Nebraska Evolving: Somalis band together to aid new refugees in South Sioux, a 'place of opportunity' - Flatwater Free Press

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Nebraska Evolving: Somalis band together to aid new refugees in South Sioux, a 'place of opportunity' - Flatwater Free Press

SOUTH SIOUX CITY – In a small office, Abdikadir Moalim translates work documents from English to Somali, helping a Tyson employee who needs to take off work to visit her sick mother in Africa. Tacked to the wall is a poster of the Somali coat of arms – two leopards on either side of the country’s flag. A dry erase board breaking down English vowel sounds is propped against a shelf. Across the room, Katie Hagen checks the status of someone’s refu…