Group+3+Somali+Migration

=Group 3: Somali Migration to Minnesota=

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Abshir, Ahmed. Personal Interview. 14 April 2011
 **Interview Video Part 1:@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os5m2s5x4xo** **Interview Video Part 2:** []
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 * Project Conclusion:** [|**http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY9oZR1SwUo**]

**Interview Notes:**

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How old were you when you immigrated? What factors played into your immigration? Did you immigrate straight to America or did you immigrate somewhere else first? What was the immigration process like? Was it difficult? How long did the immigration process take? Did you immigrate with your family? Have you been back to Somalia since you immigrated? Was the transition difficult? What was the hardest thing to adjust to? What traditions have you kept since you immigrated? Is it hard to keep up with traditions living in America? Do you plan on living in America for the rest of your life? If your family is still in Somalia, is it hard living away from your family? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Is your family planning on immigrating to America? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">What are the biggest differences between America and Somalia? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Are you glad you immigrated? Why?
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**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Works Consulted: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">HighBeam Research LLC. “Somalia.” [|http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107979.html. 2005]. Accessed April 12, 2011. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">"Minnesota's Somali Community." //Community University Health Care Center// (2002): 1-9. Web. 11 Apr 2011. http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/groups/disabilities/documents/pub/dhs_id_051157.pdf >. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">"Our Mission." //Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota (CSCM)//. N.p., 2007. Web. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">11 Apr 2011. <http://www.cscmn.org/about.html>. <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">PERLEZ, JANE. "Over 300,000 Somalis, Fleeing Civil War, Cross Into Ethiopia - NYTimes.com." //NY Times Advertisement//. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Apr. 2011. <http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE6D8153EF930A2575BC0A96E9 48260&scp=8&sq=somalian%20civil%20war&st=cse>. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Roth, Jennifer. “Somalia: A Country in Turmoil.” []. 2004. Accessed April, 12 2011. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">“Somalia.”http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/somalia/index .html. February 24, 2011. Accessed April 12, 2011. <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">"Somalia: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com." //Infoplease: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus. Free online reference, research & homework help. — Infoplease.com//. Web. 11 Apr. 2011. < <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">@http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107979.html> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">"Speaking for Themselves: A survey of Hispanic, Hmong, Russian, and Somali immigrants in <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Minneapolis-Saint Paul." //Wilder Research Center//. Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, 2000. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Web. 11 Apr 2011. <http://www.wilder.org/download.0.html?report=1151>. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">“United States-Somali Relations: Local, National and International Dimensions.” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">[] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> and-International-Dimensions. April 26 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">, 2010. Accessed April 12, 2011.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Williams, Brandt. "Somalis in Minnesota." //Minnesota Public Radio//. N.p., 2002. Web. 11 Apr <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">2011.<http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/200202/04_williamsb_africans/so malis.s html>. <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Pictures: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 22.5pt; text-indent: -15pt;">“2001-3 Immigration Graph." //Immigration Trends In Minnesota Powerpoint//. Web. 11 Apr <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 22.5pt; text-indent: -15pt;">2011. <http://www.demography.state.mn.us/immigration.htm>. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">"Somalia al-Shabaab insurgents ." //Somaliland Times//. Web. 12 Apr 2011. < <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">[] <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">>   //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">SomaliCare //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">. Web. 11 Apr 2011. <http://soomaaliyeeytoosoo.blogspot.com/2010_06_01_archive.html>. <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">"Somali Civil War." //BISMILAAHI RAXMAANI RAXIIM//. Web. 12 Apr 2011. < <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">@http://www.overlandtravel.com/bici-bayaanka.htm <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">>