By: Raju Chaduvula
In search of recognition, a cultural group that feels like it’s been undercounted in Minnesota
is looking to calculate its exact population in the state.
The Oromo Cultural Institute of Minnesota began a survey this month to determine how many Oromo people — the largest ethnic group in the Horn of Africa, especially Ethiopia — live in Minneapolis’ Cedar-Riverside neighborhood.
The Oromo are a large portion of Ethiopian immigrants to America, said Abdissa Loke, OCIM’s executive