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Halima Aden: How I went from child refugee to international model
Halima Aden: Perjalanan saya, pengungsi anak, menjadi model internasional
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Halima Aden mengukir sejarah ketika ia menjadi model berhijab pertama di sampul majalah Vogue. Sekarang, ia kembali ke Kamp Penampungan Kakuma di Kenya -- tempat ia lahir dan tinggal sampai umur 7 tahun -- untuk berbagi pesan inspirasi tentang apa yang ia pelajari dari perjalanannya sebagai pengungsi anak sampai model internasional.
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00:13
This is me at age seven.
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Ini adalah saya saat umur 7 tahun.
00:17
And this is also me.
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Dan ini juga saya.
00:21
(Applause and cheering)
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(Tepuk tangan dan sorak)
00:24
To be standing here in Kakuma
refugee camp feels so surreal,
refugee camp feels so surreal,
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Berada di kamp pengungsian Kakuma
saat ini terasa seperti mimpi,
saat ini terasa seperti mimpi,
00:29
and I'm overcome with so much emotion.
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dan saya diliputi oleh banyak perasaan.
00:32
These very grounds are where I was born
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Tepat di tanah ini saya lahir,
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and spent the first
seven years of my life.
seven years of my life.
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menghabiskan tujuh tahun pertama
hidup saya.
hidup saya.
00:37
I think many people are surprised to hear
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Saya pikir banyak orang kaget mendengar
00:39
that I had a great upbringing
here at Kakuma.
here at Kakuma.
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bahwa saya dididik dengan baik di Kakuma.
00:43
But I was happy,
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Namun saya bahagia,
00:44
I was smart, I had friends
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saya pintar, punya banyak teman
00:47
and above all, I had hope
for a brighter future.
for a brighter future.
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dan yang terpenting, saya punya
harapan masa depan yang baik.
harapan masa depan yang baik.
00:50
That's not to say that we didn't
have our obstacles.
have our obstacles.
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Bukan berarti kami tidak
punya kesulitan.
punya kesulitan.
00:53
I mean, boy were there struggles.
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Kami punya sangat banyak.
00:55
I would sometimes get sick with malaria
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Terkadang saya terkena malaria
00:58
and didn't always know
where our next meal would come from.
where our next meal would come from.
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dan tak selalu tahu makan selanjutnya
akan datang dari mana.
akan datang dari mana.
01:01
But the sense of community
that is here in Kakuma
that is here in Kakuma
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Tapi rasa kekeluargaan di Kakuma
01:05
and the pride that everyone here possesses
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dan kebanggaan yang
orang Kakuma miliki
orang Kakuma miliki
01:07
is simply unparalleled.
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tidak mudah tertandingi.
01:11
When I was younger,
I remember conflicts breaking out.
I remember conflicts breaking out.
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Waktu saya kecil,
saya ingat banyak konflik terjadi.
saya ingat banyak konflik terjadi.
01:15
That tends to happen when people
come from different backgrounds
come from different backgrounds
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Itu cenderung terjadi
ketika orang-orang punya
ketika orang-orang punya
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and don't speak the same language.
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latar belakang dan bahasa yang berbeda
01:20
Eventually, Swahili --
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Pada akhirnya, Swahili --
01:21
the main language here --
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bahasa umum di sini --
01:22
became our common ground.
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menjadi kesamaan kami.
01:24
I made friends with the kids at the camp
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Saya berteman dengan anak-anak di kamp
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and even started embracing
some of their cultures,
some of their cultures,
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dan bahkan mulai menganut
beberapa budaya mereka,
beberapa budaya mereka,
01:29
celebrating holidays like Christmas
even though I was raised Muslim.
even though I was raised Muslim.
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merayakan hari raya seperti Natal
walaupun saya dibesarkan sebagai muslim.
walaupun saya dibesarkan sebagai muslim.
01:33
The other kids would embrace
my culture as well,
my culture as well,
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Anak-anak lain juga
mengikuti budaya saya,
mengikuti budaya saya,
01:36
sometimes even praying right alongside me.
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beberapa bahkan berdoa di samping saya.
01:39
It was easy, as children,
to come together,
to come together,
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Mudah bagi anak-anak
untuk hidup rukun,
untuk hidup rukun,
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blend all of our beliefs
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menyatukan segala kepercayaan
01:44
to form our own unique,
multicultural environment.
multicultural environment.
