They are changing America by changing the people
Bates College in Lewiston held an evening program on Monday to send the message that all was calm now in Lewiston, ME, that indeed the locals have gotten the message and are now accepting of the large Somali population growing in their midst. Maybe an occasional “micro-aggression” will occur, but for the most part, critics … Continue reading Lewiston, Maine Somalis here to stay, get used to it! Everything copacetic!
Update September 28th: Thanks to reader ‘riveratlantic’ for alerting us, but it seems that the Mayor is saying different things to different people, here. And, can you imagine it! Lewiston, Maine is one of the Nation’s twenty five LEAST diverse cities, that in spite of the 6000 plus Somali refugees living there. So what did … Continue reading Lewiston, Maine’s Mayor in hot water over remarks about Somalis
Apparently the shouting got so bad at a school meeting last night, one assistant principal walked out. I thought Newsweek told us only a few short months ago that the multicultural experiment with Somali refugees in Lewiston was going fabulously well? Newsweek credited Somalis for creating an economic boom. No cultural clash here they said. Judging from … Continue reading Not again! Lewiston, ME in an uproar over Somalis
The Mayor of Lewiston, Maine, home to many thousands of Somali refugees (see here, here, and here for a few of Ann’s posts), has written an informative column on his blog, explaining why so many of them are unemployed. He is reporting on a research project done by students in an anthropology course at Bates College. Like so many of these studies, the results … Continue reading Mayor of Lewiston reports on why Somalis have trouble getting jobs
Update Jan. 28th: Judy posted more information on the Bates College study here. Four days ago I posted on a story from Newsweek that said the economy was booming in Lewiston, ME because of the huge Somali immigrant population. Well get this, the AP is reporting today that more than half of the Somalis in … Continue reading I knew it! Newsweek did not tell the whole truth about Lewiston Somalis