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    America Here I Come: A Somali Refugee's Quest for Hope
    America Here I Come: A Somali Refugee's Quest for Hope
    America Here I Come: A Somali Refugee's Quest for Hope
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    America Here I Come: A Somali Refugee's Quest for Hope

    By Hamse Warfa

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    America Here I Come: A Somali Refugee’s Quest for Hope brings you the moving story of Hamse Warfa. It is a heartrending narration of his escape from a civil war that ultimately claimed the lives of more than two million people in Somalia to his becoming a leading light here in the U.S. The author takes us back to his difficult life as a refugee in the camps in Kenya and the trials of adapting to life as a New American.

    The book is candid about the kind of challenges that new immigrants face seeking education and integration in the U.S. The cultural shocks that Hamse faces in the new land of opportunity are as funny as they are thought-provoking. Hamse is determined to make an honest and meaningful existence, and he openly shares what really goes on in the back of an immigrant's mind throughout the process.. Hamse’s personal story is helpful for Americans to understand their neighbors (New Americans) and the intricate web of global affairs that often lead people to seek refuge in distant lands

    Hamse talks of his struggle with education, partly for the feeling of alienation that he suffers in a foreign land, and second due to his poor language skills. But he confronts the language barrier and eventually gets the breakthrough he has always yearned for. He earns a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from San Diego State University, and later Masters of Science in Organizational Management & Leadership from Springfield College. Currently, Hamse is pursuing his doctoral degree in Public Administration at Hamline University.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateNov 15, 2014
    ISBN9780991281923
    America Here I Come: A Somali Refugee's Quest for Hope

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