[PAR] [TLE] Minnesota [SEP] Minnesota ( ; locally   ) is a state in the midwestern and northern regions of the United States.  Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state on May 11, 1858, created from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory.  The state has a large number of lakes, and is known by the slogan "Land of 10,000 Lakes".  Its official motto is "L'Étoile du Nord" (French: "Star of the North"). [PAR] [TLE] Gloria Sawai [SEP] Gloria Sawai (20 December 1932 – 20 July 2011), born Gloria Ruth Ostrem in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was an American-born fiction author, based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  She died on 20 July 2011.
[PAR] [TLE] Minnesota [ SEP ] Minnesota ( ; locally ) is a state in the midwestern and northern regions of the United States . Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state on May 11 , 1858 , created from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory . The state has a large number of lakes , and is known by the slogan " Land of 10,000 Lakes " . Its official motto is " L'Étoile du Nord " ( French : " Star of the North " ) . [PAR] [TLE] Gloria Sawai [ SEP ] Gloria Sawai ( 20 December 1932 – 20 July 2011 ) , born Gloria Ruth Ostrem in Minneapolis , Minnesota , was an American - born fiction author , based in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada . She died on 20 July 2011 .
Which state in the midwestern and northern regions of the United States is the birthplace of Gloria Sawai?
Which state in the midwestern and northern regions of the United States is the birthplace of Gloria Sawai ?
Minnesota
Minnesota