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Journeys of Survival, Resilience and Belonging

Saturday, May 23, 2015 from 4:00 pm to 12:00 am

The Sahan Literary Forum and Institute of African Studies present

The Yibir of Las Burgabo

Guest Speaker: Mohamoud Gaildon, Author

The Yibir of Las Burgabo is the story of fortitude, dignity and survival in the face of tragedy and rejection. It’s the story of Yibir, a Somali minority community in the Horn of Africa.

Mr. Gaildon is a medical physicist and radiation safety officer at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Yibir of Las Burgabo is his first novel.

See poster.