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The revitalization of neighborhoods in Minneapolis due to the presence of Somali refugees and their businesses
Estimates vary sharply depending on how “Somali” and “welfare” are defined: a Minnesota state demographer’s reading of the Census’s 2019–2023 American Community Survey puts roughly 8% (range 6.3%–10.1...
Employment patterns in ’s are concentrated in a handful of industries—health care, education, retail, transportation, warehousing and manufacturing—with notable participation in and visible entreprene...
and faith groups in have been simultaneously safety nets and catalysts for —opening businesses, mosques, , and youth nonprofits that bolster identity and opportunity for Somali students . Those same n...
’s mix of statewide education and career-readiness policies plus a dense ecosystem of Somali-led community programs have helped many second-generation Somalis translate high educational aspirations in...
Minnesota’s Somali community has higher citizenship and naturalization rates than the state’s foreign‑born population overall: most Somalis in Minnesota are U.S. citizens, with roughly six in ten Soma...