THE IMMIGRANT

EXPERIENCE:
A CONVERSATION WITH HAMSE
WARFA AND MOHAMED DUALE
Whats it like to be a Somali immigrant living in a
Twin Cities suburb like Eden Prairie? Hear firsthand
accounts from:

Get an immigrants perspective on April 23.

Hamse Warfa. Born in Somalia, Hamse and his

family left the refugee camps where they had been
living and immigrated to the United States in 1994.
Unable to speak English, his initial years were
difficult. But today he is a program officer for the
Eden Prairie-based Margaret A. Cargill (MAC)
Philanthropies, a suburban Twin Cities resident,
and author of the recently published book,
America Here I Come.

Mohamed Duale. A published author, Mohamed

has studied at Mananga Agricultural Management
Institute in Swaziland, at Somali National
University in Mogadishu, and at the University of
Minnesota in the Twin Cities. He is currently a
community liaison with the City of Eden Prairies
Community Development Department and resides
in the Twin Cities suburbs.

Thursday, April 23
7-9 p.m.
Heritage Rooms, Eden Prairie City Center,
8080 Mitchell Road, Eden Prairie
SPONSORED BY PROP, THE CITY OF EDEN
PRAIRIE AND THE EDEN PRAIRIE
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Program is free; refreshments served