Somali Americans
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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
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
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
Somali Americans
…who helped them settle in. In 2006, Somalis in the state accounted for $164–$394 million in purchasing power and owned 600 businesses. The city of Minneapolis in particular hosts hundreds of Somali-owned and operated commercial ventures. In 2015, there were 57,000 residents in Minnesota of Somali ancestry…
A Somali grocery store in Minneapolis.
A recycling sign in Minnesota with instructions in English, Hmong, Spanish, and Somali.