Ibrahim Hirsi
271 19th Ave S
Minneapolis,
MN
55455
Ibrahim Hirsi is a Ph.D. Candidate in History. His research focuses on twentieth-century American immigration and migration history, transnational movements, global maritime labor, and the Black diaspora. Ibrahim is currently writing a dissertation uncovering the lost history of Somali migrant workers who resettled in Yemen, Britain, and the United States from 1900 to 1960. The project traces the laborers from pastoral communities in British Somaliland to Aden, British docklands, and New York. It situates their journeys and experiences in a global context—analyzing, for instance, how colonialism facilitated these laborers’ migrations and their central role in both world wars and the anti-colonial movements in Somalia. Before graduate school, Ibrahim covered immigration and the workforce for MinnPost. His work has appeared in the Nation, Sahan Journal, and elsewhere.
Educational Background
- MA: History, University of Minnesota
- BA: Journalism, University of Minnesota
Specialties
- The Black Diaspora
- U.S. Immigration History
- Global Maritime Labor
- 20th-century United States