St. Paul Resident: I’m Somali; To Me Being Somali Isn’t Just Eating Bananas with Rice, It’s a Lot, It’s Kind of Like Bananas and Rice

AHMED So I m ░░░░░░░░ I m proud to ░░░░░░░░ Somali To me being ░░░░░░░░ isn t just eating ░░░░░░░░ with rice It s ░░░░░░░░ it s a lot ░░░░░░░░ s like it s ░░░░░░░░ s an interesting thing ░░░░░░░░ s very hard to ░░░░░░░░ what it means to ░░░░░░░░ Somali and what it ░░░░░░░░ to be American but ░░░░░░░░ s like a cultural ░░░░░░░░ it s kind of ░░░░░░░░ the bananas and rice ░░░░░░░░ know people don t ░░░░░░░░ see like you know ░░░░░░░░ s you know people ░░░░░░░░ t think oh you ░░░░░░░░ eat bananas with rice ░░░░░░░░ that s what it ░░░░░░░░ like to be Somali ░░░░░░░░ American It s like ░░░░░░░░ combination of banana and ░░░░░░░░ but you re going ░░░░░░░░ get what I mean.”