Transcription
Amina Shire
Immigrant Stories Transcription
“Amine Shire’s Story”
My name is Amina Shire. I was born in Somalia. I came from Somalia 2005 and I came to Kenya refugee. I stay in refugee 10 years. Then I fly to America. First, I came to Boston. I stay two months. Then I move to Minnesota. I came to America July 23, 2013.* When I was in Africa, I cannot work. I just stay home. And now I am working. I go to school. My life is good. My husband is also working and go to school. When I came to Kenya, we married my husband. I have four kids now.
When I came to America, I think there is no Somali food but I see every thing is in America. My first thing I bring in America when I came from Kenya is Muslim prayer rug. I think I cannot get it in America. The rug is important to me because I pray five times a day
There is a good life in America. Better than Africa. But always I remember my country. It has been ten years since I was there. If I become citizen, I will try to go to see my country because I want to see where I was born. I want to see my family, my sisters, and brothers. I miss Somalia.
Note: In her digital story voiceover, Amina says she came to the US in 2003, but in both her script and donation forms, she writes that she came on Julye 23, 2013.