SOMALI IMMIGRANTS USA

PUSH FACTORS

• There was a civil war in Somalia.
• A wide spread famine.
• Lack of medical care.
• Somalia is a poor country

PULL FACTORS

• Somalians want to learn English.
• They want better health care.
• Begin a new life where its safer.

NATIONAL GROUPS

• Somali-Muslims

LOCATION OF SETTLEMENT IN USA

• Minneapolis, MN
• Columbus, OH
• Seattle, WA
• Virginia near Washington D.C.

ORGANIZATIONS

• UNHCR
• United Nations High Commissioner's Global Initiative on Somali refugees.
• Helps save, protect, and rebuild lives.

TRADITIONS

• Most Somalians are Muslims.
• Eid al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)