"I am from Somalia, a beautiful country in the Horn of Africa, but a not-so-peaceful one. I was born during the civil war that started in 1991, and after many years of unsettling situations, I ended up moving to Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya, as more than half a million other Somalis did.
"I came to the United States as a refugee eight years ago. Now, I live in Indianapolis, Indiana, the heart of the Hoosier State. It was Indianapolis that welcomed me eight years ago as a refugee from the world’s largest refugee camp, and it’s Indiana that has accepted me, educated me, employed me, and opened many doors of opportunity for me and I am forever grateful.
"I had an illness back then, and my mom found a program that assists African people with illnesses who fled their homes because of war and helps them come to America. Through that program, my family came to America in 2013. My family has lived in Evanston, which is just outside of Chicago, ever since we got here, and I don’t think we’ll move.
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