Project Blog

Latino USA profiles immigrant-made media that heals Somali communities
Latino USA  is NPR’s “weekly journal of news and culture. The only national, English language radio program from the Latino perspective.” And on this week’s... read more
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Egal Shidad has Returned to Talk about STDs!
Egal Shidad's new show is here!  Are you Somali? Do you work with Somalis? Are you interested in ways to talk about sexually transmitted diseases... read more
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COMING November 10: A Somali Program about Sexually Transmitted Diseases
The Egal Shidad Project team is deep in the production process for its upcoming program on sexually transmitted diseases.   You will hear from renowned Somali... read more
Artists & Community Media: Mike Wassenaar's Media Minutes
Public access television stations across the country are transforming into media and technology centers. In Minnesota, the nonprofit St. Paul Neighborhood Network (a New Routes... read more
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Thinking About Somalians in the News and the Somalians I Know
On Sunday, The New York Times published a very long article about the more than 20 young American men from the Minneapolis area who have... read more
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What Somali Immigrants from Minnesota Learned about Autism
Here is an excerpt from blog by Abdulkadir Khalif, contributing editor for Age of Autism, about the Somali delegation to the Autism One 2009 conference... read more
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Southern California Public Radio seeks immigration stories for publication or broadcast
American Public Media's Public Insight Network in collaboration with Southern California Public Radio (KPCC-FM) wants your help exploring the impact of immigration on families, communities... read more
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Egal Shidad Project featured in poster at IHA Conference
The Egal Shidad Project's ELL Partner, Susan Bockrath, presented a poster at the IHA Health Literacy Conference May 7-8, 2009. This conference brings together many of... read more
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Meet Sara Rohde, Project Coordinator, “Egal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health,” and New Routes Leader
I realize how much perseverance today's immigrants have and even my own relatives had 100 years ago.  It’s really hard to leave behind the sights,... read more
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Meet Mukhtar Gaaddasaar, Producer, “Egal Shidad, Stories of Somali Health” and New Routes Leader
  The U.S. is different from other Western countries.  A first generation immigrant can be "an American." There are still many challenges, and it’s not easy, but you can... read more