02035nam a2200409 i 4500 27222 27222 1113243303 OCoLC 20200901105925.0 200418s2020 nyua b 000 0aeng 9780062954213 (OCoLC)1113243303 jrm n-us--- n-us-mn E901.1.O43 A3 2020 973.933092 B 23 Omar, Ilhan, 1981-, author. 5588 This is what America looks like : my journey from refugee to Congresswoman / Ilhan Omar ; with Rebecca Paley. My journey from refugee to Congresswoman. First edition. New York : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2020] 275 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm. text txt rdacontent. unmediated n rdamedia. volume nc rdacarrier. Includes bibliographical references. A memoir by progressive Ilhan Omar-the first African refugee, the first Somali-American, and one of the first Muslim women, elected to Congress. Faced with the many challenges of being an immigrant and a refugee, she questioned stereotypes and built bridges with her classmates and in her community. In under two decades she became a grassroots organizer, graduated from college and was elected to congress with a record-breaking turnout by the people of Minnesota. Omar, Ilhan, 1981- 5589 United States. Congress. House Biography. 5590 Women legislators United States Biography. 5591 Legislators United States Biography. 5592 African American women legislators United States Biography. 5593 Somali Americans Minnesota Biography. 5594 Muslims United States Biography. 5595 United States Politics and government 2017- 5596 Paley, Rebecca, author. 5597 ddc BOOK ddc 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ NF 2020-09-01 28.00 0 973.93 OMAR 51460 2020-09-01 2020-09-01 BOOK