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Bezig met laden... This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswomandoor Ilhan Omar
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.  Carolee888 | Mar 17, 2023 |   I listened to the audiobook and she read it very naturally and enjoyably. (  ) dacejav | Jul 29, 2022 | Front of book blurb: “Ilhan Omar was only eight years old when war broke out in Somalia. The youngest of seven children, she was being raised by her father and grandfather when armed gunmen attacked their compound and her family fled Mogadishu. They ended up in a refugee camp in Kenya, where Ilhan came to understand the meaning of hunger and death. Four years later, after a painstaking vetting process, her family finally achieved refugee status and arrived in Arlington, Virginia. “ She believes the hardships she endured as a child refugee taught her to stand up first for a bullied classmate, then for herself, and lastly for her constituents. It’s also the story of her father and grandfather’s unwavering support in her journey as they encouraged her to be a very non-traditional Muslim woman in a public role as she worked to do it in a way that honored her faith. “My father always exhorted me to “Go live your life.’ But he jokingly warned, “Don’t do anything that would make me unable to sit with my peers, or anything that would make me throw you and myself in the Mississippi.” P 88 It’s a fast-moving story – at times I would have liked more information and greater depth. For instance, I believe she doesn’t mention her decision to become an American citizen. According to another source, this happened when she was age seventeen. I’m happy to have read this and to learn more about this unique Congresswoman. ( ) streamsong | Feb 3, 2021 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"An intimate and rousing memoir by progressive trailblazer Ilhan Omar-the first African refugee, the first Somali-American, and one of the first Muslim women, elected to Congress. Ilhan Omar was only eight years old when war broke out in Somalia. The youngest of seven children, her mother had died while Ilhan was still a little girl. She was being raised by her father and grandfather when armed gunmen attacked their compound and the family decided to flee Mogadishu. They ended up in a refugee camp in Kenya, where Ilhan says she came to understand the deep meaning of hunger and death. Four years later, after a painstaking vetting process, her family achieved refugee status and arrived in Arlington, Virginia. Aged twelve, penniless, speaking only Somali and having missed out on years of schooling, Ilhan rolled up her sleeves, determined to find her American dream. Faced with the many challenges of being an immigrant and a refugee, she questioned stereotypes and built bridges with her classmates and in her community. In under two decades she became a grassroots organizer, graduated from college and was elected to congress with a record-breaking turnout by the people of Minnesota-ready to keep pushing boundaries and restore moral clarity in Washington D.C. A beacon of positivity in dark times, Congresswoman Omar has weathered many political storms and yet maintained her signature grace, wit and love of country-all the while speaking up for her beliefs. Similarly, in chronicling her remarkable personal journey, Ilhan is both lyrical and unsentimental, and her irrepressible spirit, patriotism, friendship and faith are visible on every page. As a result, This is What America Looks Like is both the inspiring coming of age story of a refugee and a multidimensional tale of the hopes and aspirations, disappointments and failures, successes, sacrifices and surprises, of a devoted public servant with unshakable faith in the promise of America"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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I found a memoir written by her with the aid of Rebecca Paley of her journey a child growing up in Mogadishu, Somalia. She was young when her mother died, that she has no memory of her. Smallest of the family, she got into trouble for fighting a bully much bigger than herself who was harrassing a boy bigger than her. She, a preschooler told the bully to meet her outside after school!. Pulling the bully down and rubbing his face in the sand, she was filled with anger at the bully who made a vulgar remark about the bigger boy’s. She knew that people need to revere their mothers, not say horrible things about them. A crowd gathered and her eight grade brother was shocked to see what she was doing in the middle of the crowd. Her father’s response was to laugh. Nobody should be coming to my house complaining about my smallest baby.
Ilhad had to make a temporary break from her family, her life was so prescribed by her family, the Somalia refugee group, actually byeveryone that she knee. Taking her children to North Dakota to study nutrition and finding what her true self was. A painful break but a needed one and it took resolution and determination.
Read the book for more details and what lead her to be a congresswoman. I am deeply impressed by her and urge you read this book. (