Laura Yuen

Columnist

Food & Culture

Before joining the Star Tribune, Yuen spent 13 years at MPR News, most recently as editor of a team of reporters who covered race, class, communities and education. She also reported for the St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader. Laura lives with her husband and two young sons. But if you met her over an icebreaker, she'd probably tell you about the time her car was struck by lightning.

Before joining the Star Tribune, Yuen spent 13 years at MPR News, most recently as editor of a team of reporters who covered race, class, communities and education. She also reported for the St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader. Laura lives with her husband and two young sons. But if you met her over an icebreaker, she'd probably tell you about the time her car was struck by lightning.

Contact

laura.yuen@startribune.com

612-673-4006

Latest from Laura Yuen

Culture

Yuen: At this new Twin Cities pickleball camp, grown-ups discover their inner child

Campers came for the pickleball and stayed for the s’mores (and beer) at the latest adult camp offered by YMCA of the North.

September 9, 2024

Food & Culture

Yuen: How Minnesota’s No. 1 apple changed the industry — and the taste of apples to come

A legendary U of M apple breeder shares how the Honeycrisp went from “a local little apple that Minnesotans knew about” to the juggernaut it is today.

September 5, 2024

Culture

Yuen: What is a ‘DEI hire’? If you use that term, we know what you really mean.

Calling Kamala Harris, or any other nonwhite candidate, a “DEI hire,” says more about the person saying it than the target of their attacks.

August 31, 2024

Food & Culture

Yuen: She spent 20 years as a Macalester College therapist. Take it from her — college is hard.

Mia Nosanow’s new book offers mental health tips and strategies for today’s college students and the families who love them.

August 27, 2024