with the largest population in Minnesota (Schaid and Grossman, n.d.: 2). Beginning in the mid-1990’s, about 29,000 Somalis immigrated to the U.S. These unique resources include the picture books published in the Somali Bilingual Book Project.īackground of Somali Immigration to MinnesotaĪfter civil war broke out in Somalia in 1991, over 450,000 Somalis were in refugee camps, mostly in Kenya (Schaid and Grossman, n.d.: 2). The Center provides professional development in the humanities and produces unique educational resources to serve the needs of the citizens of Minnesota. The Minnesota Humanities Center (previously the Minnesota Humanities Commission) is a nonprofit organization affiliated with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Key words: Somali immigrants, bilingual books, folktales, picture books. A description of each picture book is included along with critical commentary.
Included is background about the Somali population in Minnesota, as well as details about the project. The Minnesota Humanities Center distributed the bilingual books and CD free to Somali families and literacy and school readiness programs in Minnesota. This collaboration resulted in the publication of four Somali traditional tales in picture book format, along with a CD of the tales. Curriculum Librarian/Professor/Minnesota State University Moorhead The Somali Bilingual Book Project initiated by the Minnesota Humanities Center represents the collaboration of Somali and non-Somali communities in Minnesota to serve the literacy needs of the growing Somali population.
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