Posted inCOVID-19 VACCINE PROJECT Tshauj COVID-19: Cov lus nquag nug by Sahan Journal February 25, 2021March 10, 2021
Posted inCOVID-19 VACCINE PROJECT COVID-19 Vacuna: Preguntas más frecuentes by Sahan Journal February 25, 2021March 10, 2021
Posted inCOVID-19 VACCINE PROJECT Introducing Sahan Journal’s COVID-19 vaccine video series: All the information you need in Spanish, Somali, Hmong, and English. by Sahan Journal February 25, 2021March 8, 2021
Posted inTechnology Red tape can be daunting for new immigrants seeking services. Asian American group has a map for that. by Katelyn Vue February 24, 2021February 24, 2021
Posted inIMMIGRATION Biden administration cancels Trump’s last-minute changes to U.S. citizenship test by Hibah Ansari February 23, 2021February 23, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus ‘A huge death event in our nation’s history’: COVID-19 drives up mortality rates in Minnesota—especially for people of color. by Joey Peters February 23, 2021February 23, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Letter to the Editor: Vaccinate people of color. by Vijendra Agarwal February 22, 2021February 22, 2021
Posted inENVIRONMENT Electric vehicles have a reputation for appealing to ‘fancy,’ ‘privileged’ drivers. A new program seeks to boost access in diverse neighborhoods. by Andrew Hazzard February 22, 2021August 11, 2026
Posted inHEALTH Everyone agrees people of color aren’t getting the COVID-19 vaccine fast enough. How bad the problem is, and what to do about it are less clear. by Joey Peters February 19, 2021February 24, 2021
Posted inEDUCATION ‘I won’t be the last Black woman to leave the college’: At St. Olaf College, resignations of Black faculty and diverse staff leave students seeking answers by Becky Z. Dernbach and Eli Tan February 18, 2021November 29, 2022
Posted inENVIRONMENT Could Minnesota suffer a Texas-size energy grid failure? by Andrew Hazzard February 18, 2021February 18, 2021
Posted inProfiles Amran Farah is likely the first Somali American to make partner at a high-power Minnesota law firm. Now she’s helping to pick the next U.S. Attorney. by Hibah Ansari February 18, 2021February 18, 2021
Posted inPOLITICS DFL virtual caucus debate raises a thorny issue: How best to include immigrant communities. by Hibah Ansari February 17, 2021February 17, 2021
Posted inENVIRONMENT Out in the cold: Pandemic leaves more people in need of energy assistance, but also harder to reach. by Andrew Hazzard February 16, 2021February 18, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Getting to ‘yes’: Voices from inside immigrant communities are crucial to overcoming misinformation on COVID-19 vaccine. by Joey Peters February 16, 2021February 23, 2021
Posted inEDUCATION Summer school in the park: Walz administration proposes expanded programs and more flexible venues to ready kids for the next academic year. by Becky Z. Dernbach February 15, 2021February 15, 2021
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY After long process of collecting public input, community coalition will gather petition signatures to replace Minneapolis Police Department by Hibah Ansari February 12, 2021September 30, 2021
Posted inCOVID-19 Memorial Project St. Charles father remembered as ‘silent leader,’ dedicated to his high school sweetheart. by Emily Pofahl February 11, 2021February 11, 2021
Posted inSTORIES FROM THE PANDEMIC The pandemic compelled one Somali American educator to become something else: a full-time artist. by Ibrahim Hirsi February 9, 2021February 12, 2021
Posted inFood Chef Soleil Ramirez left Venezuela after an armed militia man broke a chair over her back, and threatened to kill her. She recently launched her own Minneapolis restaurant. by James Norton February 8, 2021February 8, 2021
Posted inEDUCATION As Minneapolis classrooms reopen, white students most likely to return to in-person learning by Becky Z. Dernbach February 5, 2021February 5, 2021
Posted inIMMIGRATION Leaving the Twin Cities rat race, and looking forward to the zoo in Uganda. Somali American says he’s packing up and planning a cheaper, more relaxed life in East Africa. by Hibah Ansari February 5, 2021February 5, 2021
Posted inEDUCATION We toured a Minneapolis school to see new COVID safety measures. Then we asked an expert how well they’d work. Here’s what we found. by Becky Z. Dernbach February 5, 2021February 5, 2021
Posted inIMMIGRATION A glimmer of hope for some Minnesota immigrant families: Biden dramatically raises cap on refugee admissions. by Hibah Ansari February 4, 2021February 4, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Minnesota’s communities of color are suffering the most from COVID-19. Clinics that serve them are trying to get vaccines in arms—fast. by Joey Peters February 4, 2021February 3, 2021
