Tag: Somalia

  • The Bahati Mamas: Seeds for Change

    The Bahati Mamas, (front to back), Sitey Mbere, Hawa Ahamed and Maganey Ramazani, are transporting soil to a field at the Tierra Miguel farm in Escondido to prepare for the summer season. | Photo Credit: Famo Musa, The AjA Project By Binti Musa Binti Musa is a high school student and member of The AjA…

  • San Diego’s Somali Population: Explained

    Habibo, a Somali refugee, writes: “The first day I came to U.S.A. was hard for me. Leave my sister in Kenya. My friends. Airplane. Leaving them forever. Excited We came in San Diego and I was scared. The first day school was scary because I did not see white people before.” | Photo Credit: Habibo,…

  • Tweet City Heights: President to Unveil Immigration Reform Plan Tuesday

    By Megan Burks President Obama to Unveil Immigration Reform Plan As President Barack Obama starts his second term, the nation is talking about immigration reform. In his State of the Nation address, Obama said comprehensive immigration reform would be a top priority. The White House announced Friday Obama will unveil his plan, which his administration…

  • Tweet City Heights: More on CalWorks and Help for Mixed-Status Families

    By Megan Burks The Fallout From Brown’s Proposed Welfare Cuts This week, we took a look at how Gov. Jerry Brown’s state budget proposal may impact City Heights residents. The proposal calls for deep cuts to CalWorks, a welfare-to-work program many families in the neighborhood rely on. HealthyCal.org published a good explainer on the proposal…

  • U.S. Bank Shuts Down Money Wiring Service to Somalia

    By Maureen Cavanaugh and Patty Lane Abdulmalik Buul in Somalia | Photo courtesy of KPBS Franklin Bank was the only U.S. bank that still facilitated money-wire transfers to Somalia – until now. The bank is shutting down the service. Franklin says continuing the transfers was too risky; there’s a fear that the bank could be…