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Organizers of the upcoming sister city visit are looking for more host families to step in for those families whose schedules couldn’t accommodate the last-minute changes brought on by vi...

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The visit from Boryspil students is a go. After denying visas for 17 youth and three chaperones from Hopkins’ sister city back in August, the State Department changed its position an...

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The U.S. Embassy is standing in the way of a Hopkins sister city exchange trip that is supposed to happen this fall, according to program organizers. Although the embassy granted sec...

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Hopkins and its sister city, Borispil, are forging bonds step by step. The partnership began when Mayor Gene Maxwell visited the Ukrainian city last year. It continued when a Ukraini...

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Hopkins is seeking families to host 18 students and two adult chaperones from its Ukrainian sister city during their visit here Sept. 15 through Oct. 13. The Ukraine/Minnesota Civic ...