Interview with Ash Farah

Ash Farah is a East African/Black trans man who has lived in New York, Minnesota, and "the middle part of East Africa". A the time of this interview he was attending college in Minneapolis. In this oral history he touches upon topics such as growing up in an Islamic household, homelessness, Cafe SouthSide, and immigrating to America post-9/11. He also talks about his family relationships, his experiences with racism, and being intersex. Lastly, he touches upon his hopes and plans for the future.

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Identifier: 3b591876q
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
Creator(s): Farah, Ash
Contributor(s): Jenkins, Andrea
Publisher: University of Minnesota Minneapolis Libraries
Date Created: Jun. 1, 2017
Dates Covered: Sep. 11, 2001
Genre: Oral Histories
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Subject(s): Avenues for Homeless Youth
Barack Obama
CeCe McDonald
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition
Out Front
Roxanne Anderson
Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
Places: Minnesota > Hennepin County > City of Minneapolis > Minneapolis
Kenya
Somalia
Topic(s): Atlantic Coast (North America)
Bisexuality
Black people
Black people--Race identity
Community life
Discrimination
Education
Emigration and immigration
Exorcism
Family relationships
Friendship
FtMs
Gender dysphoria
Gender realignment surgery
Gender-affirming care
Harassment
Hijab (Islamic clothing)
Homelessness
Intersex
Intersex people
Love
Middle West
Migrants
Misogyny
Nativism
Racism
Religion
Religions
Same-sex marriage
Sex
Spiritual life
Spirituality
Transgender youth
Resource Type: Moving image
Text
Language: English
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