ST. CLOUD — Three years after creating what was thought to be the first high school-level curriculum for native Somali speakers in the state and country, Abdi Mahad is at it again — this time creating ...

ST. CLOUD — Move over, Spanish and French. St. Cloud public schools next year will be offering Somali and Ojibwe to all students as elective languages. "It just makes sense for us to have it," said ...

When you think of languages to study in school, what comes to mind? Spanish? French? German? Maybe Mandarin? Whatever it is, it’s probably not Somali, the language of millions around the world and the ...

A first-of-its-kind Somali language class is up and running in a Portland elementary school. Other states like Minnesota have Somali programs, but those classes focus on just one Somali language. The ...

ST. CLOUD — Tech High School junior Zainab Hashi said her mother was shocked when she told her she'd be researching Kismayo, her home city in Somalia, as part of a class project. "A lot of the time we ...

NORTH MANKATO — A diverse set of foreign languages are taught at area colleges, but until last month they didn't include one of the languages most frequently spoken in the region. Students in various ...

Farhiya Iman is single-handedly helping to overcome barriers in her community by teaching others about her native Somali culture and language, one phrase at a time. Farhiya Iman moved to St. Cloud, ...

Somali residents of Minnesota now have a new source of news tailored to them thanks to a new initiative by Minnesota Public Radio. MPR News Somali, currently in a beta phase, provides regional and ...

Fifteen Hmong Educators earned their Minnesota K-12 World Languages & Cultures teaching license with an emphasis on Hmong language and culture from Concordia College in Moorhead. CATHY WURZER: You ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus school is celebrating its diverse culture and giving students a bilingual lesson. Every week, Noor Academy teaches students the Somali language and culture. Many of ...

The mysterious underwater rhythm of an in-utero heartbeat is the signature sound of prenatal checkups. When I was pregnant, it was a ritual I looked forward to. Now, four months after the birth of my ...

My mom, my Hooyo, has a special way of teaching you so much about the world and so little about herself. She tells you the parts of her life that are going to push you to succeed the way she did, ...