From a drug dealer & prisoner at Mt Eden, to a community leader, engineer and family man.

My dad actually fought against the Russians, so my dad is a mujahideen, you'd call it a freedom fighter. I guess growing up in intermediate, it was extremely difficult because those were the years where Afghanistan were constantly on the news, constantly bombarded drone strikes on drone strikes. I started building up a hatred towards even the white man. I went to Mount Eden Prison first, so it was aggravated. Yeah, so it was considered aggravated robbery and kidnapping as well. I walk in and I'm like trying to act cool and he's like.

And then still walking towards my son, he's like, I'm scared for you, bro. I was like, ah, no. At nighttime, three o' clock in the morning, bang, bang, the door opens. Next night, same thing, third night, same thing, strip search, same people, same routine, man. And at that third time, man, I was like, no matter what it takes, no matter what it takes, I am going to change myself no matter what it takes.