Posted inOromo in Minnesota Oromia 11 creates new TV network for Oromo community in Minnesota—and beyond. by Sheila Regan February 3, 2021February 3, 2021
Posted inArts Marie Myung-Ok Lee’s YA reissue, ‘Finding My Voice,’ finds new teen readers. by Hannah Yang February 2, 2021February 2, 2021
Posted inEDUCATION As Minnesota elementary schools reopen, teachers say they hope to hear students giggle again. They’re also preparing their wills. by Becky Z. Dernbach February 1, 2021February 2, 2021
Posted inIMMIGRATION Liberians in Minnesota have until December to start pursuing permanent U.S. citizenship. Some can’t believe the opportunity is real. by Hibah Ansari January 29, 2021January 30, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus A large COVID outbreak among ICE detainees appears to be over in Kandiyohi County. Advocates say other Minnesota jails are equally vulnerable. by Joey Peters January 29, 2021January 29, 2021
Posted inEDUCATION Everyone wants to close Minnesota’s achievement gap. Students say it starts with hiring more teachers of color. by Becky Z. Dernbach January 27, 2021January 27, 2021
Posted inCOVID-19 Memorial Project SEIU Local 26 member remembered for his humor and hard work by Zach Batia January 26, 2021January 24, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus As a health reporter, I should be able to tell you where and when to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The chaotic vaccine rollout has left everyone confused—including me. by Joey Peters January 25, 2021February 5, 2021
Posted inBUSINESS & WORK, OPINION I got my first job in the U.S. at an Amazon fulfillment center in Minnesota. The work was dehumanizing and awful. by Safiyo Mohamed January 25, 2021November 5, 2021
Posted inINSIDE SAHAN JOURNAL Sahan Journal is hiring an advertising and sponsorship manager to join its staff. by Sahan Journal January 22, 2021July 2, 2021
Posted inPOLITICS In D.C., a mob tried to overturn multiracial democracy. In St. Paul, the most diverse Minnesota legislature ever is just getting started. by Becky Z. Dernbach and Hibah Ansari January 21, 2021January 25, 2021
Posted inEDUCATION A violent white mob and a Black woman vice president: In tumultuous two weeks, Twin Cities educators teach history in real time by Becky Z. Dernbach January 20, 2021January 20, 2021
Posted inPOLITICS ‘I’m looking for unity’: Minnesota immigrants share hopes for new Biden administration on Inauguration Day. by Joey Peters January 20, 2021January 20, 2021
Posted inIMMIGRATION The border wall, DACA, the ‘Muslim ban’ and more: Biden starts to undo the Trump legacy on immigration by Hibah Ansari January 20, 2021April 12, 2023
Posted inBUSINESS & WORK Tentative contract agreement gives Minnesota home care workers a 15 percent raise. by Dan Gunderson January 18, 2021January 18, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus, OPINION Black and brown people have been subject to suffering and neglect at the hands of doctors in the past. It’s still worth getting the COVID-19 vaccine. by Dr. Nathan T. Chomilo January 18, 2021January 19, 2021
Posted inEDUCATION Everything you need to know about whether to send your kids back to the classroom during the COVID-19 pandemic. by Becky Z. Dernbach January 18, 2021January 18, 2021
Posted inIMMIGRATION Karen couple get rare, private naturalization ceremony in their St. Paul home. by Megan Burks January 16, 2021January 18, 2021
Posted inBUSINESS & WORK Some Latino businesses in Minnesota call 2020 their worst year ever. by Joey Peters January 15, 2021January 18, 2021
Posted inExtremism In an era of extraordinary tension, another challenge for state legislators of color: Personal security by Logan Carroll January 14, 2021November 17, 2021
Posted inHEALTH The Biden administration is likely to reverse ‘public charge’ restrictions on aid to immigrants. Confusion over the rules will remain. by Joey Peters January 13, 2021January 13, 2021
Posted inSTORIES FROM THE PANDEMIC Minneapolis teacher Mariam Mohamed thinks the emotional health of her students is more important this year than their multiplication tables. by Ibrahim Hirsi January 13, 2021January 13, 2021
Posted inWorkers MSP Airport workers win $15-an-hour wage after four-year organizing fight by Hibah Ansari January 13, 2021January 13, 2021
Posted inFood The perfect COVID-19 restaurant is a tiny Mexican take-out kitchen in Minneapolis that provides real family meals twice a week. by Mecca Bos January 11, 2021January 12, 2021
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Black protesters in Minneapolis have encountered tear gas, rubber bullets, and batons. White pro-Trump crowds took selfies with U.S. Capitol police. by Jared Goyette, Joey Peters and Becky Z. Dernbach January 7, 2021September 30, 2021
Posted inELECTION 2020 Vilified by Trump, Ilhan Omar turns the tables by filing new articles of impeachment after Trump supporters seize U.S. Capitol. by Hibah Ansari January 7, 2021January 7, 2021
