<p>(Please <strong>hit the follow button</strong> for this show on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, to help support my work! &lt;3 )</p> <p><br></p> <p>For Zamzam Dini, growing up in Seattle where there was little diversity meant having to endure ignorance from students and professors alike about her Somali heritage. </p> <p>In this 6-min clip, Zamzam shares how her identity has shifted based on her environment - in Seattle, she was identified by others as Black first, then Muslim, and then Somali. Upon moving to Minneapolis, MN - which has a strong Somali community - she noticed a flip, where she was seen as Somali first, then Muslim, and then finally as Black.</p> <p>Zamzam&#39;s family are refugees from Somalia. Towards the end of this clip, she recounts story about her and her sister during the time of the war. </p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Give Zamzam&#39;s research a read:</strong> <a href="https://innovation.umn.edu/immigrant-refugee/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/10/Immigrant-Families-Financial-and-Relational-Responses-to-COVID-10.20.20.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Immigrant Family Financial and Relational Stressors and Coping Strategies during the COVID-19 Pandemic</a></p> <p><strong>Follow Zamzam&#39;s work:</strong> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zamzam-d-65a743b7/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">LinkedIn</a> | <a href="https://www.cehd.umn.edu/fsos/directory/grad.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">UM Website</a></p> <p><strong>Follow Model Minority: Uniquely American:</strong> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/minority_model/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Insta</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/minoritymodel" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Facebook </a>| <a href="https://nshastr2.wixsite.com/modelminority" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Website </a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Immigrant Tales is a sub-series of Model Minority: Uniquely American, aimed to be an immersive narrative from our communities&#39; immigrants about their life stories. If you have a story to share, email me at modelminorityua@gmail.com. Please be sure to follow this podcast, and share this episode. Shukriya! </strong></p> <p><br></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nidhi-shastri/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nidhi-shastri/support</a>

Model Minority: Uniquely American

Nidhi Shastri

Zamzam Dini | Somalia - Immigrant Tales #5

MAY 5, 20238 MIN
Model Minority: Uniquely American

Zamzam Dini | Somalia - Immigrant Tales #5

MAY 5, 20238 MIN

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<p>(Please <strong>hit the follow button</strong> for this show on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, to help support my work! &lt;3 )</p> <p><br></p> <p>For Zamzam Dini, growing up in Seattle where there was little diversity meant having to endure ignorance from students and professors alike about her Somali heritage. </p> <p>In this 6-min clip, Zamzam shares how her identity has shifted based on her environment - in Seattle, she was identified by others as Black first, then Muslim, and then Somali. Upon moving to Minneapolis, MN - which has a strong Somali community - she noticed a flip, where she was seen as Somali first, then Muslim, and then finally as Black.</p> <p>Zamzam&#39;s family are refugees from Somalia. Towards the end of this clip, she recounts story about her and her sister during the time of the war. </p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Give Zamzam&#39;s research a read:</strong> <a href="https://innovation.umn.edu/immigrant-refugee/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/10/Immigrant-Families-Financial-and-Relational-Responses-to-COVID-10.20.20.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Immigrant Family Financial and Relational Stressors and Coping Strategies during the COVID-19 Pandemic</a></p> <p><strong>Follow Zamzam&#39;s work:</strong> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zamzam-d-65a743b7/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">LinkedIn</a> | <a href="https://www.cehd.umn.edu/fsos/directory/grad.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">UM Website</a></p> <p><strong>Follow Model Minority: Uniquely American:</strong> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/minority_model/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Insta</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/minoritymodel" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Facebook </a>| <a href="https://nshastr2.wixsite.com/modelminority" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Website </a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Immigrant Tales is a sub-series of Model Minority: Uniquely American, aimed to be an immersive narrative from our communities&#39; immigrants about their life stories. If you have a story to share, email me at [email protected]. Please be sure to follow this podcast, and share this episode. Shukriya! </strong></p> <p><br></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nidhi-shastri/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nidhi-shastri/support</a>