JAMESTOWN, N.D. — Here’s a new way to learn English: Make and eat some Norwegian food. At least that’s part of it for two Somali women. Ismahan Ismail and Zamzam Nor are just two of the Somalis ...

My mom, my Hooyo, has a special way of teaching you so much about the world and so little about herself. She tells you the parts of her life that are going to push you to succeed the way she did, ...

A computer program created to help elementary schoolchildren improve their English and grammar skills is also helping dozens of Somali refugees in San Diego pick up the language. The program, called ...

Syracuse, NY.-----The Somali Bantu community has created a tutoring program to teach adults English and help their children with homework. The class meets on Saturday mornings at Dr. Martin Luther ...

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 ...

For refugees, the basic survival needs come first: food, clothing, shelter. Then there are the services that help them to start their assimilation into a new culture: English lessons, education, job ...

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 ...

A major push is underway to improve quality at Somali-American day cares and child-care centers, which have mushroomed across the metro area and the state. Farhia Egal ventured into the business of ...

FARGO – The variety of languages students speak at home in Fargo-Moorhead shows the area's growing diversity and the challenges for local schools. In each of the three large public school districts, ...