A Hateful Attack Led To An Unexpected Forever Friendship
After a Somali American woman was attacked for speaking Swahili, the attacker's sister reached out to see if she was OK. The two women recently returned to StoryCorps to talk about their bond.
by Jud Esty-Kendall
Dec 27, 2019
2 minutes
In 2015, Asma Jama was dining out with family at an Applebee's restaurant in Coon Rapids, Minn., when she was attacked by another customer. Jama, a Somali American, was wearing a hijab and speaking Swahili when a woman in the next booth demanded she speak English.
The woman, Jodie
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