Shutterstock

From Somali nomad to California soccer mom

Shugri Said Salh’s life as a nurse and soccer mom is a long way from where she started – living as a nomad in Somalia. She joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her childhood marked by war and her immigration to the U.S., where she tries to impart the wisdom of her upbringing to her daughters and son. Her memoir is called “The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert.

This episode originally aired on August 8, 2022.