Mahamed Cali is executive director of KALY 101.7, a Somali community radio station based in South Minneapolis. He is one of thousands of immigrants in Minnesota whose official birthdays are Jan. 1.

Muniira Jirde (left), Lillian Chapman (center), and Asmaa Abdi (right) show their xylophone mallets as teacher Becca Buck lectures during a music class at Gideon Pond Elementary on April 11.

Hasan Gure is a musician, social worker, community scholar, and Somali immigrant dedicated to preserving Somali culture and traditions in the USA. In this video recorded during the 1997 Smithsonian ...

Bridging generations: Minnesota educator works to preserve Somali lullabies, children’s rhymes Marian Hassan will use a Minnesota Legacy grant to interview Somali elders, documenting poetry and songs ...