Ten years ago, just a handful of African immigrants tricklied into the Twin Cities. In 2009, conservative estimates put the number of African immigrants at about 100,000. On the West Bank and in suburbs like Brooklyn Park, they are becoming part of the fabric of their communities. Sixteen years ago, Hussein Samatar, a refugee from … Continue reading »
Category Archives: Refugees
18 days to Liberian DED Expiration! Join LiWIM this Sunday in appealing to President Obama.
By Yeamah (yeamyah) What began 20 years ago is due to end once and for all on March 31st, 2009. Liberian refugees who came to the United States with the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) were supposed to be deported 18 months ago. President Bush “gracefully” approved of the Deferred Enforced Departure 18 months ago, which … Continue reading »
Pray the Devil Back to Hell (film)
Pray the Devil Back to Hell is a film on a group of Liberian women who started a movement to end the civil war in their country. Continue reading »
The diversifying of Brooklyn Center
by Nekessa Some of you probably live in Brooklyn Center, others in neighboring Brooklyn Park, and those of you who don’t, well, you might have noticed that hundreds of immigrants– Asian and African– have made the city their home. Continue reading »
Campaign / Fundraising / Refugees / Society
$5 To Help MN
IBé Hey folks! Besides letting my worldview be known in prose and poems, I work for the Greater Twin Cities United Way. And one of the added bonus of my job is having a bird-eye view of some of our community’s most pressing needs. And believe me, it’s getting to be very TIGHT out there. If you are one of … Continue reading »
Rwanda Genocide Survivor Immaculée Ilibagiza to speak here tomorrow
from the St. Thomas Bulletin Immaculée Ilibagiza, a Rwandan woman who survived the 1994 genocide in her country by hiding in a pastor’s cramped bathroom for three months, will speak on “Faith, Hope and Forgiveness” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in the auditorium of O’Shaughnessy Educational Center on the St. Paul campus of … Continue reading »
Obama or McCain? First-time voter is “proud to be an American”
by Nekessa For Madin Dula, this election is different. The thought of casting her vote makes her smile. This is her third U.S. presidential election, but the first one in which she can vote. Ten years ago, life was very different for Madin Dula, an Oromo refugee from Ethiopia. Following a civil war in her … Continue reading »
Re-Uniting Refugees
By Nekessa Of course Minnesota is home to large refugee populations: Somalis, Liberians, and Hmong. Let’s support them, those who speak out, and those who don’t. On November 10th over 10,000 bloggers from around the world will unite to raise their voices on behalf of more than 40 million voiceless refugees. To ask the world … Continue reading »