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membentuk lingkungan baru
khas kami yang unik dan beragam
khas kami yang unik dan beragam
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My name is Halima Aden
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Nama saya Halima Aden
01:51
and I'm a black, Muslim,
Somali-American from Kenya.
Somali-American from Kenya.
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dan saya seorang muslim Amerika-Somali
kulit hitam dari Kenya.
kulit hitam dari Kenya.
01:56
(Applause)
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(Tepuk tangan)
01:59
Some have called me a trailblazer --
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Beberapa orang menyebut saya
sebagai pelopor --
sebagai pelopor --
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I was the first Muslim
homecoming queen at my high school,
homecoming queen at my high school,
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Saya ratu dansa muslim pertama
di sekolah saya,
di sekolah saya,
02:04
the first Somali student
senator at my college
senator at my college
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ketua senat Somali pertama di kampus saya,
02:07
and the first hijab-wearing
woman in many places,
woman in many places,
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dan wanita berhijab pertama
di banyak posisi lainnya,
di banyak posisi lainnya,
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like the Miss Minnesota USA
beauty pageant,
beauty pageant,
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seperti kontes kecantikan
Miss Minnesota USA,
Miss Minnesota USA,
02:12
the runways of Milan
and New York Fashion Weeks
and New York Fashion Weeks
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ajang model Milan
dan New York Fashion Weeks
dan New York Fashion Weeks
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and even on the historic cover
of British "Vogue."
of British "Vogue."
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dan bahkan sampul bersejarah
majalah Vogue Inggris.
majalah Vogue Inggris.
02:19
As you can see,
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Seperti dapat Anda lihat
02:21
I'm not afraid to be the first,
to step out on my own,
to step out on my own,
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saya tak takut menjadi yang pertama,
melangkah sendiri,
melangkah sendiri,
mengambil risiko dan
mencari perubahan,
mencari perubahan,
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to take risks and seek change,
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02:26
because that's what being
a minority is about.
a minority is about.
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karena itulah arti menjadi minoritas.
02:29
It's about using yourself
as a vessel to create change
as a vessel to create change
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Menggunakan diri Anda sebagai jalur
untuk melakukan perubahan
untuk melakukan perubahan
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and being a human representation
for the power of diversity.
for the power of diversity.
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dan menjadi representasi
bagi kekuatan keberagaman.
bagi kekuatan keberagaman.
Sekarang saya pakai kesempatan
02:36
And now I use my platform to spread
an important message of acceptance.
an important message of acceptance.
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ini untuk menyebarkan
pesan penting tentang pengakuan.
pesan penting tentang pengakuan.
02:42
But it hasn't always been easy.
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Namun itu tak selalu mudah.
02:44
When we first arrived to the United States
and made St. Louis, Missouri home,
and made St. Louis, Missouri home,
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Ketika kami pertama kali tiba di Amerika
dan tinggal di St. Louis, Missouri,
dan tinggal di St. Louis, Missouri,
02:49
I remember asking my mom,
"Is this really America?"
"Is this really America?"
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Saya ingat bertanya ke ibu saya,
"Apa ini benar Amerika?"
"Apa ini benar Amerika?"
02:54
There were things
that were sadly familiar,
that were sadly familiar,
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Ada beberapa hal yang sayangnya
terasa familiar,
terasa familiar,
seperti suara tembakan di malam hari.
02:57
like hearing gunshots at night
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02:58
and the streets looking impoverished.
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dan suasana jalan yang kumuh.
03:01
But there were things
that were also very different.
that were also very different.
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Namun ada juga hal
yang terasa sangat berbeda.
yang terasa sangat berbeda.
Seperti saat pertama
saya masuk sekolah dasar,
saya masuk sekolah dasar,
03:04
Like when I started first grade,
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I noticed how the kids played in groups.
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anak-anak lain
bermain dalam kelompok.
bermain dalam kelompok.
03:08
In America, we call them "cliques."
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Di Amerika, kami menyebutnya, "klik."
03:10
Back here, we all played together.
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Di sini, kami semua bermain bersama.
03:13
Gender didn't matter,
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Tak masalah jenis kelamin,
03:14
and race most certainly never mattered.
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dan pastinya ras pun bukan masalah.
03:17
I remember asking myself,
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Saya bertanya pada diri sendiri,
03:19
"Why don't they understand Swahili?
