Somalis are an ethnic group in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area that makes up the largest Somali diaspora in the United States. In 2018, approximately 43,000 people born in Somalia were li
A Somali grocery store in Minneapolis.
A recycling sign in Minnesota with instructions in English, Hmong, Spanish, and Somali.
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Somali Americans are Americans of Somali ancestry. The first ethnic Somalis to arrive in the United States were sailors who came in the 1920s from British Somaliland. They were followed by students pu
History of Somalis in Minneapolis–Saint Paul
…Somalis are an ethnic group in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area that makes up the largest Somali diaspora in the United States. In 2018, approximately 43,000 people born in Somalia were living in Minnesota (0.77% of the population), and approximately 94,000 Minnesotans spoke…
The former Somali embassy in Washington, D.C.
This strip mall in the Northland neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio has several Somali businesses: a funds transfer company, grocery store, entertainment center, and restaurant.
A Somali cultural event hosted by the Somali Student Association at the University of Minnesota.
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota Ilhan Omar