This is Democracy – Episode 316: Minneapolis

About this episode

The episode discusses the standoff between anti-ICE protesters and DHS officials in Minneapolis, featuring insights from historian David Aiona Chang.

Zachary Suri and Jeremi Suri invite Professor David Aiona Chang on to discuss the ongoing standoff between anti-ICE protesters and DHS officials in Minneapolis, exploring the historical roots, community solidarity, and broader implications for immigration policy and local resistance. Zachary sets the scene with his original poem, "Nicollet Avenue". Professor David Aiona Chang is a historian at the University of Minnesota. He studies Indigenous people, colonialism, borders and migration in Hawaii and North America, focusing especially on the histories of Native American and Native Hawaiian people, as well as the history of social movements in the United States.

People in this episode

Hosts: Zachary Suri, Jeremi Suri

Guest: David Aiona Chang

Topics covered

• immigration policy
• community solidarity
• historical roots
• local resistance
• social movements
• Indigenous history

Keywords

• Minneapolis
• anti-ICE
• DHS
• immigration
• protest
• Indigenous history
• social movements
• community solidarity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Minnesota

Places: Minneapolis, Hawaii, North America

More episodes of This is Democracy

• This is Democracy – Episode 324: Universities Today · May 29, 2026 · 36 min
• This is Democracy – Episode 323: “Christian Nation”? · May 20, 2026 · 40 min
• This is Democracy – Episode 322 – Israel: Past and Present · May 11, 2026 · 39 min
• This is Democracy – Episode 321: Hungarian Elections · April 24, 2026 · 33 min
• This is Democracy – Episode 320: Is the U.S. Constitution Broken? · April 13, 2026 · 40 min
• This is Democracy- Episode 319: U.S. Decision Making on Iran · March 26, 2026 · 27 min