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Suni Lee Mural Goes Up In Saint Paul's West Side: Report

Local artist Mwene Kajunju painted the mural.

Sunisa Lee of Team United States poses with her gold medal after winning the Women's All-Around Final on day six of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 29, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
Sunisa Lee of Team United States poses with her gold medal after winning the Women's All-Around Final on day six of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 29, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

DAKOTA COUNTY, MN — A mural of Suni Lee, gold medal Olympian from Dakota County, went up in Saint Paul's West Side, 5 Eyewitness News reported.

Lee's grandparents own the store that the mural was painted on and hired a local artist, Mwene Kajunju, who goes by MK, to paint the mural, according to the report.

Lee's gold-winning performance, and her other medal wins, inspired many Minnesotans, especially those in the Hmong community. She is the first Hmong American to make the U.S. Olympic team.

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