'Call Me American'

'I am really so grateful BC has that opportunity for people like me . . . I feel I belong here. I am not a stranger.'

Abdi Nor Iftin, who survived a malnourished childhood in Somalia, fled terrorists, and spent years as a refugee in Kenya, chronicled his journey from Mogadishu to Maine in the 2018 memoir 'Call Me American.' Now a political science major at the Woods College, his dream of gaining U.S. citizenship is fulfilled, and he has high hopes for his future. Read more