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"Habib Ghanim, Sr" <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 22 Feb 2000 22:06:14 -0800
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Jabou
Sohna is here in Washington Metro area. Do you remember his brother Demba Iron
Sallah?All of us lived on 16 th street near malcom X park in Mount Pleasant
Also Alagie Faal ,Amina Faal(Sonko) and her sister Sai Faal
Ahmed Bensouda, Pa Ndarow Sey and mam Lie Sey.
The list keeps growing!!!
Habib

Jabou Joh wrote:

> Abdoulaye,
>
>  Thanks for adding the early 70's arrivals to the U.S. I have not been in
> touch with Sohna Sallah for a good while, and actually thought she was not
> around anymore. I also forgot to mention Abdoulie Njie among the Atlanta
> folks.We could compile a pretty interesting history book on this subject.
> Again thanks.
>
>  Jabou
>
>  In a message dated 2/22/00 5:14:16 PM Central Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
>  G-L Community:
>   I could not resist the excitement generated by this topic. So here is
>   another "old-timer's" tale. I came to the US in 1974, on a flight from
>   Dakar to New York. On that flight was Sasi, now Dr. Ndure and
>   Alhaji(AZZ) Jagne. AZZ went to Connecticut and Sasi and I went to
>   Greeley and Denver, respectively, in Colorado. To my knowledge, I was
>   the only Gambian in Denver for over four years. Momodou Sarjo Jallow,
>   now a minister in Jammeh's cabinet, was in Trinidad, Colorado and I met
>   him in late 1978.  By 1982, we grew up to four people.  Today the
>   Gambian Community in Denver has grown to over twenty and include the
>   likes of Dr. Bakary Sonko, Alhaji Jeng and Banna Touray.
>
>   I remember the likes of Musa Cham, Abdoulie Njai of Atlanta, Saul Njie
>   of Kansas and now in Gambia. In fact, I met two old-timers in D.C., this
>   past weekend. Sohna Sallah(1968), Dr. Saba Jallow of Sambang and Mamadou
>   Jallow of Basse, >>
>
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