Acknowledgments
This website was developed as part of a participatory action research project in Faribault, MN, funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service under Grant No. 18REHMN001 through the Community Conversations research grant competition. 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, CNCS. Additional funding was provided by the Humanities Center and the Dean of the College at Carleton College, Northfield, MN.
Principal Investigators
2018-2019: Anita Chikkatur, Amel Gorani
2019-2021: Anita Chikkatur, Emily Oliver
Website Development, Content and Editing
Anita Chikkatur, Ricardo Garcia, Eunice Valenzuela, Abby Walker
Spanish Language Translation
Ozzy Cota, Eunice Valenzuela, Abby Walker
Somali Language Translation
Yasmin Yassin, Hared Mah
Community Researchers
Faribault High School Student Team
Spring 2019: Hamdi Ali, Mohamed Ali, Yaritzza Campos, Damaris Garcia, Nima Harun, Nimbe Hernandez, Halima Muhumed, Foos Mohamed, 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
Somali Parent Research Team
Spring 2019: Faiso Abdi, Abdi Abdullahi, Fatumo Ibrahim, Sahara Hassan, Rukia Hussein, Ardo Weil
Latinx Parent Research Team
Spring 2019 – Spring 2020: Marisela Acosta, Cynthia Gonzalez, Maria (Maru) Lopez, Elizabeth Romero, Angelica Zepeda
High School Teacher Research Team
Spring 2019: Kat Anderson, Natalie Fashant, Laura Gehlhar, Jessica Quiñonez, Heidi Oanes
Somali Young Adult Team
Fall 2019 – Spring 2020: Amina Aden, Mohammed Aden, Hamdi Ali, Nima Harun, Foos Mohamed, Asha Oyow
Organizations that Supported the PAR Projects in Faribault, MN
Somali Community Resettlement Services – Sharif Hared
Community without Borders – Cynthia Gonzalez
Faribault Education Center – Cassie Ohnstad, Valerie Svenby, Qiong Zeng
Faribault School District – Anne Marie Leland, Bashir Omar, Iliana Pinon, Todd Sesker, Zulema Nieves
Faribault High School – Jamie Bente, Shawn Peck, Joe Sage, Brian Coleman
Carleton College Support for the PAR Project in Faribault, MN
Academic Technology/PEPS: Celeste Sharpe, Dann Hulbert
Business Office: Susan Benson, Kara Lloyd, Melissa Smith
Center for Community and Civic Engagement: Kendall Clements, Sinda Nichols, Seth Snyder, Melissa Thomas
Dean of the College Office
Grants Office: Quinn Arnold, Christopher Tassava, Charlotte Whited
Educational Studies: Annie Larson
Faculty: Ahmed Ibrahim, Katie St. Clair
Students: Alia Babinet, Jocelyn Franco, Chiraag Gohel, Frankie Irvine, Jaylin Lowe, Anesu Masakura, Amairany Fuentes, Maya Margolis, Marcella Manivel, Sarah Newsham, Win Wen Ooi, Sophie Rogers, Eunice Valenzuela, Melissa Vazquez, Siang Wongrattanapiboon
Interpreters/Speakers
Ruqia Abdi, Tessa Kiesow, Natalia Marchan, Sindy Morales Garcia, Hanan Mohamud, Mar Valdecantos, Stephanie Valle
