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Jeffrey Thompson
Willmar, Minn.

Minnesota in Photos: 'The Outsiders' in Willmar

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Somali-American family
Roon Mahboub, 11, describes a a map she made at school to her parents Abdirizak Mahboub and Sahra Gure at their home in Willmar, Minn. Feb. 27, 2012. The family has been living in Willmar for about six months, and are part of a growing Somali-American population in the area.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson/Link to Willmar showing the way to a more diverse Minnesota/Laura Yuen
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Homework
Roon Mahboub, 11, works on homework with her mother at their home in Willmar, Minn. Feb. 27, 2012.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson/Link to Willmar showing the way to a more diverse Minnesota/Laura Yuen
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Somali-American family
Roon Mahboub, 11, describes a a map she made at school to her parents Abdirizak Mahboub and Sahra Gure at their home in Willmar, Minn. Feb. 27, 2012. The family has been living in Willmar for about six months, and are part of a growing Somali-American population in the area.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson/Link to Willmar showing the way to a more diverse Minnesota/Laura Yuen
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Picking up son
Abdirizak Mahboub waits to pick up his son at school in Willmar, Minn. Feb. 27, 2012.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson/Link to Willmar showing the way to a more diverse Minnesota/Laura Yuen