Somali Immigrant in Minneapolis Launches Virtual Assistant Business
Become a Virtual Assistant By Freddie Olson (This as told by essay changes names and contains fictionalized elements. It is intended for entertainment purposes only.) You may see in the media that things have gotten bad in Minneapolis. We call that “fake news” around here! Politicians and news people exaggerate things. But the folks here in Minneapolis know just how great a community we have. I arrived here in the 90s with my parents fleeing the Somali civil war. My dad quickly found work in the poultry industry and I was educated in the local public schools. Online Work Opportunities for U.S. Immigrants Looking for Opportunities When I got married and had my kids, I started looking around for a way to work as well to help my husband pay the bills. Hey, you won’t find the need for a second income unique to our community. Many Americans face similar challenges with rising costs and paychecks not keeping up. I needed something that would let me stay home with my kids ...