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Amara Sumah, owner of Sumah’s West African Restaurant, in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. 25 years ago Sumah and his wife Isata immigrated from Sierra Leone and arrived in the U.S. as a penniless college students. They have a classic American story, with a home in nearby suburbs, a successful family-owned business that helps pay for their children’s college education. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Read more »In this Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, photo, Amara Sumah, owner of Sumah’s West African Restaurant, poses outside the restaurant in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington. Twenty-five years ago, Sumah and his wife, Isata, immigrated from Sierra Leone. They have a successful family-owned business in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)