somali americans

This handbook for educators of K-12 students from Somalia is an invaluable guide to the cultural, religious, socioeconomic, and family issues that these refugee students bring the the classroom. The authors present a sensitive portrait of the traumatic experiences that refugee Somaili families in the United States had to endure in their escape from war to a new life.

Performing community service for pulling a stupid prank against a rival high school, soccer star Tom tutors a Somali refugee with soccer dreams of his own.

When popular and well-to-do high school student Tom Bouchard meets refugees fleeing violent conflict in their homeland, his perspective on life begins to shift and he is propelled toward a new future he never saw coming.

Provides an overview of the life and culture of Somali Americans and presents some information on the history of Somalia.

Hassan, newly-arrived in the United States and feeling homesick, paints a picture at school that shows his old home in Somalia as well as the reason his family had to leave.