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: 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: At 91, this Holocaust child survivor celebrates 80 years since her liberation

Reva Kibort is the last remaining of five Jewish siblings who escaped the genocide and resettled in Minnesota.

January 14, 2025

Culture

Yuen: What does racial bias have to do with pet adoptions?

Backed by a national grant, advocates are studying barriers to adoption of rescued dogs and cats in Minneapolis.

January 11, 2025

Culture

Yuen: Why were boys required to swim naked in Minnesota schools?

OK, Boomers, you win for having the most awkward childhood.

January 7, 2025