Laura Yuen
Columnist
Food & CultureBefore 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.
Latest from Laura Yuen
Culture
Yuen: Trump’s anti-DEI rampage hurts future teachers — and kids
University of St. Thomas' teacher training program has prepared aspiring educators, white men included, for diverse classrooms.
February 20, 2025
Culture
Yuen: Minnesota men bare all about naked swimming in school
Older readers share their most vivid memories of mandatory nude swim lessons in P.E.
February 18, 2025
Culture
Yuen: In Minnesota, ‘Love Is Blind’ kicks off with the slowest start ever
Plus, our columnist lists the most Minnesotan things to happen in Season 8’s first six episodes, which dropped Friday on Netflix.
February 16, 2025
Culture
Yuen: Don’t stop at smartphones. Can we limit all tech devices in the classroom?
Let’s consider whether the benefits of school-issued iPads and Chromebooks that have flooded classrooms are worth all the headaches.
February 6, 2025
Culture
Yuen: You’re not imagining it. Kids in Minnesota spend less time in school than in almost every other state.
Fewer school days require working parents to scrape by to find childcare.
February 4, 2025
Culture
Yuen: She’s having kids so her parents can have grandkids
As more Americans decide against having kids, their parents are feeling the sadness of not becoming grandparents.
January 30, 2025
Eat & Drink
Yuen: Trying Dry January? Minnesota’s food-blogging power couple have hacks.
Five years ago, Pinch of Yum creator Lindsay Ostrom and her husband, Bjork, re-evaluated their relationship with alcohol.
January 21, 2025
Culture
Yuen: What’s wrong with youth sports? Let’s start with overinvolved parents.
University of St. Thomas men’s basketball coach Johnny Tauer is also a social psychologist. He worries that adults are ruining sports for our kids.
January 18, 2025
Culture
Yuen: You’re not imagining it. Kids in Minnesota spend less time in school than in almost every other state.
Fewer school days require working parents to scrape by to find childcare.
February 4, 2025
Culture
Yuen: She’s having kids so her parents can have grandkids
As more Americans decide against having kids, their parents are feeling the sadness of not becoming grandparents.
January 30, 2025
Eat & Drink
Yuen: Trying Dry January? Minnesota’s food-blogging power couple have hacks.
Five years ago, Pinch of Yum creator Lindsay Ostrom and her husband, Bjork, re-evaluated their relationship with alcohol.
January 21, 2025
Culture
Yuen: What’s wrong with youth sports? Let’s start with overinvolved parents.
University of St. Thomas men’s basketball coach Johnny Tauer is also a social psychologist. He worries that adults are ruining sports for our kids.
January 18, 2025