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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
The Somali Museum of Minnesota (also known as the Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum) is a cultural institution in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.The Minneapolis–Saint Paul metro area is home to the largest Somali immigrant and refugee population in the United States, after civil war in Somalia prompted large-scale displacement of the Somali people. [1]
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Somali Americans are citizens and residents of the United States who are of Somali descent. Pages in category "Somali-American history" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
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.