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    Stories from Minnesota Immigrants Working in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math: Green Card STEM Voices
    Stories from Minnesota Immigrants Working in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math: Green Card STEM Voices
    Stories from Minnesota Immigrants Working in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math: Green Card STEM Voices
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    Stories from Minnesota Immigrants Working in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math: Green Card STEM Voices

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    ”Green Card STEM Voices” is a collection of essays and digital narratives from twenty immigrants and refugees living in Minnesota and working in STEM. This multimedia project serves as a platform for first generation immigrants and refugees working in science, technology, engineering, and math to share their stories in their own words. Their essays and digital narrative will offer insight into the experiences and expertise they’ve gleaned through their work in fields that include medicine, computer science, neuroscience, and microbiology. This book, along with its accompanying video narratives, memorializes their contributions to the STEM field.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGreen Card Voices
    Release dateMar 3, 2020
    ISBN9781949523157
    Stories from Minnesota Immigrants Working in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math: Green Card STEM Voices

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      Stories from Minnesota Immigrants Working in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math - Green Card Voices

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      Fadumo Yusuf

      From: Jigjiga, Ethiopia (Somali)

      Current City: Minneapolis, MN

      Field: Mechanical Engineering

      There were a lot of opportunities [And] challenges. The idea that I could become anything I wanted to was mind-boggling to me. The idea that there are scholarships out there that are specifically tailored to help people that might not be able to afford school was incredible.

      I was a typical child. I was going to school, took Islamic classes after school and on weekends. I grew up in a friendly, open neighborhood, and I played outside a lot. The school system there was very different from the school system in Minnesota. Schools were half-day—one month I went to school in the morning, and one month I went to school in the afternoon. I used to wake up very early, do some chores, and then go to school. On the month that I went to school in the morning, I used to come home in the afternoon, do the dishes, help make lunch, then go to my Islamic classes. In the evening when I came back home, there used to be a lot of family time with storytelling. Sometimes some of our neighbors would join us. It was a very friendly neighborhood. People often came to our home, and we went to other people’s houses. Sometimes, people would just come outside on the street and play and chat. It was very vibrant and nice environment to grow up.

      Moving to the United States of America

      My family and I found out that we were going to the United States of America. There was an organization called IOM, and they posted the people that were approved and were going on their wall. We used to go to the wall often to see if we were posted. One day one of my family members found out that we were posted. She came home running and screaming and happy, saying, We are leaving in nine days! I was in eighth grade. We were supposed to leave on Monday, but I had final exams on Wednesday—I was more worried about passing my exams than I was about leaving. I told myself that I had to pass my exams. I was ready, just in case someone told us that we were not going to America. I didn’t want to waste a whole school year—I didn’t want to waste my education.

      The whole time that my family members were going shopping and getting ready, I was studying for my exams. I went to school on Friday to take a practice exam, and then we went to the airport that following Monday. It was kind of exciting and nerve-racking at the same time. I wasn’t even sure if we were going to go because the whole process took a long time. We were supposed to come back in the 1990s. The process restarted again in 2002, and we came to Minnesota in 2006, so I did not know if we would go or not, but I knew that I wanted to make sure I get my education and pass my exams.

      Leaving back home, I left behind a lot of my relatives and friends. I had a lot of friends and people that had known me since I was a kid. It was kind of scary to be going to a new place, but I knew at the end of the day, my parents were making this choice for us because there were better opportunities for us in terms of education, life, and most importantly,

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