New York Somalis

[Homerlilian]

My bucket list inshallah will be to visit them inshallah and interview them . Sorry wallahi if I’m pumping out too many threads this will be the last one for the week I won’t be to active after this

Harlem Roses: Tracing the Somali Histories of New York City

Some notes on my latest research project: a close narration of the archives of Somali seafarers in New York City.

hudahassan.substack.com

 

[idc]

NYC is iconic! besides london, Somalis live in such boring ass cities but beggars cannot be choosers ig.

 

[Homerlilian]

NYC is iconic! besides london, Somalis live in such boring ass cities but beggars cannot be choosers ig.

They’re so quiet

 

[pinkyandthebrain]

Nyc is for visiting not to live unless your rich. I don't mind visiting nyc during the summer but would never live there. Somalis were wise in leaving nyc.

 

[daljirkadahsoon]

They’re so quiet

Gentrification and demographic change really messed up their community- they were a big presence in Harlem and they used to run a lot of delis and stuff- the shops that Yemenis are now famous for- the last Somali one closed somewhere in the 2000s

 

[Homerlilian]

Gentrification and demographic change really messed up their community- they were a big presence in Harlem and they used to run a lot of delis and stuff- the shops that Yemenis are now famous for- the last Somali one closed somewhere in the 2000s

Say wallahi genuinely had no idea . Abti do you have evidence I genuinely don’t believe you . No offence but how come I never heard of this

 

[Moon-]

nothing wrong with making threads i make 5 in one day smtimes

 

[daljirkadahsoon]

Say wallahi genuinely had no idea . Abti do you have evidence I genuinely don’t believe you . No offence but how come I never heard of this

There's so so much most of us haven't heard about our own people. Somalis were doing import/export out of NYC in like Victorian times a deli wouldn't be a big deal for them.

The Secret History of Somali Breakfasts in Harlem

A traditional Somali breakfast of shah and Malab iso Malawaax is served at Safari, located on West 116th St. in New York City.

roadsandkingdoms.com

Quite a few of them probably got assimilated as well

 

[Homerlilian]

There's so so much most of us haven't heard about our own people. Somalis were doing import/export out of NYC in like Victorian times a deli wouldn't be a big deal for them.

The Secret History of Somali Breakfasts in Harlem

A traditional Somali breakfast of shah and Malab iso Malawaax is served at Safari, located on West 116th St. in New York City.

roadsandkingdoms.com

Quite a few of them probably got assimilated as well

We really were everywhere around the globe lol