09/11/2016
Somali Americans Take Heart With Election of Minnesota State Legislator
Although Somali Americans saw their preferred presidential candidate lose a close race Tuesday, they can still exult in a history-making victory. Former refugee#160; IIhan Omar, 34, was elected to the Minnesota state legislature, making her the country's first Somali-American lawmaker. Omar, who proudly wears the hijab in public, told supporters late Tuesday that the victory is not...
