Photos: Vigil for Alem Dechassa Outside Lebanon Embassy in D.C.
Ethiopians gathered in front of the Lebanon Embassy in D.C. to mourn Alem Dechassa.
Ethiopians gathered in front of the Lebanon Embassy in D.C. to mourn Alem Dechassa.
When Eskat Asfaw joined the Entrepreneurship Club in Frostburg State University’s business department as a student, he had no idea a great business venture would soon be born.
In the last segment, his years abroad, his musician daughter Emila, and his plans to return to Ethiopia.
Part two highlights the reasons for his abrupt departure from Ethiopia forty years ago.
The artist talks about his extensive music career, his memories of Ethiopia and his daughter Emilia.
Dr. Ortman was inspired by a 2005 Washington Post article by Emily Wax entitled: Facing Servitude, Ethiopian Girls Run for a Better Life.
As the demographics of the Ethiopian immigrant community dramatically changes, new challenges are being faced by Washington D.C.’s Ethiopian Community Center (ECC).
For filmmaker Hile Gerima the travails of life are much like moving images – “a constant journey of restlessness and complexity, until the final rest.”
Tadias Magazine Events News By: Martha Z. Tegegn Thursday, September 3, 2009 WASHINGTON — Ethiopian-Americans for Change (EA4C) will hold…