A welcome sign shows the faces of Gia Vang, former KARE-11 news anchor, and Michelle Li in the library of Phalen Lake Hmong Studies Magnet school.
Shari L. Gross, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune

The school district is facing pressure to ease overcrowding at a popular Hmong dual language and culture school, Txuj Ci.

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