Acknowledgments

This website was developed as part of a participatory action research project in Faribault, Minnesota. The funding for this website has been provided through various sources, including:

  •  Grant No. 18REHMN001 through the 2018 Community Conversations research competition
  • Grant No. 22REAMN001 through the National Service and Civic Engagement research competition
  • Carleton College
    • Broom Public Scholarship Project Grant
    • Center for Community and Civic Engagement
    • Department of Educational Studies 
    • Humanities Center
    • Mellon-funded Public Works Initiative 
    • Office of the Provost at Carleton College, Northfield, MN.

Opinions or points of view expressed in this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of, or a position that is endorsed by, any of the funding agencies and offices.

Principal investigators

2018 Community Conversations research grant

2018–19 Anita Chikkatur and Amel Gorani

2019–21 Anita Chikkatur and Emily Oliver

2021–22 Anita Chikkatur and Sinda Nichols (no-cost extension year)

2022–23 Anita Chikkatur (no-cost extension year)

2022 National Service and Civic Engagement research grant

2022–25 Anita Chikkatur

Website development, content, and editing

Anita Chikkatur

Clark Glymph

Rocio Avila

María Fernanda del Granado

Ricardo Garcia

Ahtziry Tinajero

Eunice Valenzuela

Abby Walker

Spanish language page

Rocio Avila, Ozzy Cota, María Fernanda del Granado, Ahtziry Tinajero, Eunice Valenzuela, Abby Walker

Somali language page

 Jamal Adam, Hared Mah, Yasmin Yassin

Hmong language page

Pa Nou Vue

Community partners (2022 AmeriCorps National Service and Civic Engagement grant)

2022-2025

Brooklyn Center Community Schools

Staff: Ryan Oto, Amina Smaller, Renee Starr

Faribault School District

Staff: Amanda Beckler, Stacy Fox, Damaris Garcia, Nima Harun,  Ryan Prichard, Zach Pruitt, Nora Schultz

Youth: Ashlan Zurbriggen

Rochester Public Schools

Staff: Natalia Benjamin, Sara-Louise Henry, Stef Whitney

St. Anthony Middle School

Staff: Alison Cross, Amy Kujawski, Maya Kruger

Youth: Molly Dengler (World Savvy)

St. Louis Park Public Schools

Staff: Silvy Lafayette, Rebecca Starr

YoUthROC

Staff: Abby Rombalski

Youth: Xue Xiong

Community researchers (2018 AmeriCorps Community Conversations grant)

Faribault High School YPAR team

Spring 2019: Hamdi Ali, Mohamed Ali, Yaritzza Campos, Damaris Garcia, Nima Harun, Nimbe Hernandez, Foos Mohamed, Halima Muhumed, Xochilt Navejas, Asha Oyow, Miguel Romero, Angelica Zepeda

Fall 2019: Abdimutalib Abdullahi, Aqbal Abdullahi, Hamdi Abokor, Abas Ali, Yaritzza Campos, Damaris Garcia, Abdikeyr Kosar, Andrea Martinez, Sundus Noor, Miguel Romero, Perla Zamora, Angelica Zepeda

Spring 2020: Yaritzza Campos, Damaris Garcia, Miguel Romero, Perla Zamora

Spring 2021: Gudon Ahmed, Madeleine Avila, Richard Camarillo, Naima Hussein, Abdikeyr Kosar, Shukria Kosar, Darnet (Diamond) Berroa Perez, Perla Zamora (Facilitated by Brian Coleman)

Faribault Middle School YPAR team

Spring 2022: Ayan Ahmed, Anisa Ali, Sumeyo Bake, Joseph Gonzalez Camacho, Marelin (Ray) deLeon, Dylan Madrid, Samiya Mohamed, Ramlo Mohamud

Somali parent research team

Spring 2019: Faiso Abdi, Abdi Abdullahi (facilitator), Sahara Hassan, Rukia Hussein, Fatumo Ibrahim, Ardo Weil

Latinx parent research team

Spring 2019–Fall 2022: Marisela Acosta, Cynthia Gonzalez, Maria (Maru) Lopez, Elizabeth Romero, Angelica Zepeda

Fall 2020–Spring 2022: Marisela Acosta, Claudia Garcia, Cynthia Gonzalez, Maria (Maru) Lopez, Elizabeth Romero, Angelica Zepeda

High school teacher research team

Spring 2019: Kat Anderson, Natalie Fashant, Laura Gehlhar, Heidi Oanes, Jessica Quiñonez

Somali youth adult team

Fall 2019–Spring 2021: Amina Aden, Mohammed Aden, Hamdi Ali, Nima Harun, Foos Mohamed, Asha Oyow

Organizations that have supported the PAR projects in Faribault, MN

Community without Borders

Faribault Education Center

Faribault School District

Faribault Middle School

Faribault High School

Healthy Community Initiative

Somali Community Resettlement Services

Carleton College support for the PAR Project in Faribault, MN

Academic Technology/PEPS: Dann Hulbert, Wiebke Kuhn, Em Palencia, Celeste Sharpe

Business Office: Susan Benson, Kara Lloyd, Melissa Smith, Stacy Waters

Center for Community and Civic Engagement: Creighton Brown, Kendall Clements, Fay Dacey, Sinda Nichols, Emily Seru, Seth Snyder, Melissa Thomas, Danielle Trajano

Dean of the College Office

Office of the Provost 

Grants Office: Quinn Arnold, Ariel Butler, Christopher Tassava, Charlotte Whited

Educational Studies: Tonja Clay, Annie Larson

Faculty: Ahmed Ibrahim, Katie St. Clair

Students: Alia Babinet, Jocelyn Franco, Amairany Fuentes, Chiraag Gohel, Frankie Irvine, Jaylin Lowe, Marcella Manivel, Maya Margolis, Anesu Masakura, Sarah Newsham, Win Wen Ooi, Sophie Rogers, Eunice Valenzuela, Melissa Vazquez, Siang Wongrattanapiboon

Interpreters/speakers/translators

Ruqia Abdi, Jamal Adam, Josefina Flandes, Tessa Kiesow, Natalia Marchan, Hanan Mohamud, Sindy Morales Garcia, Laura Pavón, Mar Valdecantos, Stephanie Valle

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