Resources
Something About America
Primary Sources
- Newspaper articles (2002-2003) about the Maine Somali community.
Source: Portland Press Herald - Many & One Rally (2003) Hand-out
Source: Many and One Coalition
Study Guides
- Guide created by Mary Clare O’Grady, the librarian at Monroe Middle School in Wheaton, IL for One Book, One School program.
- Guide created by reading specialist Tracie Vaughn Zimmer.
Community Engagement Guide
- Created for by I’m Your Neighbor for a 2012 city-wide read.
Documentary Resource
The documentary, “The Letter: An American Town & the “Somali Invasion” (Arab Films International) covers the same Maine incident that Maria Testa writes about in this novel.
The film clips provide direct access to related content.
- Clip 1: Lewiston prepares for the World Church of the Creator rally
- Clip 2: Alternating between the two rally sites on January 11, 2003
- Clip 3: Aftermath of the rallies and Lewiston’s thoughts about the future
These clips are shared with the permission of filmmaker Ziad Hamzeh and Arab Films International if used only in association with studying the novel Something About America.
