Date of Award
8-2020
Degree Type
Creative Project
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
Committee Chair(s)
Danielle Ross
Committee
Danielle Ross
Committee
Christopher Conte
Committee
Lynne McNeill
Abstract
This project is designed to help high school students learn about the experiences, history and identity of Somali men who came to Utah as refugees. It is organized around the oral histories of eight Somali men who live in the Salt Lake City area. They were collected by Haden Griggs in the latter half of 2019. Transcripts and audio recordings for all the interviews are available here.
A paper, analyzing the historical circumstances and variations on Somali identity, is included here for scholarly or instructor use. This project also includes a digital exhibit tracing recent Somali history and contextualizing the experiences of these men within that history, found at http://exhibits.usu.edu/exhibits/show/somalisaltlake, as well as a lesson plan to be used in conjunction with the exhibit.
Recommended Citation
Griggs, Haden, "Every Step a Novel: Historical Circumstances and Somali American Identity" (2020). All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023. 1472.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports/1472
Additional Files
Osman Transcription.pdf (290 kB)The transcript of the July 13, 2019 interview of Osman Ahmed by Haden Griggs
Ali (Almoh) Transcription.pdf (240 kB)
The transcript of the August 3rd, 2019 interview of Ali Bahaji by Haden Griggs
Aden Transcription.pdf (228 kB)
The transcript of the August 10, 2019 interview of Aden Batar by Haden Griggs
Abdulkhaliq Transcription.pdf (342 kB)
The transcript of the September 9, 2019 interview of Abdulkahliq Barbaar by Haden Griggs
Ismael Transcription.pdf (390 kB)
The transcript of the September 30, 2019 interview of Ismael Mohamed by Haden Griggs
Aydrus Transcription.pdf (412 kB)
The transcript of the October 11, 2019 interview of Aydrus Mohammed by Haden Griggs
Abdirizak Transcription.pdf (302 kB)
The transcript of the October 19, 2019 interview of Abdirizak Ibrahim by Haden Griggs
Yussuf Transcription.pdf (289 kB)
The transcript of the November 16, 2019 interview of Yussuf Abdi by Haden Griggs
Osman audio.mp3 (77499 kB)
The audio of the July 13, 2019 interview of Osman Ahmed by Haden Griggs
Ali (Almoh) audio.mp3 (16274 kB)
The audio of the August 3rd, 2019 interview of Ali Bahaji by Haden Griggs
Aden audio.mp3 (43142 kB)
The audio of the August 10, 2019 interview of Aden Batar by Haden Griggs
Abdulkhaliq audio.mp3 (47288 kB)
The audio of the September 9, 2019 interview of Abdulkahliq Barbaar by Haden Griggs
Ismael audio.mp3 (58550 kB)
The audio of the September 30, 2019 interview of Ismael Mohamed by Haden Griggs
Aydrus audio.mp3 (73061 kB)
The audio of the October 11, 2019 interview of Aydrus Mohammed by Haden Griggs
Abdirizak audio.mp3 (36652 kB)
The audio of the October 19, 2019 interview of Abdirizak Ibrahim by Haden Griggs
Yussuf audio.mp3 (27730 kB)
The audio of the November 16, 2019 interview of Yussuf Abdi by Haden Griggs
Somali Lesson plan.docx (21 kB)
A lesson plan designed by Haden Griggs to be used with his exhibit on Somali refugees in Salt Lake. Designed to fulfill WH 7 standards for Utah social studies education
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