Name: How to build community as a newcomer
Uploaded: 2021-10-06T21:19:58Z
Duration: 20 min 50 s
Description: When Nigerian-American immigrant Zulfat Suara decided to run for public office in Tennessee, she was prepared to face opposition from a local community known for being resistant to newcomers. In this talk, she explains how her successful journey to an at-large council seat was not one of overcoming impossible odds but, rather, an example of how diversity is key to building community ties.

When Nigerian-American immigrant Zulfat Suara decided to run for public office in Tennessee, she was prepared to face opposition from a local community known for being resistant to newcomers. In this talk, she explains how her successful journey to an at-large council seat was not one of overcoming impossible odds but, rather, an example of how diversity is key to building community ties. 

Zulfat Suara: How to build community as a newcomer

How to build community as a newcomer