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Somali Skyline Tower Oral History Project: Interview with Mohamed Jama
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| Description | BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Mohamed Jama was born in Nairobi, Kenya but grew up in Somalia. Jama moved to Minnesota in 1992 with his immediate family and currently works as a teen outreach worker for the Street Works program. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Growing up in Somalia; traveling conditions when coming to the United States; first impressions of the United States; cultural differences; hearing stories about the United States from his father; expectations of Minnesota; life in Minnesota; the language barrier; lack of resettlement support networks in the early 1990s; gang issues in Minneapolis; positives of moving to the United States; working with AmeriCorps; the importance of the Brian Coyle Community Center; advice for future Somali immigrants; preserving Somali and Islamic culture; cultural importance of women; losing culture; negative aspects of the "hip-hop" culture; evolution of Somali music; obstacles and opportunities for Somali teens; Somali involvement in politics. |
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| Quantity | 1 hour sound disc 22 pages transcript |
| Format | Content Category: sound recordings Content Category: text |
| Measurements | 01:01:56 running time |
| Creation | Interviewer: Wilhide, Ms. Anduin ("Andy") Narrator: Jama, Mohammed Interviewer: Abdalla, Bibi Made in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States |
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Somalis Made in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States |
| Dates | Creation: 06/21/2004 |
| Holding Type | Oral History - Interview |
| ID Number | OH 123 |
| Accession Number | AV2008.101.3 |
| Related Collections | Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Somali Skyline Tower Oral History Project' |