{"product_id":"the-somali-diaspora-abdi-roble-9780816654574","title":"The Somali Diaspora: A Journey Away","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e The heartbreaking and hopeful story of Somali immigrants in America \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Since 2003, photographer Abdi Roble and writer Doug Rutledge have been documenting the lives of Somali immigrants in the United States and of the people forced into the vast refugee camps that were set up in Kenya in the wake of the 1991 civil war in Somalia. In \u003ci\u003eThe Somali Diaspora, \u003c\/i\u003e Roble, who immigrated to the United States from Somalia in 1989, and Rutledge trace the journey of a family from the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, home to more than 150,000 Somalis, to new lives in the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Somali Diaspora\u003c\/i\u003e follows the family of Abdisalem, his wife Ijabo, and their three daughters as they struggle to survive in Dadaab before being relocated first to Anaheim, California, where they barely make ends meet, and then to Portland, Maine. In addition, the book portrays life in two of the largest Somali communities in the United States. Minneapolis is home to more than 80,000 Somalis, who have created an established community in which many of its members are educated professionals. The Somali community in Columbus, Ohio, while thriving, has not yet enjoyed as warm a reception from the larger community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story of the Somali diaspora as told through Roble's intimate photographs and Rutledge's insightful essays is extraordinary and inspiring. Together they take readers from civil war in Africa to the culture shock of arriving in the United States, growing roots in the Somali community, learning English, finding work, and--in a remarkably short time--participating fully in American life while sustaining a faith in Islam and a distinct cultural identity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abdi Roble, Doug Rutledge, Somali Docum Somali Documentary Project\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816654573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816654574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.88h x 9.92w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2009 pg. 53","brand":"Abdi Roble","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46838266429695,"sku":"9780816654574","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_db657b8b-7f02-4abc-8305-7f6a3082df31.jpg?v=1746589303","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-somali-diaspora-abdi-roble-9780816654574","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}