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# Community Profile: Meet Abukar Abdirahim
- URL: https://www.panasd.org/community-profile-meet-abukar-abdirahim-2/
- Published: 2015-09-25T04:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-16T22:43:30.000Z
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- Tags: #guestuser, #Migrated-1759451319173, #sqs, #Import 2025-10-02 17:28

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My name is Abukar Abdirahim. After a violent civil war tore Somalia apart, my family migrated to nearby refugee camps in Kenya before finally settling down in America. I was very young at the time but I remember my family staying at different people's houses before we were able to find our own.

### My culture:

The Somali culture is vibrant and values family over everything (like many other cultures I hope). Somali women love creating their own dresses and scarves with brightly colored cloth, especially for weddings.

### My Motivations:

Being a refugee motivated me to work harder in school because I felt like I was at a disadvantage. I am proud of myself for making it as far as I have. I am currently a senior at SDSU studying electrical engineering while also employed at a fine dining restaurant (hence the suit!).

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