. . "United States" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "History"@en . . "This thesis analyzes the ways in which ethnic groups, displaced from their immediate contexts, reassert territorial notions of identity, reassertions which are strengthened, rather than weakened, in the era of globalization. Mixing theoretical, literature, and interview research, I consider the cases of Oromo and Somali long-distance nationalisms in Minnesota. Both the stateless Oromo diaspora and the failed-state Somali diaspora \"rebuild\" the nation and sustain a long-distance involvement with their homelands. Somali nationality can thrive in exile because the divisiveness along kin lines tends to weaken in a deterritorialized setting. For the Oromo, the hostland allows consolidation of nationalist opposition to Ethiopian oppression."@en . . . "An Odaa tree grows on Lake Street Diasporan nationalism in the Oromo and Somali communities of Minnesota"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . .