Somali youth in Minnesota face challenges

Minnesota Public Radio News is airing a series of reports on Somali youth called "Civil War Kids:Young Somalis in Minnesota." It looks at the lives and struggles of Somali families that fled fighting at home only to encounter more violence in America. Minnesota has one of the the largest populations of Somalis in the U.S. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Laura Yuen who reported the stories.

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