Prologue

This passage acts as the thesis statement for the collection as a whole. Yang’s goal in collecting these stories is to amplify the collective knowledge of <a data-internal-link data-link-type="Index of Terms" href="https://www.supersummary.com/somewhere-in-the-unknown-world/index-of-terms/#515983">refugee</a> communities in order to push back against anti-immigrant sentiment.

Part 1, Chapter 1

This passage emphasizes the diversity of Minnesota, the author’s home state. The diversity of the group—including people born in America and immigrants from Russia and Vietnam—highlights <a data-internal-link data-link-type="Themes" href="https://www.supersummary.com/somewhere-in-the-unknown-world/themes/#515975">The Importance of Community in Times of War or Displacement</a>.

Part 1, Chapter 2

Awo Ahmed’s family is separated by war in Somalia: Awo lives in America with her mother and siblings while her father lives in Kenya. This passage indicates that their weekly phone calls are precious and essential to keeping the family together, highlighting the power of technology to support immigrants and refugees.

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Part 1, Chapter 4

Part 2, Chapter 5

Part 2, Chapter 6

Part 3, Chapter 10

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Part 2, Chapter 8

Part 3, Chapter 9

Part 3, Chapter 11

Part 4, Chapter 12

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