Somali-American community

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Somali-American_community
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:businessModel restaurants
taxi services
money transfer services
halal grocery stores
gptkbp:celebratedHoliday gptkb:Eid_al-Adha
gptkb:Eid_al-Fitr
gptkbp:civicEngagement high voter turnout in Minneapolis
gptkbp:communityChallenge gptkb:racism
education
employment
integration
gptkbp:countryOfCitizenship gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Somalia
gptkbp:culturalOrganizations Somali American Community Association
gptkbp:diaspora Somali diaspora
gptkbp:educationInitiative Somali American Parent Association
gptkbp:festival Somali Independence Day Festival
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Somali-American community
gptkbp:immigrationWave 1990s
gptkbp:intermarriageRate low
gptkbp:languageSpoken English
Somali
gptkbp:mediaType Somali American Radio
Somali TV Minnesota
gptkbp:migratory gptkb:Somali_Civil_War
gptkbp:notableEvent election of Ilhan Omar to U.S. Congress
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Ilhan_Omar
gptkb:Barkhad_Abdi
gptkb:K'naan
gptkbp:organization Somali American Social Service Association
gptkbp:populationCenter gptkb:Columbus,_Ohio
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
gptkb:Minneapolis-Saint_Paul
gptkb:San_Diego,_California
gptkbp:populationEstimate 150,000-200,000
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:remittancesTo gptkb:Somalia
gptkbp:traditionalDress gptkb:macawiis
dirac
gptkbp:traditionalFood bariis
canjeero
sambusa
gptkbp:worshippedIn Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Center
Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque
gptkbp:youthClub Ka Joog
gptkbp:youthDemographic large youth population
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:DFL_Somali_Caucus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7