Every year, the American Community Survey, a survey affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau, asks people across the country to share what languages they speak at home.

In Minnesota, those numbers not only help us understand immigration patterns and changes in language diversity, they also help shape state policy.

Sahan Journal data reporter Cynthia Tu and Sahan Journal reporting fellow Shubanjana Das recently published a story diving into the survey results and joined Minnesota Now to share more about their reporting.