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"Mengapa mereka tak belajar
bahasa Swahili?
bahasa Swahili?
03:21
Swahili is the language
that brings people together."
that brings people together."
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Bahasa Swahili menyatukan orang-orang."
03:26
To make matters worse,
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Yang memperburuk itu,
03:27
the school I was enrolled in
didn't have an English immersion program.
didn't have an English immersion program.
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sekolah saya tidak punya
program pendalaman bahasa Inggris.
program pendalaman bahasa Inggris.
03:32
So everyday I would get up,
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Jadi saya akan bangun setiap hari,
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go to school, sit in my desk
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pergi ke sekolah, duduk di meja saya
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and never learn a thing.
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dan tak belajar apa pun.
03:38
This is when I started losing hope,
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Inilah awal saya mulai kehilangan harapan,
03:40
and I wanted nothing more
than return to Kakuma,
than return to Kakuma,
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dan hanya ingin kembali ke Kakuma,
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a refugee camp.
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sebuah kamp penampungan.
03:47
Soon, my mother learned
that many Somalis found refuge
that many Somalis found refuge
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Lalu, ibu saya sadar
banyak orang Somali,
banyak orang Somali,
ditampung di sebuah kota kecil
di Minnesota.
di Minnesota.
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in a small town in Minnesota.
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03:53
So when I was eight,
we moved to Minnesota.
we moved to Minnesota.
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Jadi ketika saya berumur 8 tahun,
kami pindah ke Minnesota.
kami pindah ke Minnesota.
03:57
My life changed as I met
other students who spoke Somali,
other students who spoke Somali,
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Hidup saya berubah ketika
bertemu murid lain yang berbahasa Somali,
bertemu murid lain yang berbahasa Somali,
04:01
attended a school that had
an English immersion program
an English immersion program
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masuk ke sekolah yang mempunyai
program pendalaman bahasa Inggris.
program pendalaman bahasa Inggris.
04:04
and found teachers that would go
above and beyond,
above and beyond,
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dan menemukan guru yang
bekerja secara totalitas,
bekerja secara totalitas,
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staying there after school hours
and lunch breaks,
and lunch breaks,
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mengajar lewat jam sekolah
dan pada jam makan siang,
dan pada jam makan siang,
04:10
dedicated to helping me
find success in the classroom.
find success in the classroom.
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berdedikasi untuk membantu saya
berhasil di kelas.
berhasil di kelas.
04:14
Being a child refugee has taught me
that one could be stripped of everything:
that one could be stripped of everything:
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Menjadi pengungsi anak mengajarkan saya
bahwa seseorang dapat
kehilangan segala hal:
kehilangan segala hal:
04:19
food, shelter, clean drinking water,
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makanan, tempat tinggal, air minum bersih,
04:22
even friendship,
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bahkan pertemanan,
04:23
but the one thing that no one
could ever take away from you
could ever take away from you
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namun satu yang tak dapat
diambil darimu
diambil darimu
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is your education.
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ialah pendidikan.
04:28
So I made studying my top priority
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Jadi saya menjadikan belajar sebagai
prioritas utama saya
prioritas utama saya
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and soon started flourishing
within the classroom.
within the classroom.
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dan lalu berkembang pesat
di kelas.
di kelas.
04:36
As I grew older,
I became more aware of others
I became more aware of others
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Setelah dewasa,
saya lebih memedulikan orang lain
saya lebih memedulikan orang lain
04:39
and how they viewed
my race and background.
my race and background.
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dan bagaimana mereka melihat
ras dan latar belakang saya.
ras dan latar belakang saya.
04:42
Specifically, when I started
wearing the head scarf known as a hijab.
wearing the head scarf known as a hijab.
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Terutama, ketika saya
mulai memakai hijab.
mulai memakai hijab.
04:46
When I first started
wearing it, I was excited.
wearing it, I was excited.
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Saat saya pertama kali memakainya,
saya merasa antusias.
saya merasa antusias.
04:49
I remember admiring my mother's,
and I wanted to emulate her beauty.
and I wanted to emulate her beauty.
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Saya ingat mengagumi hijab ibu saya,
dan ingin mengikuti kecantikannya.
dan ingin mengikuti kecantikannya.