Posted inExtremism, OPINION As a foreign correspondent, I watched Bosnia self-destruct based on toxic propaganda. I saw the same forces at work yesterday in Washington. by Mark Porubcansky January 7, 2021November 17, 2021
Posted inELECTION 2020 ‘I can’t believe this is happening to our country’: Minnesota immigrants watch with alarm as Trump insurrectionists attack U.S. Capitol. by Hibah Ansari and Joey Peters January 6, 2021January 6, 2021
Posted inUproar over Somali flag Minnesota media consultant, right-wing bloggers question Somali flag raising at Dolal Idd protest by Becky Z. Dernbach and Joey Peters January 6, 2021January 6, 2021
Posted inHEALTH Personal care assistants get $14 an hour in Minnesota to help people with disabilities. COVID-19 is making their jobs impossible. by Joey Peters January 6, 2021January 5, 2021
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY ‘Time to uproot systemic racism’: Case of Dolal Idd highlights disparities in fatal police shootings by Habon Abdulle January 5, 2021September 30, 2021
Posted inRemembering Minnesotans lost to COVID-19 Superfan and inventor of “Whacker Clapper” remembered for dedication to family—and sports. by Emily Pofahl January 5, 2021January 22, 2021
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Police informant and dangerous gun bust led to fatal shooting of Dolal Idd, according to newly released search warrant. by Jared Goyette and Becky Z. Dernbach January 4, 2021September 30, 2021
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY ‘We will not wake up tomorrow and forget about this’: Minneapolis protesters demand answers about police killing of Dolal Idd by Jared Goyette January 3, 2021September 30, 2021
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Bound wrists, crying kids, and an older man without a shirt: Politicians, activists condemn body-cam footage of sheriff’s raid on Somali family’s home. by Jared Goyette January 3, 2021September 30, 2021
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Police raided the home of an older Somali couple, bound their wrists, and yelled at their small children. Then the police told them their son was shot dead. by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim and Jared Goyette January 1, 2021September 30, 2021
Posted inINSIDE SAHAN JOURNAL Looking back at 2020: Read Sahan Journal’s best journalism about a tough year. by Sahan Journal December 30, 2020December 30, 2020
Posted inHEALTH New Minnesota COVID-19 hotline for immigrants and refugees answers questions in 13 languages. by Joey Peters December 24, 2020December 23, 2020
Posted inOPINION, Oromo in Minnesota Power cannot be obtained through violence in Ethiopia. Now is the time for dialogue. by Abdul Dire December 23, 2020December 24, 2020
Posted inHEALTH These doctors from immigrant families are some of the first Minnesotans to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s what they want the rest of us to know. by Becky Z. Dernbach and Joey Peters December 23, 2020December 23, 2020
Posted inRemembering Minnesotans lost to COVID-19 Death of Albasha Hume leaves void at St. Paul clinic and New Brighton Seventh Day Adventist community by Dylan Miettinen December 23, 2020January 22, 2021
Posted inIMMIGRATION Trump administration stymies immigrants with longer, more expensive citizenship test. by Hibah Ansari December 22, 2020February 23, 2021
Posted inEDUCATION St. Paul Public Schools data show the devastating effect of pandemic and distance learning on students of color. by Becky Z. Dernbach December 21, 2020December 21, 2020
Posted inRemembering Minnesotans lost to COVID-19 Brooklyn Park pastor who died of COVID-19 remembered as a caring mother and healthcare worker. by Emily Pofahl December 18, 2020January 5, 2021
Posted inIMMIGRATION A once-in-a-lifetime chance for Liberian immigrants has been “hamstrung” by COVID — and Trump’s dysfunctional immigration bureaucracy by Dara Lind, ProPublica December 17, 2020December 17, 2020
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY A Minneapolis cop told Somali American teens he was proud U.S. troops killed ‘you folk’ during Black Hawk Down. The police union fought to keep his job anyway. by Tony Webster December 17, 2020September 30, 2021
Posted inRemembering Minnesotans lost to COVID-19 Grandchildren remember Elie Farhat as a quiet family man, former banker in Lebanon. by Katelyn Vue December 16, 2020December 18, 2020
Posted inCoronavirus ‘We need our own people to provide us with information:’ With COVID-19 hitting East St. Paul Somali community hard, a local nonprofit presses for awareness and testing. by Abdirahman Mohamed December 16, 2020December 16, 2020
Posted inNews Direct checks, grants, county aid programs and unemployment benefits: A guide to Minnesota’s new emergency COVID-19 package. by Joey Peters December 15, 2020December 15, 2020
