{"product_id":"the-somali-diaspora-a-journey-away","title":"The Somali Diaspora: A Journey Away","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe heartbreaking and hopeful story of Somali immigrants in America  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 The Somali Diaspora  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.  The Somali Diaspora 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.  The story of the Somali diaspora as told through Robles intimate photographs and Rutledges 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  andin a remarkably short timeparticipating fully in American life while sustaining a faith in Islam and a distinct cultural identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985853313077,"sku":"ByrdShop_0816654573","price":57.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780816654574.jpg?v=1770874185","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-somali-diaspora-a-journey-away","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}