04:54
But when I started middle school,
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Namun ketika saya masuk SMP,
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the students teased me
about not having hair,
about not having hair,
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murid lain mengejek
saya tidak mempunyai rambut,
saya tidak mempunyai rambut,
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so to prove them wrong,
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jadi untuk membuktikannya,
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I started showing them my hair --
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saya mulai perlihatkan
rambut saya pada mereka --
rambut saya pada mereka --
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something that goes against my beliefs,
but something I felt pressured to do.
but something I felt pressured to do.
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sesuatu yang dilarang agama saya,
namun terpaksa saya lakukan.
namun terpaksa saya lakukan.
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I wanted so badly to fit in at the time.
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Saya sangat ingin diterima
pada saat itu.
pada saat itu.
05:12
When I reflect on the issues
of race, religion, identity,
of race, religion, identity,
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Ketika saya memikirkan isu
ras, agama, dan identitas,
ras, agama, dan identitas,
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a lot of painful memories come to mind.
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saya teringat banyak hal
yang menyakitkan.
yang menyakitkan.
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It would be easy for me to blame
those of another culture
those of another culture
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Mungkin lebih mudah menyalahkan
orang-orang dari budaya berbeda
orang-orang dari budaya berbeda
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for making me feel the pain I felt,
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yang membuat saya merasakan sakit ini,
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but when I think deeper,
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namun berpikir lebih dalam,
saya juga sadar bahwa
saya juga sadar bahwa
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I also recognize that the most impactful,
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peristiwa positif paling penting
yang mengubah hidup saya
yang mengubah hidup saya
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positive, life-changing events
that have happened to me
that have happened to me
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are thanks to those people
who are different than me.
who are different than me.
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adalah akibat orang-orang
yang berbeda dengan saya.
yang berbeda dengan saya.
05:38
It was at this moment that I decided
to step outside of my comfort zone
to step outside of my comfort zone
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Pada saat itu saya mulai
keluar dari zona nyaman saya
keluar dari zona nyaman saya
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and compete in a pageant
wearing a hijab and burkini.
wearing a hijab and burkini.
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dan ikut kompetisi kecantikan
mengenakan hijab dan burkini.
mengenakan hijab dan burkini.
05:46
I saw it as an opportunity
to be a voice for women
to be a voice for women
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Saya melihatnya sebagai kesempatan
untuk menjadi suara wanita
untuk menjadi suara wanita
05:49
who, like myself,
had felt underrepresented.
had felt underrepresented.
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yang merasa tidak terwakilkan,
seperti saya.
seperti saya.
05:53
And although I didn't capture the crown,
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Dan walaupun saya tidak menjadi juara,
05:55
that experience opened
so many doors for me.
so many doors for me.
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pengalaman itu membuka
banyak peluang untuk saya.
banyak peluang untuk saya.
05:58
I was receiving emails and messages
from women all over the world,
from women all over the world,
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Saya mendapat email dan pesan
dari wanita di seluruh penjuru dunia,
dari wanita di seluruh penjuru dunia,
yang menyebut bahwa saya
menginspirasi mereka,
menginspirasi mereka,
06:02
telling me that I've inspired them
by simply staying true to myself.
by simply staying true to myself.
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dengan menjadi diri saya sendiri.
06:08
The other "firsts" kept coming.
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"Yang pertama" lainnya terus muncul.
06:10
I was invited to New York City
by fashion icon Carine Roitfeld
by fashion icon Carine Roitfeld
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Saya diundang ke kota New York
oleh ikon fashion Carine Roitfeld
oleh ikon fashion Carine Roitfeld
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to shoot my very first editorial.
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untuk meliput editorial pertama saya.
06:18
It was around this time that I became
the first hijab-wearing model,
the first hijab-wearing model,
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Pada saat itu saya menjadi
model hijab pertama,
model hijab pertama,
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and in my first year,
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dan pada tahun pertama saya,
06:23
I graced the covers
of nine fashion magazines.
of nine fashion magazines.
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saya menjadi sampul dari
sembilan majalah fashion.
sembilan majalah fashion.
06:27
It was a whirlwind, to say the least.
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Mudahnya, saat itu sangat heboh.
06:29
But with all the overnight success,
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Namun dengan kesuksesan sekejap itu,
06:32
there was one thing
that remained constant --
that remained constant --
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ada satu hal yang tak berubah --
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the thought that this could be
what brings me back here to Kakuma,
what brings me back here to Kakuma,
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bahwa ini dapat membawa saya
kembali sini, di Kakuma,
kembali sini, di Kakuma,
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the place that I call home.
