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In Somali with English subtitles. A Somali woman from Minnesota International Health Volunteers describes how to detect breast cancer. Visit website
Immigrants bring many things to the US, but their lasting contribution to the country has always been their children. NPR's series addresses issues and tells... Visit website
The mission of the project is to use writing and photography to document the worldwide Somali diaspora while it is in progress. This site has... Visit website
The Public Policy Institute of California reports that "California is still home to more immigrants than any other state, but its popularity as an immigrant... Visit website
A long article about the more than 20 young American men from the Minneapolis area who have traveled to Somalia to fight for the Shabaab,... read more
On Sunday, The New York Times published a very long article about the more than 20 young American men from the Minneapolis area who have... read more
An immigrant is someone who willingly wants to change their situation in a new country. You have to cope with a new language, culture, and... read more
"Clarkston, Georgia is a place of many faces, many languages and many stories. War and hardship have torn African communities apart while on the other... View video
The Egal Shidad Project's ELL Partner, Susan Bockrath, presented a poster at
the IHA Health Literacy Conference May 7-8, 2009.
This conference brings together many of... read more
A spotlight article the Migration Policy Institute that
features a wealth of statistics on African immigrants living in the United
States. The article examines the population's size,... Visit website
HEARMe and Move had it’s first exercise class for Somali women on Thursday, May 29th. Harpist Susan Ottzen taught a combination of Chi Gong and... read more
This week, HEARMe partners Hussien Mohamed and Ericka Tucker met for the first time with our summer interns from Clarkston High School. Four high school... read more
Who produces that delicious tomato that shows up on your salad plate? What are some of the issues faced by women farm workers in the... read more
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