The purpose of the project was to increase understanding of meanings and expressions of care and caring for self and others as identified by Somali adolescents who are attending an urban American school.

7. Augsburg-Fairview Academy for Health Careers

21. Life Ways Gender roles are highly respected within this culture group .

22. Cultural Values

23. Nutrition and Food Somali diet prohibits pork according to Islamic tradition. Lunch is the heaviest and most important meal of the day whereby family members eat together. Depending on the socio-economic status of the family. Ingredient

24. Kinship and Social factors

25. An extended family structure often provides a cooperative path to economic stability and advancement for the Somali.

26. Children in the Family

27. Child Rearing Practices

28. Technological Factors

31. Economic factors Most Somalis women are farmers; men cattle keepers

32. Economic Factors

33. Religious / Philosophical

34. Mosque- Islam

36. Traditional healing Practices

38. Political Factors Disembar, 2007, 17:55 GMT; 20:55 SGA

42. Language Barrier/Communication

43. Settling and Coping

47. Immigrants don’t only learn traditional “American” customs: they co-mingle with other immigrant groups

48. Like other immigrants not yet fluent in English Somali adolescents are working hard to improve their language skills.

49. ELL Somali female students in a classroom

51. Somali adolescents in English language classes

52. Adjusting to a new way of life, Somali adolescents begin to participate in and exercise their civic privileges, from voting and volunteerism to running for elected office

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