BY Marian Mohamed
(KUOW) Growing up in America, I struggled to connect with my mom, Mulki.
We were divided by a language barrier and cultural differences. She only listens to Somali music — which I can’t stand — while she struggles to understand my love for alternative music and rap.
But these differences started dissolving when Ilhan Omar, the first Somali American congresswoman, was elected in 2018.
