Through interactive exhibits, cultural performances, and hands-on workshops, we connect generations and share the beauty of Somali art and history. See what we have to offer. Keep up with the Somali Museum!In the mid-1990s, the U. State Department began bringing large numbers of Somali nationals to Minnesota, assigning them refugee status due to the civil war and general violence and poverty which still grips Somalia today. Most of those refugees were sent to Minnesota because state-based voluntary. The Trump administration has targeted the Somali immigrant community as ICE increased operations in Minnesota this week. | Stephen Maturen/Getty Images As the Trump administration is reportedly preparing to deploy 100 U. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to Minnesota, home to an. First of all, many fifth, sixth, and seventh generation Americans to refer to themselves as Swedish, Norwegian, or German, etc with the common cultural understanding that they are Americans with ancestry. – Minnesota is home to the nation's largest Somali community — a rapidly expanding Muslim population that has become a. Celebrated Minnesota-based Somali percussionist Harbi Mohamed Kahiye — the sole professional Somali drummer in North America — leads students in Assistant Professor of Music Rehanna Kheshgi's class as they prepare to present two concerts this spring. After years of research and community.