In his 2019 memoir Call Me American (Vintage), Abdi Nor Iftin described his harrowing journey from Mogadishu to Kenya as a refugee, then eventually to the U.S. through the annual visa lottery. On January 17, years after fleeing his home, Iftin became a U.S. citizen.
Image of the Day: Finally, Call Me American
In his 2019 memoir Call Me American (Vintage), Abdi Nor Iftin described his harrowing journey from Mogadishu to Kenya as a refugee, then eventually to the U.S. through the annual visa lottery. On January 17, years after fleeing his home, Iftin became a U.S. citizen.