search-mn@visi.com
Ph: 612-973-9388
Southeast Asian Refugee Community Home (SEARCH) provides employment training services, economic and cultural development services, and pro bono legal services to Southeast Asians.
United Cambodian Association of Minnesota
1101 Snelling Ave.
N. St. Paul, MN. 55108
Executive Director: Sotheary Duong
Ph: 651-222-3299
United Cambodian Association of Minnesota (UCAM) currently provides the following social services to the Cambodian population of Minnesota, particularly in the Twin Cities metropolitan area: family self-sufficiency, education-based programs for youth and elementary students, elders’ and women’s programs, legal services, and chemical dependency prevention and intervention programs.
Vietnamese Minnesotans Association
Hubb Life Long Learning Center
1030 University Ave.
Suite 160-C
St. Paul, MN. 55104
Executive Director: John Tranberg
Email: vma@rptanet.org
Ph: 651-290-4791
Website: www.vmna.org
The mission of the Vietnamese Minnesotans Association (VMA) is to promote the self-sufficiency and well-being of Southeast Asian refugees and Asian Minnesotans, particularly the Vietnamese and their integration into American society. The association provides emergency assistance along with counseling, information/referrals, and advocacy in the areas of employment, legal aid, youth training and leadership, AIDS and HIV prevention, and victim services.