The nonprofit literary organization Rain Taxi presented "Somalis in the Twin Cities," a discussion featuring Stefanie Chambers (Somalis in the Twin Cities and Columbus, Temple Univ. Press) and Ahmed Ismail Yusuf (Somalis in Minnesota, Minnesota Historical Society Press), and moderated by Jaylani Hussein, executive director of CAIR-Minnesota, at Open Book in Minneapolis. The event was introduced by former mayor of Minneapolis R.T. Rybak, author of Pothole Confidential (Univ. of Minnesota Press). Book sales for the event were handled by Milkweed Books. The Twin Cities are home to the largest Somali American population in the U.S., and this community has made important contributions to the political, economic and social fabric of the region. Pictured: (l.-r.) Jaylani Hussein, Ahmed Ismail Yusuf, Stefanie Chambers, R.T. Rybak. Photo: Jennifer Simonson.