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rumah saya.
06:42
And just a few months ago,
something incredible happened to me.
something incredible happened to me.
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Dan beberapa bulan lalu,
sesuatu yang hebat terjadi pada saya.
sesuatu yang hebat terjadi pada saya.
06:47
I was in New York City, on a photo shoot,
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Saya sedang melakukan
pemotretan di New York,
pemotretan di New York,
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when I met South Sudanese
model Adut Akech,
model Adut Akech,
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ketika saya bertemu Adut Akech,
model dari Sudan Selatan,
model dari Sudan Selatan,
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who also happened to be born
right here in Kakuma.
right here in Kakuma.
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yang ternyata juga lahir di Kakuma.
06:58
That experience in itself
is the definition of hope.
is the definition of hope.
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Pengalaman itu adalah arti harapan.
07:02
I mean, just imagine:
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Coba bayangkan:
07:04
two girls born in the same refugee camp,
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dua gadis yang terlahir di
kamp pengungsian yang sama,
kamp pengungsian yang sama,
07:08
reunited for the first time
on the cover of British "Vogue."
on the cover of British "Vogue."
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bertemu kembali
di sampul majalah "Vogue" Inggris.
di sampul majalah "Vogue" Inggris.
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(Applause and cheering)
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I was given the distinct pleasure
of partnering up with UNICEF,
of partnering up with UNICEF,
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Kehormatan bagi saya untuk
bekerja sama dengan UNICEF,
bekerja sama dengan UNICEF,
mengetahui secara langsung,
hal-hal yang mereka lakukan
hal-hal yang mereka lakukan
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knowing firsthand the work
that they do for children in need.
that they do for children in need.
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untuk anak-anak yang membutuhkan.
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And I want you to remember
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Dan saya ingin kalian ingat
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that although the children
here may be refugees,
here may be refugees,
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walaupun anak-anak di sini
adalah pengungsi,
adalah pengungsi,
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they are children.
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mereka adalah anak kecil.
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They deserve every opportunity
to flourish, to hope, to dream --
to flourish, to hope, to dream --
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Mereka berhak untuk berkembang,
untuk berharap dan bermimpi --
untuk berharap dan bermimpi --
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to be successful.
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untuk menjadi sukses.
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My story began right here
in Kakuma refugee camp,
in Kakuma refugee camp,
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Cerita saya berawal di sini
di kamp pengungsian Kakuma,
di kamp pengungsian Kakuma,
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a place of hope.
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tempat penuh harapan.
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Thank you.
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Terima kasih.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Halima Aden - ModelHalima Aden was the first ever hijab-wearing fashion model.
Why you should listen
Somali-American model Halima Aden was born in Kakuma, a refugee camp in Kenya, after her family fled civil war in Somalia. She lived there for seven years before traveling to the United States and settling in St. Louis. Though she spoke Somali and Swahili, Aden was thrust into an English-speaking school system that lacked a language immersion curriculum entirely. Despite this seeming detriment, she quickly found herself in advanced placement English classes in high school, outperforming her classmates and demonstrating the resilience that makes her a powerhouse today.
Aden first made headlines after competing in the Miss USA state pageant, wearing a hijab and sporting a burkini in the swimsuit portion of the competition -- a first in the 65-year history of the event. She finished among the top 15 finalists, and her performance caught the eye of Carine Roitfeld, who recruited her to appear in what was Aden's first editorial. The CR Fashion Book cover, however, came as a surprise to Aden and marked the beginning of a new cultural phenomenon. Since then, she has covered Vogue Arabia, British Vogue, Teen Vogue, Grazia UK, S Moda and Allure, in which the publication heralded her as an all-American beauty, a crucial acknowledgment for America's Muslim community. Aden's editorial credits also include Harper's Bazaar and Glamour, and she appeared on the runway for Yeezy, Alberta Ferretti, Max Mara, Philipp Plein and Dolce & Gabbana. Rihanna tapped her to appear in the campaign for her inclusive beauty brand, Fenty Beauty.
Aden was recently named an official UNICEF Ambassador. When she's not working, she covets time spent with family and friends on the couch indulging in Netflix marathons.
Halima Aden | Speaker | TED.com