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Memoir · 2025

Dutiful to Hooyo

A Son’s Reflections on Family, Education, and Belonging

A personal reflection on a mother’s influence, Somali family life, education, migration, and the responsibilities one generation carries toward the next.

Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
Published: June 16, 2025
Paperback ISBN: 9781662963575
eBook ISBN: 9781662963582

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Immigrant Parents’
Involvement in Schools

Education research · 2017

A Case Study of Somali Parents

A research-based examination of how Somali parents understand their educational role, what schools expect, and where those perspectives align or diverge. Adapted from Dr. Ahmed’s University of Maine doctoral work.

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