Anisa Haji DEED Names Assistant Commissioner for Immigrant and Refugee Affairs

[Deeq A.]

Starting over in a new country is hard. A new language, a new culture, a new set of rules⁠—so many that are unwritten. It’s overwhelming. When my family left Somalia for the refugee camps, we lost everything. When we left the camps and arrived in California, we lost everything again. Each time we had to start over.

Source: Hiiraan Online