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Somali Americans are Americans of Somali ancestry. The first ethnic Somalis to arrive in the U.S. were sailors who came in the 1920s from British Somaliland . They were followed by students pursuing higher studies in the 1960s and 1970s, by the late 1970s through the late 1980s and early 1990s more Somalis arrived.
Somali-American history (18 P) Pages in category "Somali diaspora in the United States" ... Template:Somali Americans by location
Download as PDF; Printable version ... This category includes articles on the history of Somali Americans. Somali Americans are citizens and residents of the United ...
Hassan's Sing-Again Lullaby and Oral History Project seeks to turn oral history and storytelling into a written children's book through interviews with Somali elders who share the traditional ...
As of 2012 a Somali American also chaired the Republican Party's Immigrant Relations Committee in Minnesota. [22] In August 2018, Ilhan Omar won the Democratic primary for Minnesota's 5th congressional district. In November 2018, she was elected to the US House of Representatives, becoming the first Somali-American elected to Congress.
The new community center is inviting all to the grand opening this weekend to learn about and celebrate Somali culture and history. 'Like roots:' Somali Museum of Ohio seeks to preserve and share ...
A Somali shop on Lisbon Street. In 2011, there were an estimated 5,000 Somali immigrants in Lewiston. [1] Around 5,000 Somalis also resided in Portland. [2] According to the Immigrant Resource Center, there were approximately 7,500 immigrants from East Africa in Androscoggin County where Lewiston is located, including individuals from Somalia. [12]
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 ...