Abdirisaq Hassan Mohammed
Abdirisaq Hassan Mohammed, a Somali refugee, volunteers his free time at the PAM office. Abdi's father was killed in the Somali civil war. He and his mother and six brothers came to America in 1996. Abdi is an active member of the Institute for Practical Democracy in Portland, which is dedicated to helping youth and their families, especially newcomers to America, many of whom have refugee/immigrant backgrounds, gain leadership skills in our multicultural, multiracial democracy. Check out their website at www.ipdonline.org. Some of Abdi's experiences in Portland will be the subject of an article in the next issue.
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