Posted inELECTION 2020 Nausheena Hussain cast one of Minnesota’s presidential votes for Biden. As she performed her electoral duty, she brought a special Qur’an and inspired her community. by Becky Z. Dernbach December 14, 2020December 14, 2020
Posted inCoronavirus After the rush to develop a COVID vaccine, a big, new challenge: Getting people to take it. by Joey Peters December 14, 2020December 14, 2020
Posted inEDUCATION Minnesota’s first generation students are working three jobs, supporting their families—and figuring out how to apply for college during a pandemic. by Becky Z. Dernbach December 14, 2020December 11, 2020
Posted inBUSINESS & WORK Beauty in the time of pandemic: After a year of planning, Ritual Med Spa found itself opening up at a time when ‘people couldn’t pay the rent.’ by Sheila Regan December 10, 2020December 14, 2020
Posted inBUSINESS & WORK African immigrants to the U.S. have a lot in common. National conference organized by St. Paul-based group seeks to pull it all together. by Sheila Regan December 9, 2020December 17, 2020
Posted inHEALTH, PUBLIC SAFETY COVID-19 outbreak at Kandiyohi County Jail threatens health of detained immigrants. by Joey Peters December 9, 2020October 8, 2021
Posted inArts Midwestern filmmaker explores Middle Eastern identity through country western music by Abdirahman Mohamed December 7, 2020December 8, 2020
Posted inProfiles Hamse Warfa has lived the immigrant experience. Now in charge of Minnesota’s employment and training programs, he’s intent on building bridges for those left behind. by Hibah Ansari December 7, 2020December 7, 2020
Posted inCoronavirus University of Minnesota hosts new nationwide COVID-19 initiative to reach immigrants and refugees. by Joey Peters December 4, 2020December 4, 2020
Posted inArts As a teen, J.P. Der Boghossian didn’t know any queer Armenians. Finally, in his 30s, he found them in books—and started his own library. by Becky Z. Dernbach December 3, 2020December 3, 2020
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Coronavirus Protecting the living while serving the dead, Hmong funerals adapt to COVID-19 times by Joey Peters December 2, 2020December 2, 2020
Posted inRemembering Minnesotans lost to COVID-19 COVID-19 claims life of Hmong American leader and Secret War veteran. by Riham Feshir December 2, 2020December 16, 2020
Posted inIMMIGRATION ‘We’re not settling for breadcrumbs’: Biden has promised to restore the DACA immigration program. Some of Minnesota’s 5,000-plus Dreamers want more. by Logan Carroll December 1, 2020December 2, 2020
Posted inINSIDE SAHAN JOURNAL Sahan Journal is hiring a multimedia producer to join its newsroom by Sahan Journal November 30, 2020November 30, 2020
Posted inArts A handful of immigrants walk into a Twin Cities comedy club. Giggles–and maybe a little uncomfortable squirming–ensue. by Abdirahman Mohamed November 30, 2020November 30, 2020
Posted inARTS & CULTURE In a year of pain, recalling the excitement of past Hmong New Year festivals. And preparing for better times ahead. by Hibah Ansari November 27, 2020November 27, 2020
Posted inHelping Out The ultimate 2020 Thanksgiving menu is a turkey sambusa with cranberry dip, delivered free to our health care workers by Becky Z. Dernbach November 25, 2020November 27, 2020
Posted inChanging the Narrative Getting Hmong men to open up about something many would rather not discuss: A culture of ‘toxic masculinity’ by Jeffrey Bissoy November 25, 2020November 30, 2020
Posted inHEALTH COVID-19 is devastating Minnesota’s Latino communities. Here’s what that looks like for one family. by Joey Peters November 24, 2020November 24, 2020
Posted inReligion What you need to know about Muslim prayer apps and data privacy by Hibah Ansari November 24, 2020November 24, 2020
Posted inIMMIGRATION Northfield has long called itself the town of ‘cows, colleges, and contentment.’ After Election Day, it’s becoming something else: a model for rising Latino power in rural Minnesota. by Becky Z. Dernbach November 23, 2020November 23, 2020
Posted inDigital Disinformation Fighting disinformation, Facebook decides it doesn’t ‘like’ Twin Cities companies that support refugees and clean-water projects by Sheila Regan November 23, 2020November 22, 2020
Posted inHEALTH Access to medicine, food and supportive care: A clinic serving immigrant communities focuses on keys to getting people through the COVID-19 surge. by Joey Peters November 20, 2020November 20, 2020
Posted inHEALTH Somali health activist uses public storytelling to address private health problems by Joey Peters November 20, 2020November 20, 2020
Posted inEDUCATION Minnesota’s 2020 Teacher of the Year read her class a picture book to help them understand the George Floyd killing. Minnesota’s largest police association didn’t like it. by Becky Z. Dernbach November 18, 2020August 24, 2021
