 I'm Tom Crandon, the Twin Cities, with all things considered here on NPR News. Thousands of Somali Minnesotans are gathering this week for Somali Week. It's one of the largest celebrations of Somali culture in the U.S., with celebratory events all week long leading up to Somali Independence Day. On July 1st, nearly 90,000 Somali people live in the state, and that's one of the largest Somali populations in the country.