This Is aamera Looks Like: My Journey From Refugee To Congr'swan - 9780062954220

Omar is the first African refugee, the first Somali-American, and one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress. Only eight years old when war broke out in Somalia, her family fled after armed gunmen attacked their compound and ended up in a refugee camp in Kenya. After a painstaking vetting process, her family achieved refugee status and arrived in Arlington, Virginia. At twelve Ilhan was determined to find her American dream. She became a grassroots organizer, graduated from college and was elected to Congress with a record-breaking turnout by the people of Minnesota. In chronicling her personal journey, Omar's irrepressible spirit, patriotism, friendship and faith are visible on every page. -- adapted from jacket

Author: Ilhan Omar, Rebecca Paley

Publisher: Dey Street Books

Publication Date: July 27, 2021

Number of Pages: 288 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 0062954229

ISBN-13: 9780062954220