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The Somali community in Minnesota is represented by various Somali-run organizations. Among these are the Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota (CSCM) and Somali American Parent Association (SAPA), which offer a number of social services to the state's resident Somalis. [18] [19]
At least 44,000 Minnesota residents were born in Somalia and another 29,000 first-generation Somali Americans call the state home, according to data compiled by Minnesota Compass.. In the decades ...
Counties of Minnesota by percent with Somali ancestry This strip mall in the Northland neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio has several Somali businesses: a funds transfer company, grocery store, entertainment center, and restaurant. Estimates of the number of Somali immigrants living in the United States vary widely, ranging from 35,760 to 150,000 ...
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota is home to many Somali, Oromo, Ethiopian and Eritrean immigrants. [ 39 ] Oakland, California has over 20,000 Ethiopian and Eritrean people; Temescal Avenue has a large population [ 40 ]
Minnesota educator and author Marian Hassan received a grant from the Minnesota Humanities Center to support her new children's book project that preserves the Somali language and traditional stories.
This reflects more recent immigration trends, which have brought large numbers of Latin American, Southeast Asian (particularly Hmong from Laos), and East African (especially Somali) immigrants to the state. [5] The Somali language, in particular, has seen substantial growth due to Minnesota having the largest Somali diaspora in the United States.
Abdifatah Abdi, one of the more than 80,000 Somali immigrants in Minnesota, said he may not vote for Biden out of opposition to what Abdi considers the president's weak opposition to killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. “A majority of us have voted for Biden before, but this time I don’t think we should vote for him,” said Abdi.
A suburban Minnesota city became what is believed to be the first in the U.S. to elect a Somali American mayor when 27-year-old Nadia Mohamed was chosen to lead St. Louis Park. Mohamed won with 58 ...