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MNopedia

Online encyclopedia about Minnesota

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Nov 26, 2025
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What are employment rates, industry distributions, and wage gaps for Somali Americans across Minnesota counties as of 2025?

Available reporting and public-data summaries provide partial, county-level population distributions for Somali Minnesotans and sectoral patterns (notably concentration in home health care, meatpackin...

Dec 7, 2025
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What political and civic participation trends have emerged among Somalis in Minnesota between 2005 and 2025?

Between 2005 and 2025 Somali Minnesotans moved from the margins into visible political actors: refugees and newcomers became voters, candidates and officeholders (e.g., Ilhan Omar’s 2018 election and ...

Nov 26, 2025
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What are employment rates, common occupations, and unemployment gaps for Somali Minnesotans in 2025?

Available sources do not provide a single definitive 2025 employment rate for Somali Minnesotans; reporting and public datasets give fragmented signals: Minnesota Compass / state reporting lists the S...

Jan 16, 2026

What measurable long‑term employment and housing outcomes exist for Somali refugees resettled in Minnesota since 1992?

Somali refugees who began arriving in Minnesota in 1992 show mixed long‑term outcomes: official and investigative reports document persistent high poverty, low formal educational attainment, limited E...

Nov 14, 2025

Wigington early carrier

Clarence W. Wigington’s early career began in the American Midwest, moving from Omaha to St. Paul where, at his wife’s urging, he took a civil-service exam and entered municipal work — a path that led...