"The incredible true story of a boy living in war-torn Somalia who escapes to America--first by way of the movies; years later, through a miraculous green card."--
Adapted from the adult memoir, an intimate portrait of modern immigration describes how the author's family was forced by war to leave their home in Somalia before he received an opportunity to win the annual U.S. visa lottery.
A journalist shares his experiences with his entrepreneur brother in Ghana, West Africa, where they set out with a strange business plan to create a for-profit enterprise to empower Africa's poor as modern consumers.