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Somali Skyline Tower Oral History Project: Interview with Abdisalam Adam
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| Description | BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Abdisalam Adam grew up in Somalia, went to school in Nigeria, and came to the United States on a student visa. Adam worked for a magazine in Madison, Wisconsin, before coming to Minnesota. He has been married and raised a family since moving to Minnesota, and he currently works as an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Growing up in Somalia; attending school in Nigeria; living in Saudi Arabia; moving to the United States on a student visa; first impression of the United States; working for a magazine in Madison, Wisconsin; Somali communities in Minnesota; religious awareness of Minnesotans; Somali weddings; recently visiting Somalia and returning in the future; important aspects of Somali culture; maintaining Islamic and Somali culture in the United States; the role of families in Somali culture; influence of television; opportunities for Somali teens; working as an ESL teacher. |
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| Quantity | 1 hour sound disc 16 pages transcript |
| Format | Content Category: sound recordings Content Category: text |
| Measurements | 00:58:37 running time |
| Creation | Interviewer: Wilhide, Ms. Anduin ("Andy") Narrator: Adam, Abdisalam Interviewer: Yusuf, Sumaya |
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Somalis |
| Dates | Creation: 06/24/2004 |
| Holding Type | Oral History - Interview |
| ID Number | OH 123 |
| Accession Number | AV2008.101.1 |
| Related Collections | Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Somali Skyline Tower Oral History Project' |