Somali Community Analysis Paper

The Somali Community Association of Ohio website provides many useful information about the Somali community and their background. It’s essential for individuals and governments to learn the history of the different groups in society to gain more knowledge and understanding of those groups and find ways to assimilate them into the wider society. Before 1991, Somalia was one of the most powerful countries in Africa militarily and economically but when the central government was overthrown the country slipped into chaos. The civil war the followed the collapse of the central government forced millions of Somalis to flee their country and seek refuge in neighboring countries like Ethiopia and Kenya to find safe shelter for their for their families …show more content…
Because of the past history between Somali and its neighbors, many of them denied entry for Somali refugees into their countries but the UN was able to convince them to create refugee camps with help from the international …show more content…
The article also explores the latest Census Bureau growth projection of the Somali community in the United States and especially in Minnesota. This estimates are based on surveys that the bureau took from 2009-2010 and new updates suggest that the population of the Somali community in Minnesota is around 36,000 (William). The Somali community thinks that they are more than the estimates form the Census Bureau. The Somalis have been the largest group to immigrate to Minnesota as part a wider arrival of people from east Africa. This community is estimated to grow in the coming years as a result of the young people marrying and having children of their own. The article also notes that like many immigrants, the Somalis in the United States “are younger than the general population with a median age of about 25 years.’’ The author also informs the reader that more than half of the Somali population in Minnesota is below the age of 24 in a state where the average age is around