ST. CLOUD — Three years after creating what was thought to be the first high school-level curriculum for native Somali speakers in the state and country, Abdi Mahad is at it again — this time creating ...
You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. LEWISTON — Abdi Musa stood before a small class Wednesday night at Lewiston ...
ST. CLOUD — Move over, Spanish and French. St. Cloud public schools next year will be offering Somali and Ojibwe to all students as elective languages. "It just makes sense for us to have it," said ...
ST. CLOUD — Tech High School junior Zainab Hashi said her mother was shocked when she told her she'd be researching Kismayo, her home city in Somalia, as part of a class project. "A lot of the time we ...
The Twin Cities metro is home to one of the largest Somali populations in the country. Now, Minneapolis Public Schools is launching a new course that spotlights the Somali language and culture. "I ...
Create an account or log in to save stories. CATHY WURZER: This is a Somali lullaby from an elder in Minnesota that Marian Hassan recorded for a new project she's working on. She spent her career ...
The steam from sweet Somali tea floats out of white plastic-foam cups as a handful of people weave in between desks tentatively greeting each other: “Barasho wanaagsan” (good to meet you). This cheery ...
Immigrant families often come to the US hoping for a better life for their children. That can mean learning English at a public school. But it can also mean maintaining a language, like Spanish, that ...